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Politics & elections, 1940

1,681 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 85

Track Trials. Fit Rosehill Candidates. Royal Chief Pleases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 13

The New Zealand horse Royal Chief, who will race in the Rawson Stakes at Rosehill to-morrow, arrived in Sydney last Monday. but already has shown on the track that he…

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British By-elections. London, March 7. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 9

The Kettering by-election resulted Profumo (Conservative), 17.914 votes; Ross (described as a workers and pensioners' anti-war candidate), 6,616. The Labour Party observed…

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Labour Party Dissension. Lang Group's Threat. Separate Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 10

A split in the State Labour Party is threatened as a result of a meeting of Lang Party supporters in the Australian Hall last night…

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Queen Competition Jewish National Fund Ivriah Candidate

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

The Committee working for the can didature of Miss Joyce Slender in the above competition announces a most interesting programme on her behalf. The…

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Autumn Races. Rosehill To-day. Doncaster and Cup Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 21

The Rosehill Club will commence the Sydney autumn racing carnival to-day with a programme of seven races. The first of which will begin…

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Election Of First Members Labor's Jubilee

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4

THE election of the first Labor representatives to Parliament is one of the great milestones to be celebrated during Labor's Jubilee this month. In the eighties Industrial Labor…

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Victoria's No-issue Election This Week

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 March 1940 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Victoria is entering the last week of one of the strangest election campaigns in the State's history. Polling is next Saturday. There is no real issue before…

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Elections in Canada. Government Victory Probable. War Effort Chief Issue Ottawa, March 10. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 12

The Liberal Party is still heavily favoured to win the Canadian general elections, although its present majority of 110 is likely to be reduced to 30 or…

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Warring Powers Await Finland's Fateful Reply Parliament Will Decide Peace Or War As Time Limit Nears LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

Finland's parliament will be summoned to decide whether Russia's peace terms will be accepted…

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Long Labor Record of Candidate Brisbane, Mar. 10

Tribune · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. M. P. (“Mick”) Ryan, well - known Communist and trade unionist, has been endorsed as the Communist Party’s…

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Victorian Elections Opposed to the War , MELBOURNE, Mar 6

Tribune · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

“The Communist Party is opposed to the war and opposed to the people being burdened with the cost of the war,” said Mr. J…

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Election in Canada. 672 CANDIDATES. Nominations Close. OTTAWA, March 12. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 14

When nominations closed yesterday for the Canadian general elections, which will be held on March 26, it was revealed that there were [?]72 candidates…

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Resigns Campaign Direction To Become Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 8

Stating that he would be a candidate at Baulkham Hills Shire Council elections in December, Mr. A. H. Holmes of Parsonage Road,…

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Doncaster and Cup Candidates

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 4

It is becoming fashionable for Rosehill trainers to gallop their charges at the local heath while a meeting is in progress…

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A Progressive Paper for Australian Homes Why Labor Must Win at the Victorian Elections on

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 3

FOLLOWING so soon after Labor's magnificent victory at Corio, the electors of Victoria will have a splendid opportunity of striking…

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Corio By-election

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 19

The Editor, Sir,—I offer you my hearty congratulations for the courageous and gallant fight that "The Worker" put up to…

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Corio By-Election Declaration of Poll

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 14

The official declaration of the Corio by-election result was made at Geelong last Thursday. The final figures were: J. J. Dedman (Labor), 26,122; J. T…

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Bendigo Council Election Mr. J. P. Keogh's Candidature

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 12

Mr. J. P. Keogh, who is a vice-president and an organiser of the A.W.U., is a candidate for the vacancy on the Bendigo City Council caused…

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Track Trials. Candidates for Big Races. Waireka's Half-mile. Yours Truly in Form

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 17

Horses who may he expected to perform well at the Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting at Randwick this month are being allotted more…

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Elections As Usual Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said to-day that he did not propose to initiate any move to prolong the life of the Federal Parliament…

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