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Politics & elections, 1941

1,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 75

State Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 8

Sir,—Regarding the forthcoming election to take place at an early date, think that, owing to the serious turn that hostilities have taken, the…

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Election Expected May 17

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Mair) is expected to announce the date of the State elections at a meeting of the U.A.P. Council on Wednesday. It is generally…

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Parliament Of Youth Asks Reform

The Sun · Sunday 13 April 1941 · page 3

THE first National Youth Parliament, in Sydney yesterday, demanded wide reforms in education and youth…

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Election Date? Mair Keeps a Tight Lip

Truth · Sunday 13 April 1941 · page 16

GENERAL public assumption is that the State General Election will be held on May…

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National Youth Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 5

Wide reforms in education and in the employment of youths were advocated at the first meeting of the National Youth Parliament in Sydney on Saturday…

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"Plot to Delay Election." Denial by Mr. McKell. Labour Group's Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 9

Mr. J. R. Hughes, leader of the State Labour Party (Hughes-Evans group), claimed, at the party's annual Easter conference yesterday, that a secret…

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Election Delay Attacked

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 8

State Labor members on Saturday accused the Premier (Mr. Mair) of unwarranted delay in…

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Home News. State Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 1

The State election will be held on May 10. Parliament will probably be dissolved this week, and within four days of the dissolution the writs will be issued…

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Election Year in New Zealand. Two Labour Parties. Auckland (N.z.), April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 7

"In this election year there may be some who look to the future with misgiving, s but I have no doubt as to the future of the party[?] said the president[?]…

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All Parties Ready for Swift Election Campaign

The Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Mair) will deliver his policy speech, launching the Government campaign for the State elections, on April 22, at Albury. "After my policy speech, I intend to make a…

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State Elections, May 10 Failure Of Unity Attempt

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 7

The State elections will be held on Saturday, May 10. The Premier (Mr. Mair)…

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Degrading Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 9

The Menzies-Fadden Government calls Parliament together for only short sessions, and then rashes measures into law with…

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50-50 Living In Parliament Letterettes in Fifty Words House Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 10

My husband has worked in Canberra for the past two and a half years, and every time he goes to see about a house he's…

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A.l.p. Protest Selected Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 3

Protests by North Parramatta and Harris Park A.L.P. branches against the selection of Mr. A. E. Rowe as A.L.P. candidate at the…

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N.S.W. State Elections Vote To Be Taken On May 10

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 7

The N.S.W. State elections, will be held on May 10, according to an announcement made by Premier Mair at Sydney on Monday…

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A Rush State Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 10

Mr. Mair has at last unburdened himself of the secret which, exercising a Premier's privilege, and tantalising his political opponents, he had carefully…

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State Poll Plans. Writs on Friday. First Election on New Boundaries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 12

The State Parliament will be dissolved next Friday, and writs for the election (on May 10) will be issued on the same day. Nominations will close on April…

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Hotel Issue in Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 9

Some hotelkeepers favor making an election issue of hotel licences and trading hours…

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Federal Member Activities in Parliament

The Broadcaster · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

During the recent sitting of the Federal Parliament, Mr. C. A. Morgan M.A.R. for field took an active part on the denotes on most of the important…

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Charter for Red Cross. Proposal Before Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 16

THE probability of a Federal charter under which all State divisions of the Red Cross Society would be incorporated, was…

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