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A threat of court proceedings has followed Saturday's by-election for Balmain, won by Mrs. Mary Quirk, Lang Labor candidate. Irregularities are alleged. At the request of Mr. Sidney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MRS. M. QUIRK, new member for Balmain in the Legislative Assembly, will not do her own housework now. "It would be impossible for a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mrs. Mary Quirk will succeed her late husband, Mr. John Quirk, as the Lang A.L.P. member for Balmain in the State Parliament as the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A by-election to fill the vacancy on the Alexandria Council, caused by the death recently of Alderman Richard Power, will be held on February 4. Alderman Power…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The many decisions which Mr. Chamberlain has to weigh include the time to hold a general election…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Impersonation and intimidation in the Balmain by-election on Saturday were alleged last night by Mr. John O'Carroll, a defeated candidate. The election was won by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE nation-wide demand for closer links between Britain and other peaceful countries is expressed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following have been elected as the State Executive of the Australasian Society of Engineers for the year 1939; F. Connors, A. Cheslin, G. Jessop,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There will be no court proceedings to upset the declaration of the Balmain by election, held last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Allegations of irregularities in the conduct of the Balmain by-election, which was won on Saturday by Mrs. Mary Quirk, Lang Labour candidate,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →IN the by-election at Balmain last Saturday Mrs. Mary Quirk was elected to succeed her late husband, Mr. John Quirk, as Labor member for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE official Labor Party in New South Wales won the Balmain by-election last Saturday, but the Inner Group can scarcely be proud of the achievement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALTHOUGH the by-election for the Balmain seat in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, which took place last Saturday, resulted in Labor retaining…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →After a postponement of one day because of allegations of irregularities and reports of contemplated Court action. Mrs. Mary Quirk, the Lang Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →AS the New Year begins here in London I am moved to prophecy. This time, though, it is not a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The general election for the Legislative Assembly will be held on Saturday, March 18. Nominations will close on March 1…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Thursday. Davis Cup candidates will have their last opportunity to impress the selectors in the Australian tennis championships which commence to-morrow at Kooyong…
Continued on Trove, page 48 →Sir,—On behalf of the women of the great Labor Movement in Liverpool, [?] wish to congratulate Mrs. Quirk on her great triumph in being elected with an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The by-election for the State seat of Light (vacated by ex-Premier Butler in order to contest Wakefield) takes place on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Balmain by-election witnessed the decline of the winner group" rote from a majority of 11,000 to a few hundreds. It indicates, not a loss of faith in the labor movement, but the opposition of the workers to Langism…
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