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Politics & elections, 1938

2,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 102

A.W.U. Election Ruled Void June Meeting May Appoint Officers

The Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 9

Several months of faction strife in the N.S.W. branch of the A.W.U. have culminated in the annual elections, completed in January, being…

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Nuffseid's Gallop, Was Pleasing Sydney Cup Candidates Given Leisurely Time Sal Volatile's Victory

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 2

ALTHOUGH there were no "swallow-catching" trials fit wick yesterday, morning, the semi-final gallops for the Opening day of the A.J.C. Autumn Carnivalwere, interesting to a degree. The inside portion of the "A" grass track was…

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Good Work By Rosebery Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 35

DEPUTY RULER surprised with the best sprint performance of the morning at Randwick yesterday…

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Members of parliament Must Serve, Not Dictate. To the Editor

Liverpool News · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

Sir,—In addressing a meeting at Temora during the recent Election campaign Colonel Bruxnor made a vicious attack upon the political "worthlessness" of the…

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Shots Fired in Parliament. Assassination Fear. Nazi Demonstrator. Copenhagen, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 11

A young man made what was at first thought to be an attempt on the life of Dr. Karl Steineke, the Danish Minister for Justice, When he fired two shots in…

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Election Campaign

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 15

Mr. A. G. Huie, the Free Trade candidate for the Nepean, addressed a good meeting at Baulkham Hills on Saturday. He was accorded a very sympathetic…

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Foreign Policy Main Issue Another British By-Election LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 5

The broad issue at the by-election for Lichfield, as at West Fulham (captured by Labor), will be foreign policy…

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Election Appeals Position

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 7

SHOULD either Mr. W. F. Sheahan or Mr. W. C. Milne, principals in the Petersham and Gordon election disputes, appeal to the Court of…

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Municipal Bye-election

Liverpool News · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

There are quite a number of likely candidates for the vacancy in Liverpool Council, and the contest will be keen. The Council of Progress Associations…

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Parliament Prorogued

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

State Parliament was prorogued by reclamation,yesterday until May 3, but it is not expected that the main session will commence until early in…

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Firemen March to Parliament Labor Members Bombard Stevens

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Apr. 12—Firemen again marched from the Trades Hall, Goulburn Street, to Parliament House today. Later, in the House of Parliament, the leader of the Opposition and several Labor members called on the Premier (Stevens)…

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STATE A.L.P. Coherence Plans. Communists and the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 8

Future plans of the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Lang, and his attitude towards the State Labour leadership will be disclosed at the annual…

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Lang Not Guilty Is Finding A.L.P. Report For Conference the Election

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

AN attempt to attribute Labor's failure in the elections to "sabotage in New South Wales by the Sydney Labor Council and the…

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After the Election. Labour Rule in Queensland. Hospital Conflict. by Our Brisbane Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 14

The results of the State elections confounded most of the prophets. A swing against the Government had been confidently predicted, and…

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Want Ban on Election Noise

The Sun · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 2

Hurstville Council has decided to take no action regarding the use of loud speakers by the Labor Party during the recent elections…

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President of Eire Election London

The Sun · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 5

The election of President of Eire will take place on May 31 and the President will take office at the end of June…

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Another Election!

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 30

"IS Clark Gable a changed A man?" -- "Sunday Sun." Yes! Most flappers have changed him for Robert…

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Vic. Labor's Senate Candidate Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 7

James Michael Sheehan, country organiser of the Australian Railways Union, was chosen by the Es[?]er Conference of the Victorian ALP…

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Eire Presidential Election Dublin

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1938 · page 13

THE Presidential election in Eire has been fixed for May 31. The President will take office at the end of June…

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Parliament to Hear Lyons

The Sun · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 1

Defence will overshadow all other questions during early stages of the Federal Parliamentary session which opens on April 27…

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