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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

2,920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 146

Labor Party May Not Agree Committee On Senate Elections CANBERRA

The Sun · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 2

It is doubtful whether the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party will agree to the Country Party's proposal that a select committee representing all…

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Every Man His Own Loudspeaker! Horrors in Store for Federal Elections

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 18

LAST week's by-election in N.S.W. introduces a new electioneering technique. The old-fashioned kind of…

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Africans Against Aust. Xv Qld. Candidates For Test Strong Side

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 2

AT Brisbane this afternoon, the Springboks will play an Australian XV, which is composed of nine Queenslanders, four New South…

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200,000 Shillings As Objective Fund for Federal Election Labor Party Prepares Fine Lead

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 1

FOLLOWING the intense preparations that have been made for the Federal elections, the Central Executive of the…

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Splendid Unity of Labor Three Unions To Affiliate Fed. Elections

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 5

INDICATING the interest being manifest in the work of the Labor Party and the desire to assist in the approaching election…

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Narrow Win in British By-election London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 5

THE Government candidate narrowly escaped defeat in the by-election at St. Ives, Cornwall, caused by the elevation of Mr. Walter…

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Stop Press Irish Elections London

Truth · Sunday 4 July 1937 · page 1

Latest figures in the Irish Free State Elections are: De Valera, 17; Cosgrove, 8; Independent. 5: Labor 2. De Valera may have only a…

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A.L.P. Consolidates Election Forces Jim Tyrrell's Secret Mission Mysterious Visit to J. H. CURTIN A.W.U. Throws In Towel; Seeks Readmission To Party

Truth · Sunday 4 July 1937 · page 20

WITH a Federal election almost upon us and an appeal to the people in this State to follow a few months later, Labor, anticipating a victory in both cases, is making…

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Free State Elections Early Returns Favor De Valera No Indication Yet In Vote On Constitution Plebiscite LONDON

Truth · Sunday 4 July 1937 · page 19

AT the latest count the state of parties in the Free State Election was: De Valera 13 Cosgrave 7…

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De Valera Leads In Elections

The Sun · Sunday 4 July 1937 · page 1

DUBLIN, Saturday.--In the Irish Free State elections, the State of parties this morning was:-- President de Valera's supporters 17,…

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The Canberra Newsreel-- Shuns Parliament Like The Plague Long Recesses--Short Sittings. Victoria and the Senate. E. F. Harrison's Wanderings. Where Was Stewart? Oh, Mr. Paterson

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 4

EXCEPT for the famous sittings, lost December to pledge Australia to the abdication of ex-King Edward VIII, no sittings of the Federal Parliament have been of such brief duration as those which concluded last Thursday. There was a total of ten sitting days and had…

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De Valera. Dail Elections. Small Majority Expected. Mr. Cosgrave[?]s Lieutenant Defeated. Dublin, July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 9

Counting of votes for the general election in the Irish Free State has already resulted in more than half of the 153 seats in the Dail Eireann, the…

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State Aid for Schools "Not an Election Issue." Dr. Duhig's Letter. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 9

Archbishop Duhig has sent a letter to the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), explaining the objects of the Catholic Taxpayers' Association, which was…

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No Early Election. Mr. Chamberlain's Assurance Aim to "Make Britain Strong." London, July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 10

The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain), speaking at Birmhigham, "scotched" suggestions that there would be an early general election…

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King of the Gipsies. Ninepence to Watch the Election. WARSAW, July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 10

A mass meeting of gipsies to be held next week in Warsaw will elect a "king," who will go to Rome to ask Signor Mussolini for land in Abyssinia for a gipsy settlement…

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De Valera Leads Irish Free State Elections Victory Sure Dublin

The Sun · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 9

THE latest returns in the Free State elections from the Dail are: Fianna Fail: (Mr. de Valera), 58; United…

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To-day's Controversy How Best to Finance This Federal Election? Means To Raise Funds

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 4

Sir,--I think it would be a good idea if space was given now that the executive of the A.L.P. are making an appeal for 200,000 contributions of 1…

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Ballot Shock Predicted U.a.p. Candidates for Senate

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 5

ALTHOUGH there have been suggestions that the U.A.P. machine has already chosen its three official "peas" for the party Senate…

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Troops for Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 3

MEXICO CITY, Sunday.--Troops are held in readiness for the Federal general elections. The national revolutionary Government, party is confident that it…

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MR. de Valera Will Win Irish Free State Election. [?] July [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 12

[?] July [?] The success of the Fiann[?] Fail (Mr. de Valera's party) in the general election is now almost certain. The Government needs fewer…

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