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Politics & elections, 1938

2,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 102

Support the Communist Candidates! For Unity and a Better Life

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE . Mar 4 - The bureau of the Queensland District Committee meet yesterday and decided to contest West Moreton , against the leader of the U. A. P Parliamentary opposition Maher . The District secretary , Jim Slater will be the…

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Ministers Are Opposed Key Seats in Elections

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 7

Unusual elements in the present election campaign are attempts to unseat ministers by opponents not…

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"Close Hotels at 10 P.m." Licensees Decide to Ask Government End Sought To Closure On State Election Days

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

A conference of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association to-day decided to ask the Government that the closing hours of hotels be extended until 10 p.m. It also agreed to ask that the Government…

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Heffron Is Acclaimed Wide-range Programme for Election Policy of Labor

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 6

AN accompaniment of thunderous cheering put the stamp of popular approval upon the policy speech delivered by Mr. R. Heffron, Labor leader at Mascot last night. Speaking in the Coronation Hall, which was crowded, Mr. Heffron outlined a…

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Liquor Law Reform Election Issue?

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 1

A CONFERENCE of hotelkeepers, to be held to-day, may decide to make an amendment of the liquor laws an election issue. Approximately 250 delegates, representing over 2000 hotelkeepers throughout New South Wales, will be in attendance…

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Labor Can Win Election, Despite Division

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

THE question of Dictatorship is one of more than usual importance for Labor in Australia at the present time. It is no longer a merely foreign phenomenon. It isn't something alien on the far side of the seas. We have it right here in our midst. THE Big Stick dictatorship of J. T…

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Face Hard Fights Six Campaigns Complicated by Party Strife Elections in Full Swing by the Weekend

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 7

SIX vital electorates will hold leading interest at the State election on March 26. In each of these seats internal party opposition makes the outcome doubtful…

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N.s.w. Elections Vote for the Labor Candidates in All Electorates

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 10

Where there are two Labor candidates and an anti Labor candidate for the same seat, give your No. 1 vote to the one you…

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N.s.w. Elections Vote for the Labor Candidates in All Electorates

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 11

Where there are two Labor candidates and an antiLabor candidate for the same seat, give your No. 1 vote to the one…

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Hot Shoes in the State Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 3

PREMIER STEVENS says that all-round prosperity is an established fact in N.S.W. One of the results of a rotund politician admiring what he…

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The South Australian Worker Adelaide, Monday. Election Campaign

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 15

EVERYBODY IS [?] The antiLabor crowd seem to be relying [?] press publicity which they are able to buy Labor…

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Newcastle County Council. Small Election Poll Recorded

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 20

VOTING for the Newcastle County Council elections took place last Saturday. The results were disappointing. Out of 70,173 voters on the…

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Betting and Liquor. Issues in S.A. ELECTION. Parties Lose Initiative. by Our Adelaide Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 16

Rarely has a South Australian election campaign presented so many remarkable features as that which will end on March 19. To begin with, the…

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Plans for Election Victory Labor Women Organised New Branch

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

LABOR women who have organised themselves for the purpose of throwing their weight behind the Provisional Executive in the election…

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No Vote for 318,000 Electors at Poll 'Walk-Overs' For 19 Candidates 1,200,000 Voters to Decide Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 7

A RECORD number of 318,000 enrolled voters, in 19 electorates, will not cast votes at the State poll on March 26…

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Tafari si rifa' una posizione Candidate al premio Nobel per la pace e attore in un "corto metraggio" BERLINO

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

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Election Candidate Hurt. Car Falls Into Creek. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 8

Mr. M. R. O'Halloran, formerly a Senator, and at one time a member of the State Parliament, who is the Labour candidate for the northern district of Frome, suffered broken…

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Steel Industry in N.Z. Bill Submitted to Parliament Auckland (N.Z.),Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

In submitting to Parliament the bill authorising the establishment of the new State iron and steel industry, the Minister for Industries, Mr. Sullivan…

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State Elections Nominations Three for Nepean

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

NOMINATIONS for the State elections on 26th inst. closed at noon on Friday, and three were received for Nepean…

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"Queen of Waves" Candidate Withdraws

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 10

Miss Ethel Clifford, who was representing Parramatta in the "Queen of the Waves" competition being conducted by the N.S.W. 1S-Footers Sailing League for…

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