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

Politics & elections, 1947

524 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 27

Latest Election Comment Sydney. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

No further figures will be available for the State elections until later, to-day, when there is expected to be very little change…

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Personalities Among the Candidates

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

Bill Chaffey, (Country Party, Tamworth) is one of the few who can say he has been “on, over and…

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It Was A Quiet Election . . . It was a quiet election

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

Remarking on this, a police sergeant at one of the Orange polling booths retorted : “Yes, there’s no blue…

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Queensland Elections Sensation at Maree Brisbane, Monday

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

Votes counted today in Queensland brought about, a sensational change in the Maree electorate. The lead was taken from Mr. Brown (Labor)…

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Fight for Ashburnham Photo Finish Expected Labor Candidate with a Chance

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

PARKES, Tuesday: Leading Labor supporters here are not without hope that the Labor candidate, Mr. E. R. Dring, will retain the Ashburnham…

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The Elections Little Change Yesterday Position at Newtown

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: One of the most interesting electorates when preferences are being counted will be Newtown. On the present ordinary…

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State Elections Polling at Coolah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 19

Voting at Coolah for State elections passed off quietly on Saturday last. The polling booth was in charge of Mr. T. J. W. Edmondson,…

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Eugowra May Have First Local Representative In State Parliament

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

Voting in the Ashburnham electorate is still in the see saw stage with sitting member. Mr. E. P. Dring, likely to lose the seat to the Liberal candidate Mr. H. (Jack) Cochram. Eugowra residents are showing particular interest for Mr. H…

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Mr. Chifley Sums Up Charges in Parliament CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

In the House of Representatives the Prime Minister said that the Government had done a reasonably good job in…

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The Elections Labor Will Hold Namoi Interesting Fights at Lachlan and Ashburnham

National Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Close scrutiny of all postal and absent votes by sorntineers from all parties today has held up the…

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State Election In Portland

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 5

As usual the poll in this part of the State was a very quiet one and after a campaign of a couple of weeks or more by the two opposing…

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Federal Parliament More Members Proposed

National Advocate · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Parliamentary Labor Caucus today unanimously endorsed a resolution approving the principle of enlarging the Federal…

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Manildra Magazine Uneventful Election at Manildra 436 Votes Cast

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 9

Election day passed off uneventfully at Manildra on Saturday. There was a pronounced lack of political arguments amongst partisans…

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Queensland Elections Labor's Majority of Six

National Advocate · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: In Queensland, Labor now appears to have an absolute majority of six seats, with two still in doubt…

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Trouble at Canberra Building Workers At Parliament House A Satisfactory Settlement

National Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Three hundrew and fifty building workers, half of them English immigrants, today refused to work and marched on…

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Bigger Federal Parliament Mooted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 2

If a tentative plan to increase the number of Federal members is carried out N. S. Wales will have seven more seats in the…

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The Elections Counts Practically Concluded Labor Wins at Ashburnham State of Parties

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 2

Counting has practically concluded for the 1947 State election. Of the six doubtful seats Labor won three, the Country Party one, while…

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‘Blackmail’ Allegations in Northern Election Brisbane

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 1

Serious allegations of “Get square” and “Blackmail ” tectics in the recent election were made today by Country Party campaign representatives from all over the State. The State Secretary (Mr. M…

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The Elections Bitter Exchanges at Newtown Declaration Communist Votes Favor Lang Candidate SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 2

Sitter exchanges, took place, and serious allegations of irregularities were made, at the declaration of the Newtown poll today…

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The Elections. Cutler Wins Orange a Majority of 1179

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1947 · page 1

The Orange seat was won by the Country Party candidate, Mr. C. B. Cutler from the sitting Labor candidate, Mr. R. E. O'Halloran…

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