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Politics & elections, 1937

2,920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 146

Date of Federal Elections Not Yet Fixed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 10

The Federal elections will be held late in October or early in November. The exact date will depend upon the progress of business in the session of Parliament…

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Railway Employees Election

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 9

The triennial election of employees' representatives on the railway superannuation and appeals boards will take place shortly. The term of…

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Federal Election Campaign Week-end Visits To Rural Towns Members Keen in Big Drive Reports From Many Centres

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 4

PURSUING the intense organisational drive that is being conducted in country electorates, many Labor members will visit rural centres…

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Levy for A.l.p. Election Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 2

A combined meeting of men from the mutton and beef sections at Homebush yesterday decided to strike a levy for the A.L.P. Federal election fund…

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Lyons Forecasts Election Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said tonight that details of his election campaign itinerary could not be considered until the date…

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State Parliament

The Land · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 2

THIS week the State Parliament has discussed the extension of the provisions of the Moratorium Act for a further period of two years. A bill…

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N.Z. PARLIAMENT. Early Presentation of Budget. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 17

The Prime Minister (Mr. Savage) announced to-day that Parliament will meet on September 9. The Budget will be presented within a week of the opening, he said. The…

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State Parliament Govt. Control of Newness Urged Talk of Early Sabot'ge Works Closed Down By Lyons-Page Govt

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 10

DECLARING that the present Lyons Government had itself deliberately destroyed the attempt to develop the Newnes shale olifield…

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F.S.A. Opposed to Adult Franchise in L.G. Elections

The Land · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 13

AFTER a long debate, and by a small margin of votes, the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference carried a motion expressing itself definitely against the adult franchise in local government elections, and resolving to make every endeavor…

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N.S.W. to be Federal Election Cockpit Page Reviews Govt's. Record

The Land · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 12

ADDRESSING the F.S.A. conference this week, the Leader of the Federal Country Party (Dr. Page) declared…

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Town Hall Refused To Communists. Labour Council Protest. Election Campaign Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 11

Complaints were made at a meeting of the Labour Council last night that the Lord Mayor (Alderman Howie) had refused permission to the Communist party to open its campaign in…

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Rice Marketing Board. Election on October 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 9

The returning officer (Mr. A. A. Watson) stated yesterday that a poll would be taken on October 22 next for the election of five producers' representatives as members of the…

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Election Song (Tune: “Daisy, Daisy”)

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 3

Joey, Joey. Listen to what we’ll do: “Honest Joey,” We’re getting rid of you!…

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Speedy Horses at Ascot Gay Chou Will Test Flying Rivals Epso[?]m Candidate Lifts The Track Standard Ira[?]k and Tony Ready

The Sun · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 15

GAY CHOU raises the Flying Handicap at Ascot to-morrow well above the standard of the course. It is seldom that a prominent Epsom Handicap candidate is entered for an Ascot meeting, while the…

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Fatal Church Election Politics Mixed With Religion BUCHAREST

The Sun · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 5

A Protestant priest was beaten to death, and 50 persons were injured in a street fight among German inhabitants at Calnic, during the…

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Epsom Candidate Wins Red Thespian's Good Form in Maitland Sprint Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 21

STARTING at 5-4 on, Red Thespian, an Epsom candidate, today won the August Flying Handicap at the Maitland Race Club's meeting in impressive style. Milantheon completed a "hat…

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Erina Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 8

GOSFORD, Thursday.--Erina Shire Council was unable to function because three councillors on each side caused an impasse, and the appointment of a…

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Govt's Volte-face on Basic Wage Parliament to Fix Rate Pub. Service Victim Of Vendetta Country Penalised

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 1

ADMITTING yesterday that the State Industrial Commission had fallen down on its job of fixing the State basic wage and produced only chaos, the Stevens Cabinet decided to take away…

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Federal Cabinet Is Split No Agreement Yet On Election Date Must Wait Canberra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 5

OWING to the hopeless division in Cabinet on the date for the holding of the Federal election owing to one faction demanding an…

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Election Date Probably October 23. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 17

Latest information about the election date confirms the opinion that it will be Ootober 2[?] It is certain that it will not be inter than the first week in November…

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