Government's Offer to Labor. Move to Dodge Election
Federal Labor leader Curtin stated last week that while the Prime Minister's offer to form a National Government, with five or six seats for Labor,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Politics & elections, 1940
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Federal Elections. No Postponement
The proposal made by the Menzies Government that powers should be nought to extend the life of the Federal Parliament has been Abandoned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Epsom Candidate
Narrowly defeated by Geebung in the 1939 Epsom Handicap. Tuhitarata will not contest this year's event. Tuhitarata has split a heel, and Trainer…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Did Britain Snub Menzies? Federal Election Postponement Issue
An unofficial story going the rounds in Federal political circles, and published in a Sydney anti-Labor newspaper last week-end, is that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Elections As Usual. Parties Decide. Early Date Favoured. CANBERRA
The proposal that powers should be sought for Parliament to extend its life in an emergency is dead. Ministerial leaders made it plain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →No-Election Plan Dropped Poll Expected by Mid-november; Cameron Rebuffed Canberra
The Government has dropped its plan to seek powers from the British Government to extend the life of Parliament in an emergency…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fairfield Polling Places
Fairfield Council has decided to defer for the time being a suggestion by Fairfield Municipal Assembly that a polling place be established in Coleraine Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Train Physical Instructors. W.A.N.S. Candidates
AREA officers of the W.A.N.S. have been requested by the technical committee which controls the physical fitness training to select from the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Election Date Still Kept Secret Menzies Refuses to Be Drawn War Policy And Unity Will Be Main Issues CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) again refused to be drawn in the House of Representatives to-day when asked to name the election date. There is a general feeling among members,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early Election Likely Menzies Hints At Making Issue Of Labor's Attitude CANBERRA
Members are satisfied that Federal elections will be rushed on as soon as possible. Although nothing specific can be drawn from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Postponed Council Elections "Thin Edge of Wedge."
A communication was received at Liverpool Council meeting on Tuesday day, from the Local Government Department, stating that it was considered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home News. Election Pending
Two developments pointing to the dissolution of the House of Representatives at the end of next week occurred in Canberra last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Election Date. Decision Next Week. Dissolution Signs CANBERRA
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, it is believed, will decide the date of the election before both Houses reassemble on Wednesday, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fight in Tamworth. Candidates and Parties. Local Issues Predominate by a Staff Correspondent
Anyone who thinks that voting at the Tamworth by-election on Saturday will give a real indication of the current trends of Australian political sentiment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, August 9, 1940. the Coming Federal Election
Blandly parrying Opposition inquiries whether Parliament might shortly be dissolved, the Prime Minister admitted that "the possibility of an election has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Elections
Bexley Council decided at its last meeting to endorse the decision of the Government to postpone the municipal elections until one year after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weekly Labor Feature Labor leader's views on the by-election
TOMORROW, the electors of Tamworth will have the opportunity of expressing their opinion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Parties Contesting Estonian Jewish Elections
TALLINN, June 28th. Preparations for the forthcoming election of the new Council of the Jewish autonomous cultural organisation in Estonia have been…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Polling in Camps. Involved Task. Federal Election Plans CANBERRA
The obtaining of soldiers' votes will complicate the Federal elections. The elections, which may be held on September 21, will require considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →British Parliament May Adjourn. London, Aug. 9. (A.A.P.)
The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Attlee, announced in the House of Commons that it was hoped that it would be possible to begin a short adjournment of Parliament on August 22…
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