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Politics & elections, 1934

2,810 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 141

Salvation Army. Election of New Leader. LONDON, Aug. 2[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 13

Forty-seven delegates from 22 countries will attend the meeting of the High Council of the Salvation Army in London, to-day, to elect [?] successor to General Higgins…

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Rival Candidates Speak From Same Platform. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 18

Mr. Thorby, M.P., and Dr. Nott, the U.C.P. and U.A.P. candidates respectively, for the Calare seat, spoke from the same platform at Parkes…

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Victoria. Election Prospects. Divided Country Party. (From Our Special Representative.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 18

With the bitterness between the United Australia party and the United Country party, and the refusal of the United Australia party to accept Senator R. C. D. Elliott in the…

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Federal Election Campaign. Mr. Lyons. Round About Bendigo. "Rip Van Winkles of Politics." (From Our Special Representative.) Bendigo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 18

Political opponents of the United Australia party, who declare that there has been no improvement in the general position as the result of the work of the Lyons Government,…

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Election Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 12

It was President Taft who said: "To[?] many people don't ca[?] what happens so long[?] as it doesn't happen to the[?] This is precisely the truth about Mr. Lang…

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Search for Beauty The Civic Theatre a Veritable Polling Booth

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 15

But two days remain for the voting for the candidates aspiring to the honor of being known as "Miss Auburn" in the western suburbs, "search for beauty"…

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The Federal Elections Names of Candidates

The Propeller · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 4

The Federal election will take place on Saturday, September 15. Electors of Barton will have five candidates to those from, all the parties being…

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Catholic Speakers. Elections Break Continuity

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 15

Rev. Dr. Bergin, CM., will continue his class in Logic in the Chapter Hall next Monday evening, 3rd prox., at 8 p.m. Pending the elections, all the pitches…

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"Won't Stop Trade in Deposits" Douglas Attitude Towards Banks Parramatta Candidate Opens His Campaign

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

THE DOUGLAS CREDIT ASSOCIATION does not aim at suppressing trade in deposits by the banks, declared the secretary of the N.S.W. branch (Mr. F. W. Taylor) at the Parramatta Town Hall on Monday, when the…

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For the Senate Three of the Candidates

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 7

This is the first of a series of personal sketches of candidates seeking election in the Federal arena. Those of other candidates, Labor and…

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Auburn-lidcombe News with Slides Douglas Credit Candidate Illustrates Lecture Novel Method

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 3

Illustrating his address throughout by lantern slides, Mr. H. Barnes, selected Douglas Credit candidate for the Reid electorate, introduced a novel method in…

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Blacktown Shire Elections (To the Editor.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 9

Sir,—Councillor Milne, at a recent meeting of the Wentworthville and District Progress Association announced that he did not intend to stand as a…

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The Smashing of the Bank Smashers i The Smashers One Issue at Next Elections. Voters Must Declare for Nationalisation or for Constitutional Government. Nothing Else Is of Importance in the Coming Fight

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

THROUGHOUT Australia aspiring candidates for Federal honors are exhorting the electors to vote them into Parliament. Each…

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Election Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 8

Inter[?]ector at Mr. Lyons's meeting "what about the £75 inerease in members' salartes? Well the most noticeable thing about is was that Labour members were its most…

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Federal Election Campaign. Mr. Lyons. Reasons for Elections. Loans Due for Conversion. (From Our Special Representative.) Bendigo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 6

Within the next two years £85,000,000 of loans will become redeemable in London, and, In inner political circles, it has been known for some time that one of the most important…

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Post No Bills Election Warning

The Sun · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 14

However tempting the tall telegraph poles may appear, however needful of "decoration" with printed exhortations to vote for the only…

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Hear Lang on Radio on Sunday Will Deal With Issues Of Elections

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 6

THE leader of the Labor Party, Mr. Lang, will continue his intimate broadcast talk with the electors of Australia on Sunday,…

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Botany’s Pageant Tableaux for Prince Landing to Be Represented Queen Candidate Selected

South Sydney Sentinel · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

In the carnival procession to be held in Sydney in honour of the visit of Prince Henry, Botany will be represented by a…

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Search for Beauty Civic Theatre, Veritable Polling Booth

The Biz · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 2

But two days remain for the voting for the candidates aspiring to the honor of being known as "Miss Auburn" In,the Western Suburbs "Search for Beauty"…

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