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Politics & elections, 1941

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Insurance of Unemployed. A.W.U. PROPOSAL. Advised as Election Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 13

A proposal that the State Labour Party should make unemployment insurance a plank of its platform at the next State elections, was…

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Samurai Scores in Flying Fancied Candidates Go Down Lorchatall, Airoon Win

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 18

Samurai, although he firmed from 10 to 1 to 7 to 1 in the Flying Handicap, was a reasonable bookmakers' result in the Flying Handicap at Rosebery Club's meeting at Victoria Park to-day. Sioneel, Novice and…

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Parliament Should Not Wait

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

APPEALS for national unity are now heard almost every day in Australia…

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Omission Meant Another Election Declaration of Office

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

An unusual position has been created in the Muswellbrock Shire Council, following the omission of a candidate in an extraordinary election,…

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By-Election Technically Illegal

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2
Also in The Biz

There was no quorum at the meeting of Liverpool Municipal Council on Tuesday evening. This was the result of a legal lechnically in reference to the…

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Cr. Francis. Blacktown U.a.p. Candidate

The Biz · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

Cr. A. L. Francis, who has been a member of the Blacktown Shire Council for six years, and who is vice-president of the Blacktown Returned Soldiers'…

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Parliament To Sit Again On March 12

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The acting-Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) announced tonight that Parliament will reassemble on March 12…

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Bills for State Parliament. N.E.S. Legislation Possible. Short Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. Mair, said last night that the State Parliament would sit for about a month when it resumed on February 25…

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New Social Order Party. State Elections, 1941. New political Party Formed

The St George Call · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 1

At a meeting of citizens held in Sydney on 28th January, it was unanimously derided that to counteract the tendency of all existing political parties to…

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Diggers' Club Elections

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1941 · page 21

QUITE a bevy of would-be officials will face the starter at the annual general meeting of Coogee-Randwick Diggers' Club next Thursday night…

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No Truce in N.s.w. Election

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 5

The Government was confident of winning the State elections, in spite of the supposed Labor unity--which might turn out to be just another…

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Parliament Should Meet!

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 8

THE statement made by the Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender, at Sydney last week that there should be more frequent sittings of…

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For "Jewel" Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 5

In aid of the C.W.A. Younger Set "Jewel" candidate (Miss Pearl), the Kosciusko Snow Revellers' Club will present "The Mummy and the Mumps"…

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Labor Council of N.S.W. Annual Elections. Mr. J. Moloney the New President. (Authorised Report.)

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 10

THE annual election of officers took place at the Labor Council last week, the Returning Officer being Delegate Page (Painters' Union)…

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From Our South Australian Correspondent ADELAIDE, Monday. Election Campaign

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 2

THE election campaign is absorbing all our attention. We I are as busy as bees, endeavoring to win the State…

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Parliament Meets on March 12. Three-week Session Likely. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

Notices in the Commonwealth Gazette to-day summon the Senate and the House of Representatives to meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12…

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U.a.p. Candidate for Mosman Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

The only U.A.P. State election nomination received for Mosman was that of the sitting member (Major-General H. W. Lloyd)…

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Overseas Missions As I See It Our Missionary Parliament

The Methodist · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 3

This week I am giving you some of the impressions, grave and gay, of the Methodist Missionary Parliament, generally known as the Annual Meeting of the Board. The normal…

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Oppose New Petrol Cut Labor To Raise Issue When Parliament Meets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 5

Labor members will strongly oppose new petrol restrictions, announced yesterday by the Minister for Supply (Senator McBride), when Federal Parliament meets…

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