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Politics & elections, 1941

1,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 75

Parties Plan Campaigns. State Elections. Labour Policies To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 11

Three weeks of strenuous campaigning for the State elections on Saturday, May 10, will begin to-day. Nominations close to-morrow…

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Election Talk Is Censored

The Sun · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 3

The leader of the New South Wales State Labor Party (Mr. J. R. Hughes) stated to-day that deletions had been made by the censor to the policy…

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Election Campaign Opens To-night with Labor Policy

The Sun · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 7

Reform of the Legislative Council, but not its abolition, will be a plank of Labor's platform for the coming elections. First policy speeches in the State election…

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The State Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 3

Sir,—To the normal citizen there must be something painfully distressing in the thought of an election, for party purposes, forced upon him at this juncture…

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Politicians in the Army. Seven Seek Re-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 8

One Labour and six U.A.P. members of the Legislative Assembly who are seeking re-election are on military service and have had leave of absence from Parliament for some…

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Candidate Red Cr Queen Com[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 8

MISS SUE OTHER GEE, the V.A. Queen (formerly announced as the Red Cross Queen), whose portr[?]it is being painted by MR. EDWARD DAIR. The portrait has been presented by Mr. Roland Hill to Miss Other Gee's committee, to be disposed of in aid of her candidature. With other portraits it will be in Mr. Dair's exhibition, to be held et Romano's Annexe on May 8…

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How to Deal with an Incendiary Bomb — Election Campaign Opens — Militiamen in Training

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 12

A member of Tooth and Co Ltd.'s A.R.P. squad deals with an incendiary bomb, [?] a demonstration to fellow-employees yesterday. [?] evolver practice for men of the 9th Infantry Brigade, to fit them for self-protection at close range. They…

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7 Get in with No Election

The Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 3

Seven sitting members will not be opposed at the State elections to be held on May 10…

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Building for Future McKELL Gives Labor Election Policy Active Part. In War Effort

The Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 4

Setting as the keystone of his speech, " I shall make no extravagant promises, no election bribes," the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. McKell) at the Waterloo Town Hall last night set to work, quietly and…

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224 Candidates Nominated. State Elections. Seven Members Unopposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 12

Two hundred and twenty-four candidates will contest the 90 seats in the Legislative Assembly at the forthcoming State elections…

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Will Summon Parliament Fadden Plans Special Session on War Moves

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 8

Federal Parliament will reassemble soon for a special open session to discuss the latest war developments. It will deal specially with recent events in the Balkans…

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Federal Parliament to Be Summoned. War Crisis Discussion. Why Troops Were Sent to Greece. Government Believed to Have Strong Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 11

The Acting-Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden, announced after a meeting of the Federal Cabinet in Sydney yesterday that Parliament would be called together as soon as possible for a full and public discussion of recent war reverses in Greece and Libya…

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Ald. Frank Hill The Labor Candidate For Blacktown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 1

Alderman Frank Hill, endorsed Labor candidate for the Blacktown electorate, is well known and highly esteemed throughout the whole area…

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Granville Seat Fleck Will Stand As U.a.p. Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

Reversing an earlier decision, the Mayor of Granville (Dr. C. C. Fleck) has accepted endorsement as U.A.P. candidate for Granville…

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N.S.W. State Elections Poll on May 10

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 20

THE N.S.W. State Parliament was dissolved last Friday and writs for the elections were issued on…

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Election of Officers to Royal Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 7

Mr. D. P. Mellor was elected president of the Royal Society of New South Wales at the annual meeting of the society. Other office-bearers for 1941-2 are:…

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Election to Fill Fire Board Vacancy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 7

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, said yesterday that ballot papers would be forwarded to councils next week for the election to fill the vacancy on the Board…

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£1,000,000 Tax Cut Election Promise By Mair: Full Aid For War Effort ALBURY

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 7

Delivering his policy speech at the Albury Town Hall tonight, the Premier (Mr. Mair) said that he placed Australia's war effort before State politics and Party platforms…

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Local Polling Places

The Propeller · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 7

GEORGE'S RIVER.--Oatley sub-division: Blakehurst, Homedale, Mortdale East, and Oatley. Peakhurst Sub-division: Dumbleton West,…

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Nomination of Candidates and Polling Places. General Election, 1941. Electoral District of Blacktown

The Biz · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 5

The following persons have been nominates candidates for clection to the [?]gislative Assembly of New south Wale. for the above district, namely:—…

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