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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

2,920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 146

City Council. Election Issue. Reform Party. Selecting Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 16

The triennial election for aldermen of the City Council will take place on Monday, December 6. The Citizens' Reform Association has…

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M.l.a. Urges Inquiry by Parliament Stock Exchange Conditions

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 10

INVESTIGATION of Stock Exchange conditions by a Parliamentary select committee, as a preliminary to…

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Wives Stay Away From Canberra Only 16 For Opening Of Parliament CANBERRA

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 10

Even free transport and other privileges do not attract many wives of Federal members to Canberra for Parliamentary sessions…

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Grand National Candidates at Williamstown

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 9

WITH three out of the six events and £1150 of the £2150 prize money, jumpers received plenty of encouragement at Williamstown on Saturday, while the…

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Nationalists Lose Seats. Victoria Upper House Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 8

THE chief features of the Victorian Legislative Council elections, held last Saturday, were the excellent polling of the Labor candidates and the defeat of some…

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An Amazing Election Proposal

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 11

THE Lyons-Page Government is contemplating a reform of the Senate ballot paper, apparently with the idea, of scoring an advantage over Labor at…

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Woollahra Seat. The Independent Candidates. U.A.P. Secretary's Criticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 14

The general secretary of the United Australia party (Mr. H. W. Horsfield) yesterday criticised the action of the Independent candidates in the Woollahra by-election in calling…

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October Is Favored for Elections Federal Decision Waits on Return of Lyons Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 10

THOUGH a decision will not be made until the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) returns from abroad, indications ni political circles to-day were that the Federal election would take place in October…

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First Students' Fellow Election Of Senate Representative

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 14

The first election of a Fellow to be representative of the students will be held on July 22, under new bylaws of the Senate of Sydney…

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Woollahra Candidate Is Prepared Does Not Fear Throwing of Stones in Campaign

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 10

IF there is to be any stone-throwing, either in the figurative or the literal sense, in the Woollahra by-election campaign, Mr. G. R. W. McDonald, one of the two independent U.A.P. candidates, is ready for the fray…

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Draft Before Election U.A.P. On Urgency Of Insurance CANBERRA

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 10

A section of the U.A.P. urged at the party meeting to-day the necessity of an immediate announcement by the Government of detailed plans of…

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Meeting of Labor Members Joint Gathering Was Unique Fed. Elections

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 7

UNIQUE in the history of the Labor Party in this State, members of the Federal and State Parliamentary Panties met yesterday to…

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Leg. Council Elections Seats Still in Doubt Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 9

THE distribution of preferences later in the week will reveal the successful in the candidates in the Ballarat and western Provinces of the…

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Election Farce in India Army Officer Tells

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 12

Lt.--Colonel G.L.G. Pollard, of the Royal Signals, Indian Army, told members of the United Services Institution in a luncheon lecture…

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Federal Parliament. Ceremonial Opening To-day. a Short Sitting. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 10

With ceremonial which, in recent years, has been seen only once in the life of a Parliament, the Second Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of Australia will be opened…

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No Desire to Smash Government Candidate Hits at Pre-selection

The Sun · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 20

A SUGGESTION that he was out to smash the Government was not true, said Mr. Mason, one of the independent U.A.P…

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Seamen's Union Secretary Three Candidates Announced

The Sun · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 27

Mr. W. Daley, until recently returning officer of the Seamen's Union, is a candidate for the general secretaryship of the union in the…

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Hurstville's First Council. Anniversary of Historical Election

The Propeller · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 3

Precisely half-a-century ago tomorrow, June 18, the election took place of nine aldermen for Hurstville's first municipal council. This…

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Barton Labour Candidate

The Propeller · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 2

After two ballots the A.L.P. has endorsed Mr. J. R. Donovan as its candidate for the Barton Federal seat at the forthcoming elections. The…

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A Public Life Not Desired Amazing Admission Of Candidate WOOLLAHRA

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 9

ALTHOUGH he is one of the Independent U.A.P. candidates for Woollahra, Mr. H. H. Mason, K.C., in opening his campaign at the…

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