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Politics & elections, 1934

2,810 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 141

Election Writ Lyons To See G.-G. To-day CANBERRA

The Sun · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) will see the Governor-General late to-day with a request for a dissolution of Parliament. The dissolution…

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U.c.p. Candidate

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 7

The secretary of the U.C.P., Mr. Munro, on his return to Sydney yesterday from Narrabri, announced that the sitting member for Gwydir. Mr…

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Younger Sets In Contest For Title Additional Candidates Nominated Young Folks' Effort For Party's Funds A Barometer

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 8

THE "Miss Younger Set" competition, which is being conducted by A.L.P. sets and branches to raise funds for the party's campaign,…

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Soldiers' Labor Club in Election Fight

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 7

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Labor Club has decided to throw the whole weight of its organisation behind the Labor Party in the coming…

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Officially Dead Federal Parliament CANBERRA

The Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 11

By a special proclamation the Commonwealth Parliament has been dissolved as from today. A special gazette today fixes the…

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Labor's Fighting Five In Parliament ORIGINAL 75 Badly Broken Up "Accidents" That Have Gone For All Time

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 8

WITH the thirteenth Federal Parliament passed into history, it is interesting to regard the 75 members who entered it in…

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Federal Elections. Bank Policy. Labour Aims. Mr. Parkhill's Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 10

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Archdale Parkhill) stated at a meeting at Collaroy last night that the threats made by the Labour party against the administration of the…

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May Delay the Adjournment State Members and Fedl. Election

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 7

Although it was expected that the State Parliament would adjourn on Thursday night until after the Federal elections, to allow members to…

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L. Council Vacancy Election Govt. Repudiates Its Promise Wide Interest

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 6

ALTHOUGH overshadowed by the coming Federal election the Legislative Council by-election to fill the vacancy by the…

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Bankers Expected Fight--but Not Yet! Union Leaders Hear Lang Must Take Up Cause of People Change For Good Or III To Follow Election Warm Welcome

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 5

DECLARING that the fight against banker control of the Commonwealth was being brought on three years before the bankers had…

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Election Dates Confirmed Dissolution Granted by G.-g

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--Arrangements made last week with the Governor-General for the election dates were confirmed to-day in a…

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Tasmanian U.a.p. Seven Candidates for the Senate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 7

LAUNCESTON, Monday.--By endorsing only five candidates for the House of Representatives, the State U.A.P. Council has demanded…

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Parliament Dissolved. Election Dates. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 14

The House of Representatives was dissolved as from to-day by a proclamation issued by the Governor-General (Sir Isaac Isaacs), and published in a special issue of the…

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Film Warning Parliament Told

The Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 18

A warning to the investing public, against "go-getting film companies," was given by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey), in the Legislative…

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HOSPITALS. Minister's Status Not Dominant. Bill in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 13

The Attorney-General (Mr. Manning) during the second debate in the Legislative Council last night on the Hospitals (Amendment) Bill, said that the…

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Exploiting the Hospitals. Disclosures in N.S.W. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 7

During the debate on the Hospitals Bill in the New South Wales State Parliament last week, the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) said that during the past year…

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State Parliament. Notes from the Gallery. the Legal Profession in the Upper House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 12

Legislating yesterday was confined to the Legislative Council, the Assembly not sitting. In the quiet atmosphere which distinguishes the Upper House the Farmers' Relief Bill was…

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Federal Elections. Vote to Be Taken on September 15

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 18

IT was announced last week that the Federal elections would be held on September 15. Prime Minister Lyons waited on the Governor-General last Thursday…

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"Law and Order Brigade." New Guard Tactics During Federal Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 8

At a meeting of members of the New Guard Fascist organisation at Sydney last week, Colonel Eric Campbell said that at the coming Federal elections the New…

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Fascist Bullies for the Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 11

ACCORDING to a statement made at a meeting of the New Guard Fascist organisation in Sydney last week we are to see the hooligan element, which is…

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