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Politics & elections, 1942

923 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 47

Labor win in by-election

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 June 1942 · page 1

DUBBO, Sat. -- Labor candidate C. G. Robertson is certain to win the Dubbo by-election. Figures when counting finished for…

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Parliament of Empire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 6

LONDON, June 7 (A.A.P.).—The "Observer," in a leading article, discusses the advocacy of a post-war Federated Imperial Parliament by the…

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Fathers of Unification Senate Majority's Hara-Kiri Parliament and Press Our Correspondent in Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 4

For a national capital, Canberra is very short of public statuary. At one toad junction stands Robby Burns—at another, a placid Bellona—in front of Parliament House things are in readiness for post-war commemoration of King…

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Dubbo By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 4

For a fortnight at least Mr. McKell and most of his Cabinet have put party politics before the war effort, and their reward…

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Old Etonians In By-Election Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- Two Eton old boys will fight out the Windsor by-election this month. The Government candidate is…

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May Vote No Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 4

If a referendum for the reform of the Legislative Council is taken, the electors may also be asked to vote simultaneously on reduction of Assembly seats or abolition of the State…

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Dubbo By-Election Record Labor Victory

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 8

The Dubbo by-election last Saturday resulted in the return of Mr. C. D. Robertson, who, on the latest figures available, had a…

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By-election Interest Sydney Man Should Poll Well Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 8

LONDON, June 9.—Mr. R. W. G. Mackay, formerly of Sydney, is expected to give the Conservative Party and Govern…

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Press Call For British Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Lord Beaverbrook's Evening Standard today calls for a general election. "Everybody admits that this…

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Milk Board Election

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

AN announcement was made to-day that a postal ballot of dairy farmers would be taken to elect a producers' representative to the Milk Board…

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Bureau Election

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 6

AS it is not possible to held the annual conference of the Agricultural Bureau at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, the election of general president…

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Government Wins Ry.election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 5

LONDON. Thursday.—in the Liandaff and Barry by-election. Mr. Cyril lakin. the Conservantive Party and Government candidate, was returned…

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British By-election Figures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 5

LONDON. June 11 (A.A.P.).— Figures for the Llandaff by-election were:—C. A. Lakin (Cons.) 19,408: R. W. G. Mackay (Ind. Socialist)…

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Govt. Wins By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Government party candidate (Mr. Cyril Lakin) won the Landaff and Barry by-election easily…

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British By-election Won by Conservative

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.-- The Llandaff and Barry by-election resulted:-- C. A. Lakin (Conservative), 19,408; R. MacKay (Independent Socialist)…

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Welsh By-election Result

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 10

LONDON, June 12 (A.A.P.).—Mr. R. W. G. Mackay, formerly a solicitor in Sydney, speaking after his defeat in the Llandaff and Barry by-election…

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Senate Tramples on Democratic Rights Parliament Ban Threatens Existence Of Free Press

Truth · Sunday 14 June 1942 · page 12

THE recent ruling of the Senate banning all representatives of the Sydney Daily and Sunday Telegraph from the precincts of the House under its control was followed quickly by a similar ban being imposed upon representatives of these papers by Mr. Nairn, the Speaker of the House…

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Milk Board Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 9

Nominations for the election of [?] producers' representative on the Milk Board must be in the hands of the returning officer, Milk Board. Grace…

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Parliament After War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 8

LONDON, June 16 (A.A.P.).— Mr. Walter Elliot (Con.) asked the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, in the House of…

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Parliament and the Press Criticism of Ban on Newspapers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday,—At a special conference of the Australian Newspaper Proprietors' Association this afternoon, the…

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