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Politics & elections, 1939

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Autumn Double. Doncaster Handicap Candidates. Trainer's Strong Hand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 15

The Randwick trainer, J. H. Abbs, holds a strong hand in the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup, to be run on April 8. He has the…

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Early Moves In Waverley By-Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

Campaigning in the Waverley by-election will begin in earnest this week. The Labor candidates are Messrs. J. P…

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THREE M.L.As. Die in Month. Queensland Parliament. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 12

Three seats in the State Parliament have become vacant in leas than a month. Mr. W. J. Wellington, member for Charters Towers, died on March 2. The Speaker, Mr. G…

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Macquarie Seat. State A.L.P. BALLOT. Mr. Luchetti Likely Candidate. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 13

The selection ballot in choose a candidate to represent the State A.L.P. in the Macquarie electorate at the next Federal election was concluded at the week-end…

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Teachers' Part in Politics Questions To Candidates

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

The Teachers' Federation plans to make education an issue in the Waverley by election and at all…

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Martin's Opening Shot To-night Why His Election Is Vital to Waverley

Daily News · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

THE LABOR PARTY is prepared for a huge audience at the official opening of its Waverley by-election campaign to-night at Harris Hall, Bondi Junction…

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Waverley Ban On Loud-Speakers Print Deluge Planned at By-election U.A.P. Aspirants Press Their Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

Waverley Council yesterday advised all candidates in the forthcoming by-elections that the use of loud-speakers would be prohibited. Randwick Council, in the same electorate, will discuss…

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Waverley By-election April 22 Is Voting Day

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 20

THE by-election for the Waverley seat in the N.S.W. State Parliament, rendered necessary by the death of the U.A.P. member (Mr. Waddell),…

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By-election Speculation Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 7

Whether Mr. Forgan Smith will contest the by-election for Griffith, is causing keen speculation among Ministers, and the rank and file of…

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A.L.P. NOMINEE Chifley Macquarie Candidate

Daily News · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--At a special meeting last night, the Bathurst A.L.P. nominated Mr. J. B. Chifley as candidate for Macquarie in the forthcoming Federal…

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Waverley Seat. Mr. Martin Opens Campaign. Heffron Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 19

Mr. C. E. Martin, the Heffron Labour Party candidate in the Waverley by-election, opened his campaign and announced his policy…

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Loud Speaker Used. Election Meeting at Bondi Junction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 18

A loud speaker was used by the Heffron Labour Party at the opening meeting of its campaign in the Waverley by-election at Bondi Junction last…

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Labour League Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 8

The folllowing officers for 1939 were elected at the recent annual meeting of the Lang Federal electoral council of the State A.L.P.:— President Mr. F. P. Mulredy; vice-presidents,…

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Aims To Be 'Snow White' Of Parliament

The Sun · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 9

A motherly Snow White administering soothing syrup to troubled Parliamentarians, and helping to tidy up their House, is the role Mrs. Ella Mary Waddell envisages for herself if she is…

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The Death of a Parliament. a Roman Funeral. Italy's New Constitution

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 33

An October decree provided for the replacing of the Italian Chamber of Deputies by the Chamber of Fascios and Corporations; and with its meeting last month…

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MACQUARIE Labour Selection Heffron Candidate

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 1

THE selection of an A.L.P. candidate to contest Macquarie election at the next Federal election, though not quite finalised,…

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"Pilot" Selects Doncaster and Cup How Doncaster Candidates Finished in Rosehill Railway Handicap Mildura Preferred to Stablemate Gold Rod St. Constant's Great Chance N.Z. Champion Is Public Favorite for Sydney Cup

Referee · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 1

NEXT Saturday's Warwick Farm racing may throw further light on the probable result of the Doncaster Handicap, but nothing happened at Rosehill to weaken St. Constant's position as favorite, though Gold Rod's good run caused his price to shorten…

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Waverley Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 10

MRS. ELLA MARY WADDELL, who was selected last night as the U.A.P. candidate for the Waverley by-election. The seat became vacant upon the death…

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Waverley Seat. Mrs. Waddell, U.A.P. Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 9

Mrs. Ella Mary Waddell, widow of Mr. J. W. Waddell, who formerly held the Waverley seat in the Legislative Assembly, was last night selected by…

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Deaths Cause Six British By-elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--Six members of the House of Commons have died in the last 12 days. Eight by-elections are now pending…

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