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Politics & elections, 1936

2,362 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 119

ELECTIONS. Western Australia. East Perth Seat. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 10

The East Perth by-election for the Legislative Assembly on Saturday resulted in the defeat of the Minister for Employment (Mr. J. J. Kenneally), by Mr. T. J. Hughes (…

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Excitement in By-election W. A. Minister Is Defeated Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 5

WITH a majority of 1404,Hughes, Independent, won the East Perth seat in the Legislative Assembly at yesterday by-election. The…

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Apathy At Biennial Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

PERTH, Sunday.--Six seats in the Legislative Council were contested at yesterday's biennial election. Electors showed remarkable apathy in the…

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Defeat of Minister at By-election Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 7

The Minister for Employment and Industry, Mr. J. J. Kenneally, was decisively defeated at the East Perth by-election yesterday…

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W.A. Legislative Council Provincial Polling Perth

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 6

There were only slight changes in the polling for the North-cast and South and East provinces in the Legislative Council to-day…

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Federal Parliament Land Tax Reduction Urged Supertax, Too Debate on Supply Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 21

DURING the debate on Supply in the House of Representatives Mr. McEwan (U.C.P., Vic.) said that taxation should be…

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British Policy. Work in Parliament. Critical Trade Issues. (From Our Special Correspondent.) By Air Mail. LONDON, April 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 10

Having heard the Chancellor's Budget speech in grim silence, members of the House of Commons are settling down, after their Easter recess, to a session which promises to…

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Most Democratic Election System In World Molotov Tells Paris Pressman of New Soviet Constitution

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

THE CHAIRMAN of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (U.S.S.R.), Comrade Molotov, recently gave the following resume of the new Soviet Constitution, which is in course of preparation by a…

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Election Of Leagues' Club Directors

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

A ballot for the election of N.S.W. Leagues' Club directors last night resulted: S. G. Ball 142. W. J. Kelly 132, J. L…

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Baseball Elections

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

At the general meeting of the Western Suburbs Baseball Association, Mr. O. Lott and Mr. H. R. Collins were nominated for the position of president, following the…

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French Elections. Europe's Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 10

Under the heading "French Elections," yesterday, Mr. Thomas Courtney comments upon the result of the French elections. I would like to point out that some of Mr…

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W.A. Elections. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 12

Counting of votes in Legislative Council elections was continued to-day. Mr. E. M. Heenan (Labour) unseated Mr. R. H. Moore (Nationalist) for North-East Province, the…

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STATE'PARLIAMENT. The Hickey Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 14

It was a very much perturbed House that faced the Speaker when the Assembly met yesterday afternoon. The public galleries were full. That the Hickey case would come up in…

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Hickey Case. Two Deputations. Crowd at Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 15

The, case of Edwin Hickey, who has been sentenced to be hanged to-morrow, was the subject of a debate in Parliament yesterday afternoon. Earlier in…

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New Zealand Perpetual Forests. Questions in Parliament. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 14

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday Mr. Holloway (Lab., Vic.) referred to a recent statement made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) that he (Mr. Lyons) was in touch…

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East Perth By-election. Independent Candidate Holds Seat

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 15

The East Perth by-election for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly took place last Saturday, and, contrary to the general expectations, the Minister for…

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Industrial Arbitration Bill. Discussion in N.s.w. State Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 6

THERE was a further discussion on the Industrial Arbitration Amendment Bill in the N.S.W. State Parliament last week…

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State Parliament All Full Parlt. Galleries No Fireworks Transport Bill

The Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 11

APPARENTLY anticipating that there would be exciting proceedings, members of the public filled all the galleries in the…

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State Parliament. Death Sentence. Motion by Mr. Lang Defeated in Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 12

When Parliament met yesterday, Mr. Lang produced a declaration by a member of the jury in the Hickey murder case, asserting that the jury, when it…

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Exterior of House Barred Police Are On Duty At Parliament Women Out

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 1

A SCENE of excitement occurred outside Parliament House last night shortly before the adjournment when crowds began to arrive at the…

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