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Politics & elections, 1939

1,676 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 84

Women's Party To Contest Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 10

Members of the Australian Women's Party will contest seats at the next Federal elections. This announcement was made at the monthly luncheon of the…

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Extraordinary Election and Extraordinary Circular. (To the Editor.)

The Biz · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 3

Sir,—The electors of Fairfield Municipality have been intrigued and entertained with a circular issued over the signature of "Alderman J. Henshaw,"…

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Municipal Candidate

The Biz · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

'An interesting' personality among the aspirants for election to Fairfield Council next Saturday. April I. at the extraordinary election, is Mr. W. T. Gibson,…

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Election Circular Business Man's Reply. (To the Editor.)

The Biz · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 9

My attention has been drawn to a circular issued by the authority of Ald J. Henshaw, on behalf of Mr. E. J. Paterson, Labor nominee for the Fairfield…

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Seeks Seat In Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 5

WAVERLEY'S U.A.P. candidate at home.--Mrs. E. M. Waddell photographed last night preparing her family's dinner…

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Questions in Parliament Schools[?] Expenditure

The St George Call · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

Mr. J. C. Ross: Can the Minister for Education inform the House when it is likely that sufficient funds will be made available to him to enable the carrying…

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Parliament Is The Voice Of The People

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 6

AFTER an all-night muster the Government managed to herd enough sheep into the Legislative…

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Waverley By-election Stevens Trounced By New A.L.P. Candidate Free Rein Given to Combines, Landlords Sydney

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 3

Political feeling is at its peak in Waverley. Although the by-election candidates have barely commenced their campaigns, their names are on everyone’s lips. The record of the…

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Election of Hanlon Valid

The Sun · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 6

The election of the Home Secretary, Edward Michael Hanion. as a member of the Queensland Parliament, was established to-day by a…

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Waverley Election Talks From 2Ky

Daily News · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

2KY Waverley election talk to-night will be given by Mr. Arthur Rutherford, at 7 Mr. Rutherford, secretary of the Hospital…

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The U.A.P. Candidate For Waverley

Daily News · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 4

Mrs. Waddell, widow of the former member for Waverley, is the endorsed U.A.P. candidate. Irrespective of party, the people generally will sympathise with her desire to enter Parliament to continue the fight…

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Canada's War Policy. "Parliament to Decide." Prime Minister Speaks. OTTAWA, March 31 (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 12

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, said in the House of Commons yesterday that if a European war broke out. Parliament would decide whether…

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British By-election. London, March 31. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 12

The Kincardine by-election, caused by the resignation of Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (Conservative), resulted:—Mr. Thornton Kemsley (Conservative), 11,111; Mr. A. J…

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Presidency of France. Request to M. Lebrun. Re-election Urged. From Our Own Correspondent. London, March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 12

Paris newspapers are giving considerable space to discussion of the Presidential election next Wednesday and most of them espress the opinion…

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Warwick Farm Races. Doncaster and Cup Candidates Engaged. Prelude to Randwick Evewts. Bourbon's Prospects in Autumn Cup

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 15

Form in to-day's principal handicaps, the Liverpool Handicap and the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup is likely to have an important bearing on the prospects in the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup, to be run at Randwick next week. The cup will be run over a mile and a half,…

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Queensland Premier. Possible Change to Federal Sphere. Griffith By-election. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 11

Interest is increasing in the possibility of the Premier of Queensland, Mr. Forgan Smith, deciding to contest the by-election at Griffith. He is…

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Queensland Election. Dispute Over Seat. Leave to Appeal Refused by High Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 13

The High Court, by a majority decision, yesterday refused an application by George Sydney Webb, barrister-at-law, of Brisbane, for special leave to…

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Lively By-election Meetings. Police Make Arrest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 11

Meetings arranged by the Australian Labour Party and the Heffron party candidates in the Waverley by-election campaign last night, were lively, and…

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Belgian Women Seek Election Brussels

The Sun · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 2

The 3000 candidates at the general election, to be held on Sunday, include 36 women, 26 for the Chamber and 10 for the Senate…

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Speakers' Class for By-election

Daily News · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 2

Members of the Sunday night speakers' class are advised that Mr. F. Simpson will be present as usual at Transport House, Cleveland Street, Redfern, at 7.45…

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