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Politics & elections, 1938

2,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 102

Ulster General Elections Belfast, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 17

The Unionists have won the four Queen's University seats in the general elections held last week. This gives the Prime Minister Lord Craigavon. a total of 39 seats…

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W.A. BY-ELECTION. Nationalist Elected. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 14

By a majority of 987 in the fifth count, Mr. W. H. F. Willmott, one of the endorsed Nationalist candidates, won the by-election for the Sussex seat in the Legislative…

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Early State Election. Likely On or Before April 2. Premier's Dramatic Move. Ministerialists Pleased; Labour Members Surprised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 17

The State election it likely to be held on or before April 2. With dramatic suddenrtess, the Premier, Mr. Stevens, yesterday secured the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly, after he had told a meeting of his Parliamentary supporters that…

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Issues in State Elections Statements By Leaders

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Statements by the Premier (Mr. Stevens) and by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) indicate the issues on which each side will seek to fight the election. Mr. Stevens:…

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Swift Election Campaign Independents Add to Interest March 26 Or April 2 Are Likely Dates

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

The State elections may be held either on March 26 or April 2. Parliament will be dissolved within a fortnight, and must be prorogued before February 22, to which date both Houses stand adjourned…

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Branches Ready for Election

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 10

"THE LABOR DAILY" all along has held out that the present Government would not face up to another session of Parliament, and,…

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Fighting Fund for Election Union Officers' Support Keen Interest

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 7

SPURRED on by the announcement of the rush State election, union officers met in conference at A.L.P. headquarters yesterday and discussed…

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Polling Officers for Nepean

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

An advertisement appears in this issue requesting returned men to communicate immediately with the hon. secretary of the R.S. and S.I.L.A.,…

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Labour Candidate Mr. John Jackson Endorsed

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 5

The central executive of the N.S.W branch of the Australian Labour Party, on Friday, endorsed the candidature of Mr John Jackson, High Street, Penrith,…

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Notes of the Week. Political and Otherwise. Northern Ireland Elections

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 23

"With the recent inauguration of Eire as an incentive for organising Orange opposition, Lord Craigavon hurried on his Six County general elections. The Melbourne…

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The Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

THE date of the elections will be fixed on Friday. Cabinet has decided, for tactical reason, to take the vote as soon as possible…

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Oiling the Machines For The Elections Featuring Langism and Forgetting the Needs of the People

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

KING CAROL, of Rumania, has probably only heard of Australia in a vague sort of way. Certainly it is unlikely that he knows…

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Pilot's Notebook Newmarket Handicap Candidates in the Limelight Ajax, a Short-Priced Favorite, Has To Make Three-year-old Record

Referee · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 9

AJAX continues at the head of the Newmarket Handicap quotations, but whether he retains that position will probably be decided by his Futurity Stakes showing. A WIN in that will send him to a price that will not appeal to careful backers…

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Pointers for Trial New Distance For Candidates

Referee · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 8

THE majority of the runners in the Trial Stakes, to be run over a mile and three furlongs at Canterbury this Saturday, will be…

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Home News. Whiriwind Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

The campaign tor the State eleclon, on April 2, if not earlier, will be one of the shortest on record, and will probably not occupy more than three weeks. Mr. Stevens…

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Cup Candidates Form at Moonee Valley. Mutable Was Lucky. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 15

Two Australian Cup candidates, Mutable and Bianconi, won al Moonee Valley this afternoon, but five other firm acceptors for the Cup failed in their races…

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Election Plans. Brief Campaign. Premier Will Tour State

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 11

The campaign for the State elecction, which will, be held on April 2. if not earlier, will be one of the shortest on record. It will…

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Writers Disagree. Election of Officers. Allegations of Pre-selection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 7

Allegations that an attempt had been made to employ pre-selection methods in the appointment of office-bearers of the Fellowship of Australian Writers—a new body under an…

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Speeding Election Plans All Parties to Open Campaigns Soon Cabinet To Define Policy Of Govt. Next Week

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

All parties are speeding up election preparations throughout N.S.W., without waiting for the dissolution of Parliament and the announcement of the polling date…

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U.A.P. Will Support C.U.F. Candidates Political Circles Staggered by Disclosures Plans For Campaign Are Revealed 'Safe' Seat Squabbles

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

IN "SAFE" seats, the U.A.P. will fight among themselves; in marginal seats, they will fight for their political lives; and in Labor electorates they will fight for the Communist United Front candidates…

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