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Politics & elections, 1942

923 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 47

Prominent Spring Candidates Start Preliminary Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Spring candidates, including Velocity, Tranquil Star, Burrabil, Laureate, Skipton, and Grain Trader, were…

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Prominent Spring Candidates Start Preliminary Work

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Spring candidates, including Velocity, 'Tranquil Star, Burrabil, Laureate, Skipton, and Grain Trader, were…

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Trade Union Gossip Progressives Win Elections

Tribune · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 4

The movement of the workers to the left is reflected clearly in the results of recent Union elections. In each case progressive…

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Milk Board Election

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 4

BALLOT papers have been issued to all dairymen entitled to vote in the election of a producers representative to be appointed to the Milk Board…

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Milk Board Election Mr. Sommerlad Appeals to Producers

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 4

Mr. E. C. Sommerlad, M.L.C., writes to the Editor:—I notice than there are no fewer than nineteen candidates for the position of…

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Norway's Queen Candidate

The Sun · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 8

MISS MARINA PLATOU, Norway's candidate in the Allies' Day Queen competition. for whom a…

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Spring Candidates Work-out on Melbourne Tracks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Busiest track for gallopers this morning was Mentone, where the course proper was in use and the flags 38 feet out from the rails. Fast times were out of the question…

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Panurge Coupled in Big Cups Double Linked With Skipton For £30,000 Kelso's Candidate May Be Surprise

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Rumors have it that "old" Bill Kelso, renowned trainer of stayers, has the possible Melbourne Cup winner in Panurge. The latest development in the betting on the Cups is that Skipton and Panurge have…

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Spiking Candidates Work-out on Melbourne Tracks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Busiest track for gallopers this morning was Mentone, where the course proper was in use and the flags 38 feet out from the rails. Fast times were out of the question…

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Panurge Coupled in Big Cups Double Linked With Skipton For £30,000 Kelso's Candidate May Be Surprise

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Rumors have it that "old" Bill Kelso, renowned trainer of stayers, has the possible Melbourne Cup winner in Panurge. The latest development in the betting on the Cups is that Skipton and Panurge have…

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Spring Candidates Work-out on Melbourne Tracks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Busiest track for gallopers this morning was Mentone, where the course proper was in use and the flags 38 feet out from the rails. Fast times were out of the question…

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Spring Candidates Work-out on Melbourne Tracks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Busiest track for gallopers this morning was Mentone, where the course proper was in use and the flags 38 feet out from the rails. Fast times were out of the question…

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Canadian Parliament In Uproar

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 6

OTTAWA, Tuesday. -- Amid tumult and shouting, the Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. MacKenzie King) yesterday…

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Milk Board Election

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2
Also in The Biz

The poll for the election of producers' representative on the Milk Board closes this Friday, July 31. Voting is by post…

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Milk Board Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 8

The Minister for Health, Mt. Kelly announced yesterday that, the result of the ballot to elect a representative of the producers on the new Milk…

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Scrapping of 4 Per Cent. Scheme Ironic Destiny For What Might Be Sure Election-Winner

Truth · Sunday 2 August 1942 · page 15

CANBERRA, Saturday.—An ironic feature of the joint recommendation being made by the Prime Ministers (Mr. Curtin) and the Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) to full Cabinet on Monday, to drop the four per cent,…

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Parliament Next Month

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday.—Parliament, by decision of Full Federal Cabinet to-day, will probably not reassemble [?]ntil Wednesday, September…

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Are They Game to Force an Election? a Question for Menzies, Fadden and Hughes

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 3

WE noted last week that "masks were off" in the politics of Labor's…

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Spring Candidate Laureate in Great Shape Derby Winner's Bright Mile Velocity Also Goes Well at Mentone

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Spring candidates, Laureate, Velocity, Sun Belle, Sir Locket, Sun Valley and Grain Trader, were among the many horses to gallop at Mentone this morning. Laureate was set his first serious task since…

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