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Politics & elections, 1934

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Candidates for Election for West Sydney and Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 12

MR. H. A. WOOD (U.A.P., West Sydney). MR. J. A. BEASLEY (State Labour, West Sydney)…

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Election Points

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 8

Mr. Lang's broadcast addresses have heen fair to maudlin. "Reflation" has now been substituted for inflation as the word to designate the Socialist…

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Party Leaders' Speeches. Mr. Lyons Replies to Questions Fundamentals of Election. Value of Confidence. (From Our Special Representative.) Ballarat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 10

Having completed his visits to Queensland and Tasmania, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) is now entering upon the third section of his election tour. To-night he addressed a…

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Gloucester By-election. Count Nearly Completed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 10

Only a [?]absentee votes remain to be counted in connection with the Gloucester by-election poll. With the distribution of po[?]al and…

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Federal Election Campaign. Mr. Lyons. Victorian Campaign. Labour Leaders' "Truce." (From Odr Special Representative.) Ballarat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 6

The city hall was crowded much beyond its capacity when Mr. Lyons addressed his meeting to-night. There was a large sprinkling of Labour supporters in the hall, but…

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Tasmania. Election Prospects. (From Our Special Representative.) Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 6

The success of the visit of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) to Tasmania exceeded his greatest hopes. Before leaving Western Junction aerodrome for Melbourne, Mr. Lyons said…

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To-day's Election Joke

The Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 9

The "Economist" calls Australia's cotton duty increase a bid for the support of Queensland manufacturing interests. Duties of much less than the…

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As I Read Yesterday's Newspapers Dr. Nott Provokes a Question. Reason for Rush Election Tariff And War Are Matters That Must Be Probed SIR M. HANKEY

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 1

LIKE Dr. Nott, the Nationalist candidate for Calare who is so loudly proclaiming the incompetence and sectionalism of the…

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City Election Delay

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 4

Declaring that the State Government was responsible for the continued delay in holding the City council election, Ald. Shannon,…

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Win Confirmed U.a.p. Candidate in Gloucester Poll

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 7

Latest figures in the Gloucester State by-election confirm the victory of the U.A.P. candidate, Mr. C. E. Bennett, a son of the late member,…

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QUEENSLAND. Parliament Opened. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 19

The third session of the 26th Parliament of Queensland was opened to-day with the customary ceremonial by the Governor (Sir Leslie Wilson). In his speech, the Governor…

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Barkly Report Should Be Ready for New Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 7

No report has yet been made on the Northern Territory by the Investigators who visited it recently concerning the proposal to run the…

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Federal Election Nominations. Record Number of Candidates. "Texas" Green Is Only Member Returned Unopposed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 4

Nominations for the Federal elections to take place on September 15 closed at noon last Thursday. A record number of candidates signified their intention to contest…

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Labor Puts Its Case to the People. Federal Election Campaign in Full Swing. Candidates Report Large and Enthusiastic Meetings Everywhere

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 14

NOMINATIONS having closed for the various seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Federal election campaign is now in full swing…

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Candidates for Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 16

MR. W. M. HUGHES (U.A.P., North Sydney). MR. S. C. TAYLOR (State Labour, North Sydney)…

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Why the Elections Are Being Rushed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 8

THERE was one very significant omission from the policy speech of the Prime Minister last week. Mr. Lyons declined to ten the electors…

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The South Australian Worker Adelaide, Monday. The Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 15

THE A.L.P. election campaign commenced on Friday, the 17th, when all the candidates made their inaugural addresses. Mr. Murphy, for Grey,…

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The Turf : Derby Candidates at Warwick Farm

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 32

A LEFT-HANDED billiard player blew into a country town and talked very big; so they matched the local marker against him for a lot of money and…

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Woman Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 9

MRS. E. M. ARTHUR-SMITH, Douglas Credit candidate for Calare…

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Gloucester By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 7

Yesterday's count of the poll in the Gloucester State by-election brought the results to the following totals: C. E. Bennett (U.A.P.) 6732, G. B…

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