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Politics & elections, 1936

2,362 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 119

Dairy Board Mr. Dunlop's Election Statement by P.P.U.

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 14

Mr. M. P. DUNLOP, M.L.C., the New South Wales representative, was the only producers' candidate elected unopposed to the new…

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Delgates Voice Same Opinion As Rank and File Complete Rout of Cycling Executive N.S.W. Elections Provide New Faces Old Regime Out of Court

Referee · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 21

ANY doubts as to whether or not a complete change in cycling administration in New South Wales was desired were quickly set aside at the first meeting of delegates on Monday night last. When secretary Herbert Maxwell was defeated at the poll at the annual meeting of the Union, his henchman, R. C. Swinbourne, also retired. The…

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Legislative Council. Election to Fill Vacancy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 8

The Executive Council yesterday approved of the issue of a writ for an election to fill the vacancy in the Upper House caused by the death of Mr. E. E. Collins…

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Compulsory Voting. For Municipal Elections

The Propeller · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 2

Bexley Council has decided to inform the Local Government Department that it considered it was undesirable to introduce legislation for…

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Leg. Council by Election to Be Held on June 3

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 9

A frenzied whipping up of support for the official Government candidate is expected, following yesterday's approval by the Executive…

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Everyday --And-- Everybody Pipe & Re-election

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 6

"I Have been president of this association since it was founded, and now I feel the time is ripe for a president from the ranks of the…

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W.a. Election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 7

PERTH, Wednesday.--Following are the figures in the Legislative Council election for South Province: James Cornell (retiring member), 1583; Triatt…

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State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 10

Tempers—probably sharpened by the nearness of lunch-time—flared a little at midday in the Assembly yesterday. The House had been sitting' since 11 o'clock considering the Railway…

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State Parliament School Reform, Richer Bursaries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 7

REFORMS in education and extended bursary privileges for poor scholars are contained in a bill…

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Rosenthal for Upper House Candidate for Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 2

Sir Charles Rosenthal was yesterday nominated as a candidate for election to the Legislative Council in the place of the late Mr. E. E. Collins…

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Thompson Brothers and Costs Questions Asked By Members In Parliament "Great Harm"

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 8

FOLLOWING a question asked in Parliament yesterday by Mr. Shannon (Lab., Phillip) as to whether the Government…

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From the Gallery. Federal Parliament. Government Reverses. (From Our Special Representative.) Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 10

There were two more Government reverses on the tariff to-day. They occurred in the Senate, when the Customs duties on glass were under consideration. Senator Johnston…

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State Parliament Govt's Refusal of Relief Serious Charges in House Young Persons Starving in North

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 8

GRAVE charges that the Government's relief work policy was forcing hundreds of young men and women in the north to suffer…

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State Parliament. Transport Employees' Bill Through Committee. Warm Exchanges in Assembly. Tree Planting by Children

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 8

The Government Railways and Transport Bill, after protracted debates, reached its final committee stages in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. During the discussions much heat was shown by members…

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Federal Parliament Two Defeats for the Govt. Tariff Policy Changed Wanted Higher Duties On Glass CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 10

ALTHOUGH last night it insisted on agreement with the reduced duties on cement as recommended by the Tariff Board, instead of the…

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Federal Parliament. Government Reverses in Senate. Two Items Varied in Glass Tariff. Oil Search Subsidy Bill Introduced. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 12

Two proposals of the Government were defeated during consideration of the Customs tariff schedule in committee in the Senate this afternoon. By 17 votes to 13 the Senate agreed to motions by Senator Johnston…

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Candidate for Indi Seat. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 12

Mr. John McEwen. M.P. for Echuca, announced this evening that he will be the Country party candidate for the new seat of Ind[?](Victoria) at the next Federal elections…

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Millaa Elections

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

In last week’s Queensland edition it was stated that four seats were to be filled in these elections. This should have read three…

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Warringah By-election

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 9

Five nominations were received by the shire clerk of Warringah (Mr. Jamieson) to-day for the vacancy in A riding, caused by the resignation…

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By-election in L. Council Sir C. Rosenthal Nominated

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 8

THE first nomination handed in for the Legislative Council by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. E. E. Collins,…

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