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Politics & elections, 1943

2,050 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 103

Candidate Still Sought Opposing Mr. Curtin for Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 6

PERTH, Tuesday.—Although the closing date for National Party (U.A.P.) nominations for Fremantle seat in the House of Representatives…

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P.s. and Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 3

Sir,—As a taxpayer who has long contributed towards the cost of concessions to the Public Service, I emphatically protest against the bill now…

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Labour in Queensland Federal Prospects Doubtful Strong Candidates Needed by Our Brisbane Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 4

When the Curtin Government goes to an election it will have three Senate seats to defend in Queensland and six out of the ten Queensland seats in the House of Representatives. Senator J. S. Collings, Minister for the Interior, is one of the…

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New Parliament for Abyssinia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 1

HIS MAJESTY HAILE SELASSIE. Emperor of Ethiopia, reopening the Abyssinian Parliament for the first time since the…

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Threat Seen to Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--Government by regulation was threatening the sovereignty of Parliament, Mr. Ralph Everton…

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Shoddy Shoes Exhibited Talking Point in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 6

Samples of shoddy footwear were distributed to members of the Legislative Council by Mr. J. J. Maloney yesterday during…

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Questions in Parliament. Local Government Employees: Allied Works Council

The St George Call · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 1

Mr. CURREY: I ask the Minister for Local Government whether it is a fact that municipal and shire council employees now being called up by the…

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Election of Wheat Bd. Representatives; Minister's Power of Veto Criticised

The Land · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

THE power of the Minister for Commerce to veto the growers' choice of representatives on the Australian Wheat Board, after their election by…

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Poll For Election of Egg Board Personnel

The Land · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 15

A BALLOT for the election of producers' representatives to the N.S.W. Egg Marketing Board will be held before November 15,…

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P.s. and Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 3

Sir,—"Fair Go," by inference, conveys the impression that Public servants enjoy concessions at the expense of other taxpayers. Will he…

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Eire Elections Soon All Parties Agreed on Neutrality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 6

LONDON, May 27 (A.A.P.).— The Dail Eireann adjourned last night, and will face a general election because its statutory life…

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There's no swing yet to either Labor or U.A.P. Pre-election survey of Federal voting trends in Sydney's 14 metropolitan electorates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 6

A SURVEY just taken in Sydney shows there is no sign yet of a swing to either Labor or U.A.P…

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Candidate Chosen to Oppose Dedman

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A convention of the U.A.P. yesterday selected Mr. R. C. Curnow to oppose the Minister for War Organisation of…

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Japan's Parliament Called

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 May 1943 · page 10

NEW YORK May 28 (A.A.P.)— Takyo Radio announced yesterday that an extraordinarv sossion of the Japanese Diet had been called for Junp 15…

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Soldier-Writer As Candidate

The Sun · Saturday 29 May 1943 · page 3

Youngest candidate to be endorsed for the coming Federal elections. Trooper Denis Ashton Warner, 25…

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Candidate presides at opponent's meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 May 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.--A country Party candidate for the Victorian State seat of Mildura will preside at his Country Party opponent's opening…

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Bigger Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 6

SIR,--The present virtual stalemate in Federal Parliament, with important policies being decided by, practically a casting vote,…

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Opposition Policy Federal Platform for Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 4

The permanent and election policy of the Federal U.A.P. and U.C.P. is set out in a statement issued in Canberra yesterday…

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Bitterness In Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 7

CANBERRA, Sunday.--Last week's preliminary skirmishing indicates that the coming Federal…

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Post-war Security Aims in U.a.p.-u.c.p. Election Policy

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 7

A comprehensive election policy for the U.A.P. and U.C.P. was announced yesterday by the Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Fadden). The policy was approved recently at the meeting in Sydney of the Federal Opposition executive. MR. FADDEN'S policy statement…

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