War Plea to Avoid Election
INEXPLICABLE decision of State Cabinet last week to suspend all shire and municipal elections, in New South…
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May Seek Power To Postpone Elections Ministers Urge Move Soon
NO immediate steps will be taken to postpone the Federal election, due within three months of the expiry…
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CANBERRA, Saturday.--The Labor Party has not considered a suggestion that the Federal elections should be postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Menzies May Seek British Aid To Extend Parliament
THE Commonwealth Government may shortly ask the British Parliament to remove from the Constitution the provision which requires an election to be held every three years…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Selects Own Candidate
MELBOURNE, Sun.--The executive of the Victorian A.L.P. has decided to take matters in its own hands and select a candidate for the…
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The Federal Opposition Leader (Mr. Curtin) said that if necessary the Labor Party would consider later suggestions that the Federal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Wharfies' Election
In an extraordinary election of Newcastle Watersiders, Mr. E. Durbin defeated Mr. W. Pointer by 51 votes fop vice- president…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rejects Plan to Defer Elections
Erskineville Council last night rejected the Local Government Association's proposal to postpone elections during the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unlimited Powers Over Life, Liberty, Labor and Property Assumed by the Menzies Government Unprecedented War Measure Guillotine Through Parliament
THE Commonwealth Parliament last week passed a measure which gives the Government almost unlimited…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Election Money for War Loan?
When the postponement of the Local Government Triennial elections was under discussion at Holroyd Council last night, Aid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Auburn Opposed Postponing Elections
Mayor Schindler's action in informing the Local Government Association that Auburn Council was opposed to the postponement…
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The New South Wales Cabinet decided last week to postpone local government elections from the first Saturday in December, when they are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Candidate for Dalley Selected
Dalley Federal Electorate Council has selected and endorsed Mr. C. R. Allan as its Labor candidate. Mr. F. Connors was the runner-up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Demand British Aid Sought Cessnock
The co-operation of the British Miner's Federation and of several Australian organisations will be sought…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wants Federal Election Ensured
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.--The Cessnock branch of the A.L.P. will ask the British Government to ensure that Federal elections are held at the usual time…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Macquarie Seat MR. J. B. CHIFLEY A.L.P. CANDIDATE
Mr. J. B. Chifley, who represented Macquarie Electorate in the House of Representatives for a few years, and who was Minister for Defence in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Postpone Elections State and Federal, As Well As Municipal
The Blue Mountains Shire Council has not only recommended that municipal and Shire elections should be postponed, in view of the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Postponing L.G. Elections (To the Editor)
Dear Sir,—The decision of the State Cabinet of N.S.W. to seek the sanction of its Parliament to countermand the holding of Local Government elections…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.S. PRESIDENCY. Hoover May Be Candidate. Republicans Meet. From Our Own Correspondent and A.A.P. New York, June 26
Mr. Herbett Hoover the former President, in a speech yesterday, urged the nation to stay out of war unless the western hemisphere was attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge. Mr. Justice Nicholas.) City Mutual Directorate. Recent Election Abortive
The suit Instituted by certain members of the City Mutual Life Assurance Society, against the society and persons lately acting as directors was disposed of…
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