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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1936

2,362 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 119

Close Guard Placed On Parliament House

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 1

FOLLOWING unsuccessful attempts by opponents of capital punishment to interview Ministers yesterday concerning James Leighton Massey, who is to be hanged next Monday for the murder of Norman…

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James Massey. Woman's Testimony. Police Report. Statement in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 6

The Minister of Justice (Mr. Martin), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, said that the Crown had investigated the statements made by a Mrs…

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State Parliament. Income Tax. Municipal Franchise. New System of Voting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 6

With the Legislative Assembly faced with the prospects of an all-night sitting, rapid progress was made with important bills yesterday…

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State Parliament Sat Into Chilly Dawn AT 4.15 A.M. Assembly Rises Lodger Vote Abolition Carried

The Sun · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 10

IT had been decided, and indeed announced in the Chamber by Mr. Spooner, that the Legislative Assembly would…

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State Parliament More Exemptions for Wealthy New Tax Bill Is Exposed Co-operative Co.'s Will Suffer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 9

DESCRIBING it as legislation which much take pride of place among all the impracticable proposals brought down by the Government,…

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A Powerful and Scathing Denunciation. Startling Report on Ulster's Misgovernment What a Special Government Commission Reported to Parliament

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 19

An extraordinary and sensational report on the operation of the Special Powers Act of Northern Ireland is about to be issued by the National…

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FREEMASONS. United Grand Lodge. Election of Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 10

A meeting of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales was held last night, when the election of Grand Lodge officers resulted:—…

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By-election at Concord Thompson's Campaign

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 12

In support of the campaign of Mr. L. H. Thompson in the Concord Municipal by-election to be decided on Saturday, a social and dance is to…

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Fireworks Likely at Convention Newdeal Attack Keynote U.S. Republicans Prepare For Election Huge Crowd Cleveland, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 1

WITH the huge Public Hall packed to capacity as the State delegations massed together on the floor of the…

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"De-Bunking" Parliament

The Land · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 3

SPEAKING at Leadville this week, the Acting-Premier (Col. Bruxner) did a little "de-bunking" of Parliament and politicians. "It is time people ceased to expect miracles from…

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N.Z. Parliament Rises N.Z. PARLIAMENT [?] (N.Z.)

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 7

Having completed the first part of the legislative programme. Parliament rose to-day until July 21…

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State Parliament. All-night Sitting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 10

The Local Government Bill, with its deprivation of lodgers of their right to vote and its proposals to alter the method of voting for aldermen and councillors, proved so…

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F.S.A. President for Parliament? District Correspondent

The Land · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 5

WEST WYALONG, June 8.— At the meeting of West Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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State Parliament "Hovels Not Fit for Dogs" Govt. Is Taken to Task Housing The Unemployed Tax Blundee

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 10

SERIOUS charges that the unemployed were, forced to live under bridges and in hovels not fit for dogs, and that no responsible…

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Mr.j.h.thomas Resigns. Dramatic Speech in Commons. Budget Leakage Not to Fight By-election. London, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 11

Mr. J. H. Thomas, who resigned the portfolio of Secretary for the Colonies as a result of the inquiry into the unauthorised disclosure of Budget…

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Big Interest in By-election for Concord Council

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 7

Considerable interest has been aroused in the by-election to be held to-morrow to fill the vacancy in the Concord Municipal Council…

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Penrith By-election. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 14

A by-election held to fill the vacancy in the Penrith Council, due to Alderman A. J. Colless's departure from the district, resulted: Robert Edward Morphett 189, Samuel Ernest…

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Republicans. Mr. A. M. LANDON Presidential Candidate. Cleveland (Ohio), June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 18

The convention of the Republican party, which is meeting here, has chosen Mr. A. M. Landon, the Governor of Kansas, as the Republican…

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Republican Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 18
Also in The Sun

Mr. A. M. Landon, the Governor of Kansas, who has been chosen as Republican candidate in the forthcoming presidential election in the United States…

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