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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

563 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 29

Town Queen Candidate C.W.A.'s Entertainment

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

Despite the fact that an entertainment had been held the previous night, the members of the C.W.A. Younger Set organised an effort in…

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Tennis and Card Afternoon To Support "Service Queen" Candidate

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

There was a fair attendance of townspeople at the tennis and card afternoon held at "Frisby" last Wednesday…

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Need to Enrol for Elections

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 6

The Divisional Returning Officer for Calare notifies as follows: The Commonwealth, elections will be held this year, and every qualified…

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Henty By-election

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: With only the Forces votes to count, the Liberal candidate. Mr. H. B. Gullet, has a lead of 6134 votes over his Labor…

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Inadequate Election Booths Mean Long Tramp For Orange Voters

Central Western Daily · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

With Federal elections to lake place some time in October, Orange electors will be forced to tramp many miles in other to record their votes at one of the booths spaced at entirely inadequate areas about the town…

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Homes First Before New Houses of Parliament

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday: Parliament House was described as "a hotch potch" in a [?] in the Ca[?] Times today…

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Fed. Parliament Referendum Bills Debate Reply to Opposition Criticism

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The whole of today's debating time in the House of Representatives was again devoted to the three…

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CORRESPONDENCE P.P. Board Elections (To the Editor.)

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 2

Sir,—About the most extraordinary feature of the Bathurst P.P. Board elections is the reported canvassing of A division ratepayers by the Rabbit…

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P.p. Board Elections

National Advocate · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 2

The Bathurst P.P. Board election campaign is drawing to a close and the only issue raised between the contending candidates is the…

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Liberals and C.P. Joint Election Policy

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Joint Senate teams and faithful exchange of preferences in all Houses of Representatives contests in which both Liberal and…

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Fed. Parliament Debate on Referendum Bills Canberra

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 2

The new Liberal member for Henry Mr. Gullett, took hills place today in the House of Representatives. He was escorted into the Chamber by the…

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Japan’s Cabinet Urged To Resign On Election Eve TOKIO

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 1

With Japan’s election only one day off, and, following Sunday’s Left Wing demonstration in which thousands led by Communists swarmed into the Premiere Courtyards, 14 members of the Committee of the…

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Two More Polling Booths for Orange Voters

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 1

As predicted by the Divisional Returning Officer, Mr. E. M. Hart, two additional polling booths are to be established in Orange, one at the Orange High School and the other at the East Orange School…

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Fed. Parliament Bill to End Security Act

National Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Members of the House of Representatives were very tired when they met again at 11.30 this morning after sitting until 3 a.m…

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Reform Wanted in Hotel System Consideration Urged Of Bill Before Parliament

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

The Liquor Bill, now in the Legislative Assembly, is not a measure the should be rushed through along P[?] lines. Control and administration of…

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Jap Elections Preponderance of Women TOKIO

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 1

The first elections to be held in Japan upon democratic lines took place yesterday. For the first time in the history…

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Fed. Parliament Opposition Sniping on Wheat Plan Canberra

National Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

The House of Representatives went into recess for Easter today, and the Senate finished its business programme about two hours later…

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Reform Wanted in Hotel System Consideration Urged Of Bill Before Parliament

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 10

Says an exchange :— The Liquor Bill, now in the Legislative Assembly, is not a measure that should be rushed through along party…

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Molong P.p. Board Election Mr. R. J. Warry New Director

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 6

It was announced this morning that Mr. R. J. Warry, of Baker's Swamp, had been elected as a director of Molong P.P. Board…

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P.M. and Dr. Evatt Farewelled Menzies Promises Tough Election Campaign

National Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday: No mention was made of a political truce today when the Federal Parliament farewelled the prime Minister. Mr…

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