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Politics & elections, 1939

1,676 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 84

Urges Unity Before Elections

Daily News · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 5

SUPPORT for moves which were being made to establish unity of the State's Labor forces was voiced yesterday at the Cook (Heffron) A.L.P. regional conference…

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Three Lang Men Seek Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 5

Three nominations have been received by the Lang Labor Party for the Legislative Council election on August 8. The election is to fill the vacancy…

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Breeder Seeks A.j.c. Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 16

Mr. H. S. Thompson was nominated on Saturday to contest the A.J.C. Committee vacancy caused by the death of Sir Jas. Murdoch…

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Plot to Blow Up Parliament Revelations On I.R.A. LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 5

An I.R.A. plot to blow up Parliament was revealed in the Commons to-day by the Home Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare)…

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"Peace Offering" to Germany Big-loan Suggestion Not Official Ministerial Explanations In Parliament LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 5

In Parliamentary statements to-day, British Ministers brushed aside as entirely unofficial the reported "peace plan" of Mr. R. S. Hudson, Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade…

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A.J.C. COMMITTEE. Four New Candidates Questions for Members

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 7

Two more candidates were nonnnated yesterday for the election for the committee of the Australian Jockey Club. Mr. F. P. MacCabe was nominated by…

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Legislative Council Vacancy. Lang, Candidate Selected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 12

The Lang Labour executive last night selected Mr. D. Cameron, a retired tramway officer of Newcastle, as the official Lang Party candidate for the vacancy in the Legislative…

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Loud Speakers at Elections. Fears at Hurstville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 16

Fears were expressed at the last meeting of Hurstville Council that unless action was liken promptly by the Local Government Department to amend the laws relating to…

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Tramway Man Lang Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 4

Mr. Daniel Cameron, Newcastle tramway employee, was selected by the Lang executive last night as the party's candidate for the Legislative Council…

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Ratcliffe to Seek Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 15

Andy Ratcliffe, former Glebe and State representative player, is a candidate for the New South Wales cricket selection committee…

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Letters People and Parliament

Daily News · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 4

Sir.--'What a profound quantity of valuable advice is contained In Mr, D. R. Lipscomb's letter published in the Dally News of 217,391…

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Parliament Must Pass Honest Judgment

Daily News · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 4

Events rich with dramatic content have brought Mr. Stevens as Premier to the most critical period of his calamitous history. On Thursday last, Mr. Heffron launched a censure motion…

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I.R.A.'s Plan to Blow Up Parliament London

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 5

The projected I.R.A. attack on the Houses of Parliament was discovered recently in a police raid, the "News - Chronicle"…

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Southern News Hospital Election Mrs. Marsden's Protest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 10

So far, Mrs. A. S. Marsden has been unable to intervene in the recent election of the board of the Liverpool District Hospital. Mrs…

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Derby Candidates. Riding Engagements

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 9

RIDING engagements have already been completed for the three star Sydney two-year-olds of the autumn— Reading, High Caste and Bonny Loch…

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PARLIAMENT & the People To the Editor

Daily News · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 4

Sir,--We must suppose that an elected member of the State Parliament would speak with a proper concern for any remarks he made…

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State Parliament Spooner Doesn't Remember Budget Talk With Murray Robson 'Fake' Not Used

Daily News · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

GETTING the call immediately Parliament met yesterday, the ex-Minister for Works, Mr. Spooner, quickly made it clear that he had no intention of precipitating a crisis on the…

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WORST I.R.A. Crime Wave Victim Dead: Others Mutilated Parliament Rushes Penal Bill LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 1

The I.R.A. perpetrated yesterday and early this morning its worst series of terrorist acts to date. They began at King's Cross railway…

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Equine Aristocrats Of New Zealand Boatload to Sail on Thursday Leading Trainer, T. R. George, Will Bring Three Of His String Beau Vite Is A Derby Candidate

Referee · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 1

ONE of the most valuable consignments of thoroughbreds ever to leave New Zealand will sail on…

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S.A.J.C. Committee Five Candidates for Seat

Referee · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 3

MR. G. W. BADMAN, owner of Aurie's Star and French Gem, announces that he will be a candidate for a seat on…

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