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Politics & elections, 1936

2,362 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 119

Yass By-election. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 9

A municipal by-election to fill the vacanci on the council caused by the resignation Aldermen S. J. Cusack and J. O'Brien [?] sulted in the election of Messrs. F. A. Venabl…

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Queensland Labor Party Executive Discusses Federal Elections Popular Programme and the United Front Are Needed

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 2

MR- FORDE, deputy leader of the Federal Labor Party, attended a special meeting of the Queensland Central Executive of , the A.L.P. recently, when arrangements for the forthcoming Federal elections were discussed. It was decided to set up a…

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Interstate Labor Conference Commences Session Vital Problems on Agenda To Decide Policy For Elections. Opening Speeches Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 5

SWITCH getting down to the providing for the Australian Labor Movement a practical, concise and emancipatory policy, the Federal Conference of the A.L.P., which opened in Adelaide to-day, set up committees to report on the questions of policy monetary and banking and defence and anti-war and…

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State Parliament. Session Ends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 12

The Legislative Assembly had a brief sitting yesterday. It's adjournment last week was marked by the death in dramatic circumstances of Mr. W. F. Foster, the U.A.P…

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PARLIAMENT. Tributes to Mr. Foster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 14

Tributes of respect and esteem were paid by members of the Legislative Assembly to-day to the late Mr. W. F. Foster, who died in the House last Tuesday. Speeches were delivered…

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Tasmanian Parliament Opened Hobart

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 4

Parliament was opened by commission to-day for a short session. One of the principal measures to be introduced by the Government…

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State Parliament Death of Member in House Parliament Adjourns Late Mr. Foster

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 7

MEETING yesterday for the first time since the tragic collapse and death of the late Mr. W. F. Foster. U.A.P. member for Vaucluse,…

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Federal Parliament on September 10 CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 4

The Prime Minister. Mr. Lyons, announced to-day that both Houses of the Federal Parliament would meet on September 10. The Speaker…

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Feeder Buses Motion In Parliament Is Shelved Members Resent Tactics Govt. Is Afraid of Vote Party Meeting To-day FIREWORKS

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 5

SPONSORS of the feeder bus motion in the State Parliament are bitter at what they describe as the unfair method adopted by the…

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Spring Candidates. Work Sharpening Up. Sylvandale and Gold Rod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 17

It will be some weeks' before the best of the spring gallopers are seen in public, but the tracks seem to be emerging from, theirwinter dullness. Some of the best horses…

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Manitoba Election Winnipeg

The Sun · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 18

With the return for 32 of the 55 seats in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly complete, the Progressive Liberals, who held 36 seats in the…

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Labor Determines Vital Questions at Inter-state Conference Policy For Next Election Federal Powers Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 1

QUESTIONS of momentous importance to the Commonwealth were determined to-day when the Interstate Conference of the Australian Labor Party laid down the policy for the next election and for the next Labor Government on the controversial question of…

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Vaucluse By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 7

Mr. J. C. Orr, who was president of the Vaucluse branch of the U.A.P. for five years, has decided to submit his name for selection as U.A.P…

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State Parliament. Prorogation Until Sept. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 8

A special gazette, which was issued yesterday announced the prorogation of the State Parliament from August 4—the date to which it was adjourned—until. Tuesday…

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MR. R. K. CLARK Civic Candidate's Views

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 6

Firmly believing that municipal rates in Parramatta are too high, Mr. R. K. Clark, if successful at the by-election on August S, Will strenuously advocate a…

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Rate Reduction. Candidate's Pledge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 4

MR. C. J. SOHOFFEL, well-known Parramatta resident, of 44 McArthur-street, Parramatta, and 15 years public servant, is a candidate for the vacancy on the…

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A New Zealand Derby and Cup Candidate Rated As Next to Gold Rod

Referee · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 10

WITH the exception of Gold Rod (7.10), no three-year-old has been allotted more weight in the Melbourne Cup than the New Zealander, Custos, one of the Derby hopes of the Dominion. He has been given 7.7, or 1lb over w.f.a. He is not engaged in the Metropolitan or the…

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Labor Finalises Monetary Policy Conference Makes Decision National Control of All Credit for Next Election Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 1

THE monetary policy of the next Federal Labor Government was finalised to-day by the Interstate Conference of the A.L.P., when the annexure formulated last week by the…

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First Casualty Of Spring Candidates And Big Cup Bets

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 20

YOUNG IDEA and Hot Shot were coupled in Melbourne yesterday for £20,000 for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, while in Sydney Mainlaw became the first spring casualty…

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Manitoba Elections. Winnipeg, July 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 9

The Liberal Progressive total elected to the Manitoba Legislature reached 18 to-day, with the Government of the Premier (Mr. John Bracken) fighting to recover losses to the…

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