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

Politics & elections, 1948

311 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 16

Election Boost De Gaullism

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 5

PARIS, Tuesday. — Abandonment of proportional representation in most departments made it certain, that the Communists would lose badly in the elections tor the Council of the Republic…

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Music Examination Candidates Successful

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 10

All the candidates who were presented by All Hallows' Convent at the recent music examination conducted in Gulgong on behalf of the…

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C.p. Candidate for Hume

National Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 6

YOUNG, Wednesday: A man, who won the Military Cross in the First World War and the Victoria Cross in the Second World War, has accepted…

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Council Elections in Sydney First Past Post Method

National Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: For the first time "first past the post" voting will be substituted for the preferential polling system, at the…

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Latest Local News Presidential Election

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 3

The president, will be elected at the meeting of Cudgegong Shire Council on Wednesday, December 8. From what we can gather, the…

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British Labor Another By-election Success

National Advocate · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: The British Labor Party has won the Edmonton by-election, although by a greatly reduced majority…

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Parliament Greets Prince

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— A motion of congratulation to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of…

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Canberra Parliament End Of Session In Sight

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 3

(From a Political Correspondent in Canberra) Opinion in Parliament House lobbies last week was that the current session of the 18th Federal Parliament will end on Friday…

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French Elections

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 2

PARIS, Tuesday: with 302 out of 320 results for elections to the Council of the Republic—the French Upper House—now known General De…

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Upper House By-election

National Advocate · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mr. J. J. Maloney will be returned unopposed at the NSW Legislative Council by-election next Thursday…

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C.P. Candidate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 1

At a meeting of the Mudgee branch of the Australian Country Party (N.S.W. division), held at the Town Hall on Thursday last,…

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Lib. Candidates Announced Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

The Liberal Party today announced the following selection and endorsements of candidates for the Federal and State elections:…

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Wheat Stabilisation Bill Befoe State Parliament SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 5

In his second reading speech on the wheat Stabilisation Bill in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham,…

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Question in Parliament on Purchase on Home in Orange

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A question on the purchase of an Orange Housing Commission home was asked in Parliament today by Mr. Charles Cutler, MLA. Mr. Cutler (C.P., Orange),…

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Mayoral Election on December 7

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 1

A special meeting of Molong Municipal Council is to be held on Tuesday, December 7, for the election of a Mayor and deputy…

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Truman's Election a Recount Demanded

National Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sunday: A possible threat has arisen to President Truman's new term of office. The national chairman of the…

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Mr. Basil Genders Candidate for Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

At a meeting of a selection committee comprised of delegates from all the branches of the party within the State Electorate of Bathurst…

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Query on Values of Glenroi Homes Matter Raised In Parliament

Central Western Daily · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 2

Recently in the State Parliament, the Member for Orange, Mr. C. Cutler (Country Party), in a question criticised valuations of Housing Commission homes at Glenroi Heights…

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Gifts for Cherry Candidates Final Ceremony

Central Western Daily · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 5

The final ceremony of the Orange Cherry Blossom Carnival took place on Wednesday night, when the two young candidate Misses Margaret Raffin and…

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L.G. Elections

National Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: Fifteen hundred men and women will contest tomorrow's municipal elections in the County of Cumberland and Blue…

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