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Politics & elections, 1935

2,603 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 131

Federal A.l.p. Candidate

The Biz · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 4

Ald. J. C. Brophy was selected as the Federal A.L.P. candidate to contest the Granville seat at the next State elections. The ballot was held on Saturday and…

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PUTTING our HOUSE Of Parliament in Order

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 5

FROM the first moment when I set foot in Australia I was told of the glories of Queensland, yet the reality surpassed…

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Dairy Board. Candidates for Election. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 13

The Minister for Commerce (Dr. Earle Page) announced to-day that nominations from co-operative and proprietary butter and cheese factories for the election of…

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Water Board Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 1

THE unexpected move of the Government in postponing the Water Board elections comes as a shock to many candidates who had been…

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Whitingham to Whack Cup Candidates What a Ball of Muscle! Melbourne Clean-Up Made Him a Near Champ. Limyris Will Not Loaf

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 3

IF Whittingham is in anything approaching the form he displayed at the Autumn carnivals in Melbourne, City Tattersall's Cup on Saturday should prove an easy snap for him…

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Informal Votes. Large Number Deliberate. Figures at Federal Elections. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 16

The Chief Electoral Officer for the Commonwealth (Mr. V. F. Turner), in a memorandum on informal votes, recorded at Commonwealth elections, which was presented to the…

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Victoria. Another Election If Ministry Is Defeated. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 15

The Premier (Sir Stanley Argyle) said to-day that an appeal to the people in the near future was inevitable as a conclusion to the present…

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The Primacy. Archbishop Le Fanu's Election. Church Comment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 15

The election of Archbishop Le Fanu, of Perth, as Primate of the Church of England in Australia, is commented upon in the editorials of this week's issues of the Church of…

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Public Service Plums Jobs To Be Filled Before Elections Five of the Best Positions

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 7

IT is remarkable that in the dying days of every Parliament the Government in office invariably has a number of plums to distribute. The Stevens Government has the following vacancies in the Public Service to fill:--…

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Vic. Premier Tries to Crush Rebellion Threat of an Early Election Designed To Scare The Timid Split Widens Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 1

IN an attempt to stem the Country Party rebellion which threatens to wreck his Government next week, the Victorian Nationalist…

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Labor Is Ready for Elections State-wide Request To Hear Leader SCRUTINEERS

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 7

THE Premier, Mr. Stevens, is now getting much publicity in the Tory Press for "blowing into" some dance socials in the country…

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Roman Spear Has Her Chance Doncaster Candidates In The Denman

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 1

AS several prominent Doncaster candidates are to contest the Denman Stakes today, some light may be thrown on to the more important event to be run at Randwick next month. It is a very open race; but one who should take a lot of beating…

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Granville By-election

The Sun · Sunday 24 March 1935 · page 2

The result of the by-election held yesterday to fill the vacancy in Granville Council caused by the death of Aid. Hugh Colquhoun was:…

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A Country Parliament

The Sun · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 6

The graziers meet to-day in conference, a country Parliament. They have to face to-day a condition of international trade which, it is to be hoped, will scon provide its own cure. For the first time meat shipments to London have been held up and the limitation of exports into Britain,…

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Granville By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 10

A municipal by-election took place at Granville on Saturday to fill the vacancy in the council caused by the death of Alderman Colquhoun. The result was:—…

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Labour Candidate's Speech. Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 10

Mr. John R. Donovan. the endorsed Labour candidate for Murray, said, in an address that, as Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Queensland [?]d Labour…

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Big Swing to Labor Indicated Municipal Successes At By-Election

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 6

INDICATIONS of the splendid swing to Labor and the certainty of the scats won by the U.A.P. at the last elections again reverting to the…

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Parliament. Fewer Members. Premier's Aim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 9

It is probable that the Premier (Mr. Stevens), in his pre-election policy speech, will include a promise to introduce legislation to reduce the…

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State Elections. Upper Hunter Seat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 10

In a statement published yesterday intimating that Councillor W.A. Chapman, of Wyong, will contest the Upper Hunter seat at the State elections[?] it was said that Councillor…

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To-day's Controversy Why Labor Seeks Election Pledges. Deter The "Sell Out"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 4

Sir,--The dramatic action of the Stevens Government in postponing the holding of the Water and Sewerage Board election last Thursday…

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