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Politics & elections, 1939

1,676 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 84

Personated Absent Elector. Waverley By-election. Voter's "Foolish Action."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 16

Michael Patrick Doyle, machine feeder, pleaded guilty in the Quarter Sessions yesterday to a charge of having personated an elector at the Waverley Parliamentary…

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Demonstration by Unemployed. Crowd Outside Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 9

About 500 men desctlbcd bv their leaders as the city branch of the Unemployed Association, assembled in Macquarie Street, opposite Parliament House, yesterday afternoon…

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Employment in N.Z. New High Level. Lord Galway Opens Parliament. Wellington, June 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 11

The Governor-General, Lord Galway, opening Parliament to-day, said that employment in New Zealand continued on a high level, and the number of…

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No Snap Federal Election Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) has no intention of seeking a dissolution. There was no support yesterday in Federal circles for a suggestion…

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Million Sign Petition to Parliament

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 11

LONDON, June 9th. Mr. Mander is to present a petition to Parliament before question time to-morrow, urging that the gates of Palestine be thrown upen…

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Menzies Urges an Election Labor and C.P. Stocks Are Low Tactical Advantages Of Quick Appeal To Voters

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 1

THE Menzies Government, at its first Cabinet meeting after the recess, gave primary consideration to the question of a snap Federal election. As a result of its deliberations, Mr. Menzies…

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Another Operation Parliament House of stone, brick, iron, fibro and packing cases is to be patched up again

The Sun · Sunday 2 July 1939 · page 15

State Parliament House, one of the most ancient and decrepit buildings in the city, is to undergo still another major operation in an effort to postpone its demise. Parliament House is not a…

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Dental Board Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 13

The Dental Board election, which was held on June 28, resulted in the election of the following dentists to represent members of the dental profession on the Dental Botud for…

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Dental Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 4

Drs. J. S. Baird and J. V. Hall Best, and Messrs. J. Darvall Hunt and Keith Oatley have been elected to the Dental Board for three years as representatives…

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Council By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 13

Four nominations have been received for the vacancy on the Strathfield Council, caused by the resignation of alderman P. Dj. Shortland upon his temporary appointment to the…

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Pact Issue in By-election Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 3

LONDON. Monday.--The Russian pact will probably be the major Issue at the pending by-elections at North' Cornwall and Caerphilly…

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Straight Australian Flouting the Will of Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 11

WE are told that it is the very, essence of democracy that the people should respect and accept the…

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Legislative Council Election. Delay in Issuing Writ. Lang Nominee Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 21

It is expected that the election to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Council, caused by the death of the former Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Hawkins, will be…

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Salvation Army General. Election Prospects. Former Office Boy Favoured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 17

A former office boy to the late General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is likely to succeed General Booth's daughter as General…

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Election in Finland Helsinki, July 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 15

The Fascists lost half their seats in the Finnish general election…

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Appoint New Clerk Upper House By-Election

Daily News · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 5

Mr. K. Charlton will to-day be appointed Clerk of the Legislative Council, in succession to Mr. C. H. H. Calvert, who has retired…

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New Polling Place

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 4

A State polling place has been established at Kemp's Creek Subdivision of Ingleburn, State Electorate of Nepean (Gazetted 23rd June). A Federal…

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Parliament Whisky in 'Loo

The Sun · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 13

A boy aged 18, said at the Quarter Sessions to-day that he was invited to a room in Sir John Young-crescent,…

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A. W. Jones for Parliament?

Referee · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 22

ARTHUR WILLIAM JONES chairman of the N.S.W. Tenmint Committee, is a candidate for the Upper House in the…

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Waverley Children of Mary. Election of Officers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 13

The Waverley Children of Mary held their annual election recently, and the following girls were reelected: Miss Frances Garvan (president); Miss Marie…

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