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Politics & elections, 1942

923 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 47

M.L.A. Dead in Bath Found At Parliament By Police

The Sun · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 3

Mr. George Wilson, MLA, popular returned [?]oldier member of the Country Party, was found [?]ead in a bath at Parliament House today. His clothes were hanging behind the door…

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Popular M.L.A. Is Found Dead In Bath At Parliament House

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 1

Mr. George Wilson, Country Party member for Dubbo, was found dead in a bath at the Party rooms, Parliament House, at 6.20 a.m. today. THE finding of the body by Constable Cecil Vogan. of Phillip…

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M.L.A. Dies In Bath At Parliament House

The Sun · Sunday 26 April 1942 · page 3

Attempts to relieve the pain of old war wounds, by soaking them in a heated bath, are believed to have caused the death of Mr. George Wilson, MLA,…

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Polling in Surf Quest

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 6

North Narrabeen and Cronulla clubs are closely contesting the top of the Princess of the Pacific poll…

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Parliament To Debate Rule 77

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday. -- Biggest tussle in Parliament during the session beginning on Wednesday is likely during the…

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Soldier M.L.A.'s Day In Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

UNOPPOSED at the last election because he was on active service, Mr. H. J. P. Bate (U.A.P., Wollondilly) today received a…

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[?]000 Vote Communist in By-election Mighty Blow for C.P. Legality

Tribune · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

On Saturday, April 18th, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, the Australian people capped the demand for the legalising of the Australian Communist Party. Over 40 per cent, of the population in the Port Melbourne…

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P.M.'s Prestige Stake At Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Supporters of Government candidates in two by-elections are making the plea that Mr. Churchill's own prestige is involved…

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Use of Man Power. Questions in Parliament

The Propeller · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2

In Parliament recently Mr. Currey, M.L.A. for Kogarah, asked the following questions with regard to the use of man power in industry:--"Will…

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Shire By-Election

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 2

An election for the position of councillor in A Riding of Blue Mountains Shire, rendered necessary by the death of Cr. Dawson Moore, will be held on…

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Question in Parliament. Use of Man Power

The St George Call · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

Mr. CURREY: Will the Minister for Labour and Industry say whether it is a fact that in many factories doing war work to-day, there are thousands…

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Independents Win British By-elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 6

LONDON, April 30. (A.A.P.).— Two independents have beep returned at the by-elections for the Wallasey and Rugby…

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Big Communist Vote in Port Melbourne by-ELECTION

Communist Review · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 3

The big proportion of votes recorded m the recent Port Melbourne by-election for the Communist candidate, J.D. Blake, is tremendously important for the Communist Party, and for the whole Labor…

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General Election in Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 10

NEW YORK, May 1.—Tokyo Radio says that results of the general election in Japan will be known on Saturday. A speech by the Prime…

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By-election Lessons Why Independents Won

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 10

LONDON, May 1 (A.A.P,).— Newspapers in Britain agree that, the success of Independent candidates in the Wallasey and…

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Dubbo By-election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 2

GENERAL SECRETARY of the Official Labor Party (Mr. J. Stewart, M.L.C.) said today that the central executive decided last night…

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Coursing Derby Candidate Wins

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 May 1942 · page 13

Mittamatite, winner of the Trial Stake at Harold Park yesterday, is a caursing Derby candidate. The Derby meeting opens at Ro[?]ty…

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Nadir of Parliament Opposition's Worst Blunder Exposure of Mr. Ward Our Correspondent in Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 4

Debates and divisions of the kind which took place on Rule 77 and militia oversea service in the House of Representatives last week cannot advance what any commonsense Australian must now recognise as the only real business of…

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One Parliament Enough

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 7

MR. CURTIN should seek no compromise in connection with making the Commonwealth the sole taxing authority. The people are with him. The State Premiers are all out of step with public opinion One…

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One Parliament Enough

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 7

MR. CURTIN should seek no compromise in connection with making the Commonwealth the sole taxing authority. The' people are with him. The State" Premiers are all out of step with public opinion. One…

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