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Politics & elections, 1936

2,362 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 119

State Parliament Fierce Weaver's Attack on B.m.a. Hospital Boards

The Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 8

IN the closing stages of the discussion last night in the Legislative Assembly on the Prince Henry Hospital…

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State Parliament Baddeley Is Put Out of House Claimed Bruxner Had Lied Refusal To Withdraw

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 7

The ex-Minister for Health. Mr. Weaver, attacked the Prince Henry Hospital Bill in the Legislative Assembly last night, asserting that the…

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State Parliament. Finishing the Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 8

Yesterday was the day of the guillotine in the Assembly. The session is to close, and the Government gave notice the previous day when the bills were to be passed. Although…

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State Parliament Sly Bread Savage Dogs In Waiting Factories Bill

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 38

SAVAGE dogs and barbed-wire barricades are the means some master bakers adopt to prevent departmental inspectors from entering the premises, said the Minister for Labor (Mr. Dunningham) in…

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State Parliament Want Employees Represented Prince Henry board Vote Refused On Labor's Amendment

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 9

LABOR members in the Legislative Assembly last night vigorously pressed on amendment to secure representation for the 500 employees…

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State Parliament. Income Tax Bill in Assembly. Dividend Clauses Postponed. Firearms Bill Passed in Lower House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 10

The Income Tax Management Bill, consisting of 305 clauses, with schedules, was further debated in the Legislative Assembly last night. This bill, which had passed the second reading stage and had made progress in committee, was set down for completion at this sitting…

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Canterbury Candidates Work on Randwick Tracks Time-making On Slow Tracks Was Test of Racing Condition the Champions Begin Training

Referee · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 5

TOUTS took off their hats to any horse capable of making only reasonable time at Randwick this morning. Conditions were funereal, with flags wide out adding to the distances traversed, and the tracks still a little heavy in parts…

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State Parliament. Avalanche of Legislation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 10

Nothing was heard of the Income Tax Bill in the Assembly yesterday. The sitting was a continuation of that of the previous day, suspended at 2.30 a.m., after a vigorous…

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State Parliament. Repeal of Day Baking Proposed. Factories and Shops Bill. Regulation of Trading Hours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 8

The principal features of the Factories and Shops Bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday are the repeal of the [?]ay Baking Act and the provisions that the opening and closing times of shops shall be those prescribed by the awards governing the hours of…

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State Parliament Nine New Bills Introduced Rush at End of Session Four Minutes To Pass One a Record

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 10

"NOTWITHSTANDING the announced intention of the Government to conclude the present session of Parliament next week, no fewer…

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Rugby League Test Candidates’ Last Chance N.S.W. v. Queensland

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

League football interest on Saturday centres on the N.S.W. v. Queensland fixture at Brisbane. The Test candidates for the Australian side will parade…

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Nurses' Bd. Exam. Results Full List Of Names Of Candidates 3 SECTIONS

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 16

THE following is a list of the candidates who were successful in passing the examination held by the Nurses' Registration Board…

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U.S. PRESIDENCY Latest Candidate Will Be Lemke, Inflationist WASHINGTON

Truth · Sunday 21 June 1936 · page 17

A MINOR political sensation Was created to-day when Representative Wm. Lemke, a Left Wing Republican, and one of the leading inflationists in Congress, announced his candidacy for President of the U.S.A. on the "Union Party" ticket, which he himself appears to have…

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Labor Holds Bowen Seat Figures in Queensland By-election Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 21 June 1936 · page 13

Although the majority was substantially reduced, the Labor Government retained Bowen seat in the by-election to-day. Final figures…

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Appeal After Election the Man Who Missed

The Sun · Sunday 21 June 1936 · page 11

"His only remedy is to appeal after the election," said the secretary of the Local Government Association, Mr. Bluett, referring…

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Parliament Adjournment This Week

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 7

State Parliament, it is expected, will adjourn at the end of this week after a few days of hectic last-minute legislation…

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New Candidate. Presidential Election. Lavish Offers to Voters. Washington, June 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 10

There was great surprise when Mr. W. M. Lemke, the left wing Republican, and one of the leading inflationists in Congress, announced that he would be a candidate for…

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Labor Candidate Succeeds Result of By-election Orange

The Labor Daily · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 6

The endorsed Labor man, Mr. W.J. Fisher, was one of the three successful candidates at the by-election conducted yesterday to fill three…

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Communist Vote. Notable Increase. Queensland By-election. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 10

The Labour candidate, Mr. E. J. Rlordan, leads by 318 votes in the by-election for the Bowen seat in the State House. Only about 211 votes have yet to be counted, and so Mr…

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Newcastle. City By-election. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 10

Dr. R. J. G. A. Pittar and Mr. A. E. L. Stuart, solicitor, were the successful candidates In the by-election held yesterday to fill two vacancies in the Newcastle city council…

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