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Politics & elections, 1940

1,681 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 85

Senate Elections. New Ballot Paper Arrangements

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 20

Under the Senate Electoral Bill, passed by the Federal Parliament last week, the alphabetical system of arranging Senate party groups on the…

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Straight Australian Trying a New Election Dodge

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 11

AS a result of legislation passed through the Federal Parliament last week the electoral law has been amended to provide…

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Swedish Chamber of Commerce Election of Executives

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 1

President: Captain A. E. Lundgren, C.B.E. Council: New South Wales—Sir Thomas Gordon, Messrs. A. R…

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Parliament Will Dethrone King Leopold Meeting Called In Paris To-morrow Back Decision of Cabinet Deliberate Plot Is Suggested LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 3

Fifty Belgian Senators and Deputies met in Paris and carried a resolution confirming the solidarity of the Belgian and Allied Governments…

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A Federal Election and War Work

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 20

BAD and alarming as the military situation of the Allies is in France, and great as the necessity in Great Britain to create a "war dictatorship" may be, the position in Australia is far from being so desperate that the people should surrender their democratic rights. Yet that is what our Federal…

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Election Hint To Gander By Menzies CANBERRA

The Sun · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 3

Federal Parliament will probably sit all night, so that business on the notice paper can be disposed of before it rises to-morrow afternoon…

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Parliament Preview Of "Dad Rudd, M.P."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 12

Members of the New South Wales Government will be given a special preview of "Dad Rudd, M.P.," next week by Cinesound Film Company. THIS Cinesound film is…

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To Endorse C.P. Candidate for Cowper

The Land · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Cowper electorate council of the United Country Party will be held at Kempsey on Monday, June 17, to endorse a candidate, or…

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Panama Elections. Communist Plot Thwarted. WASHINGTON, May 30. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 12

The Panamanian Ambassador. Mr. Boyd announced that arrested in the Canal Zone a[?] Panama had thwarted a Communist Socialis[?] plot forelbly to prevent the national [?]ections…

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Labor Certain To Win At Coming Elections Ward Charges Pro-nazi Govt. Entanglement Canberra

Daily News · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 2

THE Australian people were determined, at the coming Federal election, to return a Labor Government -- the only government capable of organising a genuine war effort, free from pro-Nazi entanglements, said Mr…

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Parliament Up for Five Weeks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

CANBERRA. Friday.--Federal Parliament went into recess tonight for five weeks. It will reassemble for one week on…

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Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 14

The following were elected unopposed as candidates of the official Labour Party at the next Federal elections: Eden-Monaro, Mr. H. E. Turner; Martin, Mr. R. Lockwood; North…

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Labor's Team For Election

Daily News · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 1

LABOR'S fighting machine for the coming Federal struggle was overhauled and strengthened…

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Assembling Cars In Australian Works Australian car manufacture is in the news again with the Motor Car Bill in Parliament's hands

The Sun · Sunday 2 June 1940 · page 8

This series of photos shows something of car manufacturing here. It shows how the Dodge, a typical…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Nicholas.) City Mutual Directorate. Election of April 10 ABORTIVE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 3

Argument was continued in the suit, particulars of which have already been published, instituted by certain members of the City Mutual Lite Assutance Society, Ltd., against…

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Parliament Not A Safe Spot For Financial Heroes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 9

"If anyone had suggested spending £70,000,000 on defence in Australia, three or four years ago, he might have been a hero today. "But he would not have remained a member of Parliament."…

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Move to Defer Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 2

Postponement because of the war of the local government elections until a date to be fixed by the Minister will be suggested by…

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Grand National Candidates

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 13

With the near approach of the Grand Nationals, the jumping events commanded much attention at the V.R.C. June meeting at Flemington on…

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Election Urged. Sir Earle Page's View. National Government Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 14

Sir Earle Page, M.P., the former leader of the Country Party, in a statement last night, advocated an immediate Federal election…

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Not Thinking About Elections MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 9

"I have not had time to think about elections lately," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today, when asked to comment on…

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