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Politics & elections, 1940

1,681 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 85

Favors Coalition Page Wants Early Fed. Elections

Daily News · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 2

SIR EARLE PAGE said yesterday that the demand for a National Government would become even more emphatic when the detailed occurrences of the final days of the Federal session last week percolated…

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Martin Candidate at Gladesville

Daily News · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 2

Mr. Rupert Lockwood, endorsed Labor candidate for the Federal electorate of Martin, will address a meeting of the Gladesville A.L.P…

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"Dad Rudd" Tells Parliament

The Sun · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 38

Bert Bailey, star of "Dad Rudd, M.P.", made history in New South Wales when Cinesound took the camera…

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Segret Session of N.Z. Parliament. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 8

A secret sitting of Parliament was opened this afternoon. All doors were locked and guarded. There remained in the chamber only members of the House and the Legislative…

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Too Busy to Think About Elections

Daily News · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--He had not had time to think about elections lately, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said, to-day…

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Election of 2Ky Committee

Daily News · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 5

The Labor Council last night elected the wireless committee to control 2KY for the year. Those elected were: H. Burge…

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Government by Default! Too Feeble To Meet Parliament

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 3

MENZIES' wail about overwork has substance. As he pointed out, British Ministers have parliamentary under-secretaries who can take up the load of duties in the Commons…

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Newspaper Elections. Kalkallo Hurdle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 19

"Herald": Wherhside, Our Boy, North Cape. "Argus": North Cape, Whernside, Our Boy. "Age": North Cape, Harley, Whernside…

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Mr. Menzies's Choice. Talk of Early Election. Vital Labour Conference. by Our Canberra Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 8

Sir Earle Page's suggestion that an immediate appeal should be made to the people has revived in Federal political circles talk of an early election…

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Labour Candidate for Robertson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 10

At a ballot on Saturday, Mr. Thomas F. Williams, a Sydney solicitor, was elected as the official Labour candidate to contest the Robertson [?]at at the next Federal elections…

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Want Municipal Elections Put Off

Daily News · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 2

Granville Council is urging that the local government elections be postponed, probably until after the war. The council will suggest that the…

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Lang Party Candidates

Daily News · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

The Lang Party has endorsed all its old-stagers and many political newly-weds for its Federal election campaign…

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Parliament in August

The Sun · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 2

The proroguing of the State Parliament until August will be announced by the Premier (Mr. Mair) to a gathering of the Ministerial parties…

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National Candidates at Moonee Valley

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 11

Many additional Grand National candidates sported silk at the Moonee Valley races on Saturday, and included in the nine runners in the…

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Local Government Elections. Postponement for War Period Proposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 6

Members of the Sydney County Council expressed the opinion yesterday that the local government elections due next December should be postponed for the duration of the war…

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Council Defers Election Decision

Daily News · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 5

A suggestion by Cr. Harding that the Minister for Works and Local Government be asked to postpone municipal elections throughout the…

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State Parliament Prorogued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 8

A profamation was issued last night prorogulingthe State Parliament from the June 18 to July 16…

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Parliament July 16

Daily News · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 3

A special supplement to the Government Gazette published last night announces that the State Parliament is prorogued until July 16…

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Social Justice. Members of Parliament Circularised

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 19

Every member of the Federal Senate and House of Representatives, and of the N.S.W. Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly has been sent a copy of the…

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State Parliament Meets on July 16

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 7

The proroguing of State Parliament to July 16 is announced in a supplement to the Government Gazette published yesterday…

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