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Politics & elections, 1938

2,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 102

Gaol for S.P. Men Is Proposal Govt's Intentions If Returned At Elections Be Ruthless! Casino

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 5

WELL-INFORMED racing interests on the Northern Rivers say that if the Stevens Government is reelected, the same stringent laws…

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The State Elections. Polling Day Next

The Propeller · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 7

The State elections will take place next Saturday. In this district there are four electorates, and each of the retiring members are…

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Notes of the Week. Political and Otherwise. Workers and Candidates

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 23

During this week the nights are raucous with the shouts of a hundred politicians and their heelers, who offer to devote their lives (for a consideration) to the welfare…

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The Catholic Club. Annual Election of Officers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 17

At the adjourned meeting of the Catholic Club, which was held on Monday, 21st inst., the following candidates were successful in the election of officers of the…

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Election Results 2Ch Arrangements

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 15

Station 2CH has made full arrangements to broadcast the N.S.W. State Election results on Saturday night. Soon after 8 p.m., there will…

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Two Election Results

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 15

New South Wales State elections will be held on Saturday March 26. Next day (Sunday, March 27) there will be a resume on National No. 1 relay at 10.20…

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Imposing Record of Public Service Councillor S.a. Storey Hornsby Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 15

Councillor S. A. Storey, one of the endorsed U.A.P. candidates for the Hornsby sent, has an imposing record of public service. In addition to his…

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Acid Test for People's Candidate Is Sincerity

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 14

The ancient potter, wishing to indicate the quality of his goods to his patrons, marked the most genuine of his treasures with the words "Sine Cera." Thus was…

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They All Claim to Be on the Political Winner Local Election Forecasts Confident Campaigners

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 5

In every election the number of candidates expected to win always exceeds considerably the number of seats available. These expectations are often based mainly on canvasses and promises of support. The former are frequently unreliable, and sometimes…

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Our Country As I See It Mexican Mix-up—Our Iron Deposits—Wheat Slump—Tiger Pear—S.A. Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 1

AS if there was not enough trouble in the world, the Mexicans have to cut loose to create further contusion…

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A Foregone Conclusion For Saturday's Vote Short and Swift Election Campaign Ensures a Government Victory

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 1

ON Saturday next the electors of New South Wales will have recorded their opinions concerning the political parties that have…

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Fleck is Confident. State Elections

The Broadcaster · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

Alderman Dr. C. C. Fleck, M.L.A., expects to be relumed to Parliament on March 26th. The U.A.P. Government he represents has made a remarkable change…

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Catholic Club Elections

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 30

At the adjourned meeting or the Catholic Club, which was held on Monday, 21st inst., the following candidates were successful in the election of officers of the…

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Tame Election Meetings. Few Interjections. Tours of Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

If attendances at meetings were taken as the only guide to public interest, it could safely be asserted that only a very small percentage of the voters of New South Wales…

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Castlereagh Seat. U.c.p. Candidate's Attack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

"Mr. Lang had the effrontery to claim that only he stood between the moneyed interests and the working man," said Mr. Yeo. U.C.P. candidate for Castlereagh, in a speech…

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The Election Campaign. One Question. Premier Reduces Issues. Government's Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, in speeches last night at Ryde and North Sydney, reduced the issues before electors to one question…

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Elections. Quietness of Campaign. Parties' Hopes. Government Victory Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 11

Experienced campaigners, including the Premier, Mr. Stevens, interpret the peaceful progress of a very brief campaign as a sign that the…

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Country Party Candidates. "Larger Majorities." Mr. Bruxner's View. From Our Special Representative. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

The leader of the Country Party, Mr. Bruxner, addressed his last meeting on behalf of Country Party candidates when he spoke in support of the…

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Five Involved in Smashes Poll Not So Quiet For Candidates

The Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 16

This has been described as a quiet election. But five State politicians have been involved in accidents since…

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2Ky Election Broadcasts

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 7

TO-NIGHT, commencing at 8 o'clock, there will be a broadcast and community singing from Leichhardt Town…

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