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Writs for the Federal election were issued yesterday, and the rolls closed. As soon as possible after nominations close on Spetember 7 the names,…
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Local Government Elections. Postponement Plan. Protest by City Council Likely
The City Council, at its meeting on Monday, is expected to approve a motion, of which notice has been given, protesting against the State Government's proposal to postpone City…
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Writs for the Federal elections were issued yesterday for both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and rolls of electors closed. The…
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With a week still available for nominations, the electors are promised an amplitude of material from which to choose a new Federal Parliament. No…
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With the issue of the writs the tempo of election preparations has quickened perceptibly, and meetings were held in several suburbs and in country towns last night…
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The day after his decision to resign from the High Court to contest a Federal seat, Mr. Justice…
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It was learned last night that Dr. Reg Bettington, Macquarie Street surgeon, now a major in the A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dr. Evatt's Candidature Is Big Election News of the Week
ELECTION sensation of the week was the announcement by Mr. Justice Evatt that he had decided to resign from the High Court of Australia to contest the Barton seat, now held by Mr. Lane (U.A.P.). Mr. Justice Evatt will be the official Labor candidate, and his public-spirited- sacrifice has made a deep impression on…
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No member of the A.I.F. or permanent forces can attend or address a political meeting, if military…
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SCONE, Saturday. -- "Australia's foreign policy is almost entirely shaped by Imperial necessity," said Mr. J.P. Abbott, Country Party candidate for New England, in an interview today…
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1 Australia's foreign policy, instead of being shaped by Imperial necessity, should be wholly directed to maintaining peace in the Pacific. -- Election plank…
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Mr. R. R. Braz[?]er, a Bathurst business man, has announced that he will contest Calare against the Postmaster-General, Mr. Thorby. Mr. Brazier said he was opposed…
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Sir,—One electoral conference has alread[?] decided that if more than one candidate is endorsed for a certain clectorate, it will go into recess and the members will…
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Mr. G. R. W. McDonald the "Win-the-War National Candidate" for the Wentworth seat, declared last night that an offer made by Mr. Norman Cowper, a U.A.P. candidate for the…
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Federal election campaign plans of Mr. Norman Cowper allow him only four hours' sleep…
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IN his policy speech last night Mr. Menzies told you--the electors--that you should elect "a courageous, determined, far-sighted, and patriotic parliament."…
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The Government bill to postpone the City Council and all other municipal and shire elections until after the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Menzies' Policy Is: "Win the War" Labor's Attitude As Election Cause All Must Share Burden Of Victory Effort MELBOURNE
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) was greeted with cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs when he entered the Cambernwell Town Hall last night to deliver the Federal Government's policy speech. When he…
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Wearing dark glasses and walking with a decided limp, Miss Dorothy Tangney, endorsed Labor candidate for the Senate elections, returned to…
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CANBERRA, Monday.--Candidates' party affiliations will be communicated to soldiers overseas by the Department of the Interior, it was anounced today…
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