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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1936

2,362 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 119

State Parliament. Debate on Tariff. Wool Substitutes Feared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 9

During the debate on Supply in the Legislative Assembly last night, it was suggested that the Federal Farliament should be called together to deal with the Government's tariff…

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State Parliament. Factories and Shops. Minister Explains Bill. Many Amendments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 6

The principal bill before the State Parliament yesterday was the Factories and Shops Bill relating to closing hours of shops…

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Parliament's APPROPRIATE Discussion On Work Factories Bill Bells at 3.30 A.M.

The Sun · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 8

THERE was an appropriately ironical touch in the defeat in the Legislative Assembly at 2 o'clock this morning…

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State Parliament Wages Tax to Be Re-imposed Remarks of Spooner in House Tariff Policy Condemned SUPPLYBILL

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 8

THE State Government's intention to re-Impose the wages tax was clearly indicated in the Legislative Assembly last night, by the…

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Three Candidates Wenty Ugly Man Contest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 5

A third candidate has been chosen for the ugly man competition, which will be a feature of the "Back-to-Wentworthville celebrations curly in…

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Irish G.-g. Popular Election DUBLIN

The Sun · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 1

Mr. de Valera announced in the Dail to-day that, under the new Free State Constitution, the office of Governor-General would be abolished…

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Summon Parliament

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the Prime Minister. Mr. Lyons, reiterated in his Commonwealth-wide broadcast address last night his repeated declaration that the Government is desirous above all else of maintaining friendly relations with Japan, the unpalatable truth must be…

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State Parliament. Late Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 10

After sitting until 3.30 a.m. yesterday, the Legislative Assembly resumed business at 2.30 p.m. It had before it two contentious bills —the Main Roads Amendment Bill and the…

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State Parliament Near End Swift Passage Tax Bill Assembly Hilarity

The Sun · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 12

ON the last lap of the session the Legislative Assembly last night was as hilarious as a school on the eve of holidays…

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State Parliament. Main Roads Amendments Bill. Compulsory Levy on Councils. Taxation Measures Debated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 8

Two important bills—the Main Roads Board Amendment Bill, and the Income Tax Bill—were debated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner) moving the second reading of…

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State Parliament Increasing Field of Taxation Bill Is Opposed in House Amendments Of Labor REJECTED

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 8

THE income Tax (Management) Bill, which has brought down severe criticism on the Government, on the ground that it is designed to…

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Dental Board. Result of Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 10

The Dental Board election held yesterday resulted in the return of the following dentists to the board for a further term of three years:—Sir Harry Moxham, Messrs. J. Darvall…

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Dental Board Election

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

After an intensive fight waged by two conflicting sections of the dental profession, the Dental Board election, held yesterday, resulted in the…

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Jaccuse In Randwick Demand Favorite in June Stakes How Candidates Are Fancied By BOWMAN

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 23

BACKERS have been waiting for several weeks for Jaccuse to make an appearance, and when the doubles…

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Graziers' Request for Session of Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 17

The president of the Graziers' Federal Council (Mr. Douglas T. Boyd) made another request to-day for a special session of the Federal Parliament to consider measures which…

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Democrats of U.S.A. Election Policy. Neutrality; Low Tariff. PHILADELPHIA, June 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 17

The policy of the Democratic party was presented at the evening session of the party's convention to-day. It opens with the observation that "We…

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Parliament Unlikely To Be Called MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 28 June 1936 · page 5

It is considered unlikely that the Federal Government will agree to the request of the Australian Woolgrowers'…

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More Light on the Tariff Parliament Should Be Summoned

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 1

The nation-wide broadcast made by Lyons on Thursday night has by no means cleared up the questions bound up with the tariff. If anything the imbroglio over the trade relations between Australia and Japan seems to become worse with each…

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State Parliament Act Soon Company Law No Abuses Proclamation

The Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 17

STATING that it would be unfair to bring the whole of the Companies Bill into operation straight away, the…

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