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Politics & elections, 1934

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ELECTIONS. Victorian Rift. Mr. Gibson to Join Senate Team. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 16

After a meeting of the U.A.P. council to-day, it was announced that a group of two U.A.P. members and one C.P. member had been endorsed for the Senate. The endorsed…

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Douglas Credit Party. Candidates Selected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 16

Mr. P. Minahan, secretary, Douglas Credit party, said yesterday that candidates had been selected by that party to contest seats at the Federal elections as follows:—…

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British By-election. London, July 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 15

The Rushcliffe by-elcctlon, caused by Sir Henry Betterton's appointment to the Unemployment Board, resulted"— R. Assheton (Con.), 19,274; R. H. Cadogan…

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Dried Fruits Board. Election of Tree Fruit Members

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 13

An election will take place on September 3 to appoint two members, representing dried tree fruit growers, on the New South Wales Dried Fruits Board. One of these will…

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Unity in Campaign Election U.a.p. & U.c.p. Senate Team Party Moves

The Sun · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 3

WHILE they differ on several points of policy, the U.A.P. and U.C.P. in N.S.W. are working together in a spirit…

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Tangled Promises in U. House Election a Woman Would Disturb Peace!

Truth · Sunday 29 July 1934 · page 14

NOMINATIONS FOR THE VACANCY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CLOSE WITH THE USHER OF THE BLACK ROD AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE AT NOON TO-MORROW. SIX NOMINATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED, AND THE…

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Lang Candidate for Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 13

Mr. J. E. Smith, ex-M.L.A., won the State Labour party's pre-selection ballot for the Newcastle seat. Mr. Smith had a handsome lead at each stage of the preferential count…

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Elections. New England Seat. U.A.P. to Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 13

The general secretary of the United Australia party (Mr. H. W. Worsfield) announced on Saturday that the party had definitely decided to contest the New England seat at the…

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State Elections. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 13

The Gresford branch of the Country party has decided to nominate Mr. G. B. Waller, of Wallarobba, for selection for the Gloucester seat. He has also been nominated by the…

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Dried Fruits Bd. Members Election of Growers' Representatives

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 10

The election to appoint two members, representing dried-fruit growers, to the New South Wales Dried Fruits Board, will be held on September 3. One of the…

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Senate Election Is Vital Govt. Expected To Loge Many Seats Big Swing Over Canberra

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 6

CANBERRA circles now recognise that the Senate elections will have as important a bearing on the political future as the result of the…

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Elections Near

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 7

ELECTION ROLLS on the way to delivery at the various electorates, in preparation for Federal elections…

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Parliament Question

The Sun · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 11

The Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) told Mr. Ardill (U.A.P., Yass), in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, that the case in which…

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Swart Song Of Parliament Ends This Week Dissolution in August?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--After having sat for only six weeks this year the thirteenth Commonwealth Parliament will rise…

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MELBOURNE. Pre-election Happenings. (From Our Special Representative.) Melbourne, July 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 8

Political events of importance have followed one another so quickly during the last few days that it is hard to decide where to begin in referring to them. That fraught with…

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Chamber of Commerce. Council Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 8

The following have been elected to the council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce for the year 1934-35:—Mr. G. C. Boehme, Sir Henry Braddon, Dr. Hilton W. T. Chenhall,…

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Elections. U.a.p. Selections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 10

U.A.P. selections, for Dalley and Lang seats in the House of Representatives will be made at meetings of electoral conferences to-night. For the Dalley seat three nominations have…

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Candidate Chosen for Darling

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 7

The general returning-officer of the A.L.P. Mr. H. E. O'Regan, last night announced that Mr. J. J. Clark had been selected 'as Labor's candidate…

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Gloucester By-election. Polling Day, August 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 19

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Sir Daniel Levy) will issue the writ to-day for the Gloucester by-election, rendered necessary by the death of Mr. Walter Bennett…

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Federal Parliament. Debate on Budget Concessions

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 18

FOLLOWING the Budget Speech by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives last week, the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Casey) introduced a…

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