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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1941

1,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 75

Union Decides to Work Ship Threat Of Early Election Fades Govt. Ready with "Dog-collar"

The Sun · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 3

Faced with a threat by the Prime Minister to apply the "Dog Collar Act" on the Sydney waterfront, the Federal Committee of Management and the Sydney Executive…

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Election If Strike Continues

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 3

Preparations are being made for a Federal election if the waterside workers involved in the soda-ash dispute do not…

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Election If Strike Continues

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 3

Preparations' are being made for a Federal election if the waterside workers involved in the soda-ash dispute do not…

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Plans for an Early Federal Election Dramatic Sequel To Waterside Ultimatum

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 1

PREPARATIONS are being made for an early general election. If the waterside workers, involved in a dispute over a cargo of soda-ash, do not accept the ultimatum to return to work under a settlement determined by a board of reference, the Government will apply the hated Dog-Collar Act…

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Election If Strike Continues

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 3

Preparations are being made for a Federal election if the waterside workers involved in the soda-ash dispute do not…

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Election If Strike Continues

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 3

Preparations are being made for a Federal election if the waterside workers involved in the soda-ash dispute do not…

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Plans for an Early Federal Election Dramatic Sequel To Waterside Ultimatum

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 1

PREPARATIONS are being made for an early general election. If the waterside workers, involved in a dispute over a cargo of soda-ash, do not accept the ultimatum to return to work under a settlement determined by a board of reference, the Government will apply the hated Dog-Collar Act…

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Budget Or "Watersiders" May Be An Election Issue Men Are Ordered To Return To Work

Truth · Sunday 6 July 1941 · page 29

FOLLOWING the dramatic threat to apply the Transport Workers' Act to waterside workers who had held up the unloading of a ship at Sydney, the Management Committee of the Waterside…

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Budget Or "Watersiders" May Be An Election Issue Men Are Ordered To Return To Work

Truth · Sunday 6 July 1941 · page 27

FOLLOWING the dramatic threat to apply the Transport Workers' Act to waterside workers who had held up the unloading of a ship at Sydney, the Management Committee of the Waterside…

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Federal Election Probable Wharfmen Yield But Budget May Be Made Issue

The Sun · Sunday 6 July 1941 · page 2

An early Federal election is likely, political observers believing that Mr. Menzies will refuse to continue to attempt to govern under the present precarious conditions in…

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Prelude To Federal Election

The Sun · Sunday 6 July 1941 · page 4

IT has become apparent during the week that the Menzies Government, harassed by members of its own parties,…

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Wharfmen call off strike because of snap election hint

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 July 1941 · page 5

Waterside Workers' Federation officials yesterday instructed striking Sydney members to resume work. The instruction was given after Federal…

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No Early Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 7

PERTH, Sunday.—The leader of His Federal Opposition, Mr. Curtin, denied when he arrived in Perth yesterday that there…

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No Election Expected Cabinet Feeling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 5

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Moves for an early election are not expected at Canberra. A split would be caused in the Cabinet and among…

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Labor Fears Snap Election Believes Govt. Would Use Strikes As Issue: Earning To Unions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 5

Federal Labor members of Parliament are appealing to trades unions to avoid industrial trouble for the next two months. They believe the Government intends to seize on…

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Victorian News Election Expenses

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 11

IT has been a notorious fact for years that the law relating to the limit of expenses of candidates at Federal and State elections…

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The National Youth Parliament

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 14

"Arts Graduate," Sydney (continued from last week). As regards the Youth Parliament to which I am also connected, and tho resolution…

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Rev. Dr. P. Ryan's (M.s.c.) Questions Box Through Wireless Station 2 S M The National Youth Parliament "Arts Graduate," Sydney. (Continued from last week.)

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 8

As regards the Youth Parliament to which I am also connected, and the resolution concerning support for the Empire, I have only this to say: This quite unnecessary…

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An Election Hospital Board Nominations Close on August 15

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 1

THE triennial election of six directors of the Board of Nepean District Hospital (four others are Government nominees)…

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Rival Candidates Westminster Crowning Model For Town Hall Ceremony

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 8

Every detail of the coronation of a British monarch at Westminster will be observed in the crowning of the Queen of Catholic United Services, to take place at the Town Hall on July 24…

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