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Politics & elections, 1937

2,920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 146

Govt. Stunts For Elections Certain Of Defeat

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 6

WHILE the Federal Government is feverishly engaged in a window-dressing campaign preparatory to an early election, the Labor Party throughout the Commonwealth is concentrating its efforts upon the most intense organisational drive in its history,…

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Likely Post for Lyons But Not Till After Elections Canberra

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 6

By his private and public litterances, the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, has indicated that he would not accept a position on the Interstate…

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Labor Expects Oct. Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 1

At a meeting of Labor Senate and House of Representatives candidates, at State Parliament House yesterday, Mr. J. Beasley, M.H.R., predicted that Mr…

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Labour Hopes. "Win Eight Seats." Federal Elections. Leaders Confident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 6

Federal and State Labour leaders, at a conference in Sydney yesterday, expressed the opinion that Labour would win an additional eight seats in New…

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Short Sitting. Federal Parliament. Another Session in August. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 10

The present sitting of the Federal Parliament is expected to end on Friday week. In view of the decision of the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) to visit the…

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Letters Woollahra Election. to the Editor of the Herald[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of Saturday, Sir Sydney Snow makes the following kind assumptions:— 1. That I have not given the question of pre-selection any calm consideration. 2. That I…

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Academy of Art. Associate Status of Members. Election After Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 11

Mr. R. H. Croll, of Melbourne, general secretary of the Australian Academy of Art, which was formed in Canberra on Saturday, announced yesterday…

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Mr. Grant Answers Critics. the Vaucluse By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 17

When the endorsed United Australia party's candidate (Mr. G. Beresford Grant) was addressing an open-air meeting from a lorry at King's Cross last night, a man took…

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More Arrests of Trotsky-fascists Communist Party Elections

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 1

MOSCOW, June 18.—The stamping out of the nests of Trotskyist wreckers and spies is proceeding energetically…

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Date of Elections Indicated October 30 Is The Latest Tip Supply Plans Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

FORTHER evidence in support of the Federal general elections being held in October was available to-day, when it was learned that the…

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Storm Over Three-mile Speech Will Ask Police to Silence Candidate Woollahra Loudspeaker War

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 7

POLICE will be asked to prevent Mr. Mason, K.C., Independent U.A.P. candidate for Woollahra, from speaking…

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Parliament in Brief Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 13

An interim report of the Royal Commission on Banking was yesterday presented to the Governor-General and would be considered by…

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Mrs. Freer. Questions in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 7

IN the Federal Parliament last Thursday the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) was subjected to a barrage of questions regarding the Freer…

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Scene in Parliament, Member Is Suspended for the Day Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 13

AN angry scene in the House of Representatives to-day culminated in the suspension of Mr. R. James (Lab. N.S.W.) for the remainder of to-day's sitting, for defying the Chair. When the motion suspending Mr…

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Federal Parliament Opposition Criticises Sydney Loan Approved by Loan Council: Menzies Canberra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 7

THE Sydney Water Board's 4 per cent, loan in London was criticised today by the Opposition Leader (Mr…

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Federal Parliament. More Millions for Defence Expenditure.—only £200,000 for Youth Employment Purposes

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 19

THE usual pomp and ceremony was observed at Canberra last Thursday, when the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) opened the Federal Parliament…

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Surprise Criticism of Tariff By U.C.P. Member In The Federal Parliament CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 8

SURPRISE criticism of the Federal Government's tariff policy--particularly as the two Government parties, the U.A.P. and C.P., have…

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Federal Parliament Govt. Sidestepped Criticism Abrupt End to Debate Ashamed Of Its Sorry Record New Bills Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 7

A SIGNIFICANT failure by the Government supporters to use the wide scope of the debate on the Address-in-Reply to the…

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Victorian Upper House Election Vote Finalised

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 13

WITH counting completed in all provinces for the Victorian Legislative Council elections, the result is that the Nationalist Party, which exercised a…

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Senate Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 12

Sir,—In your issue of to-day mention is made of the intention of the Federal Government to amend the Electoral Act to allow for balloting between political groups for the…

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