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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 5 of 16

Election Fever In Italy ROME

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

With only two days to go before the Italian elections, campaigning is working up to a fever pitch. At a factory near Milan 500 workers…

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Bigger Parliament Bill Introduced by Evatt

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Bills for the enlargement of the Commonwealth Parliament and for proportional representation to apply…

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Premier Opens Labor's Coogee Election Campaign

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Labor Party's campaign for the Coogee by-election was opened tonight when the Premier Mr. McGirr. addressed 600 people at…

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Cables in Brief Election Eve

Central Western Daily · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 5

ROME. Friday. — With only two days to go before the [?] elections. cam[?]gning is working up to…

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De Gaulle Again Demands an Election LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

General De Gaulle, in an address, said his party "Rally of French People" would not cooperate with the present…

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Italian Elections Conclude To-night LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

Voting in the Italian elections will continue to-day and conclude at 11 o'clock to-night. The poll has been very heavy and…

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Italian Elections Police and Soldiers on Duty

National Advocate · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: Up to early afternoon no serious disturbances had been reported during the Italian elections…

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De Gaulle Calls For General Election PARIS

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

General de Gaulle yesterday called on France to rally against Communism. He alleged that Russia sought…

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In Italy Commos Threaten, But Elections are Peaceful

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

ROME, Monday: Italian Communist leader, Togliatti, yesterday forecast a troubled future for Italy" if Communists are not allowed to share in…

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WARNING [?] COMMUNIST Italian Election Talk

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

ROME, Monday: With the result of the Italian general elections still unknown, the Communist Party leader, Togliatti, writing in the party newspaper, Unita, forecasts a…

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Election Badge Boom

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 7

NEW YORK.—The election campaign badge industry expects its biggest boom this year…

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Bill to Enlarge Federal Parliament CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 1

The bill in enlarge the Federal Parliament was debated yesterday. Mr. Caldwell said that there…

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Jubilance Over Democrats’ Election Lead Pope to Make Statement

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

Rome Wednesday: Jubilant scenes all over Italy are greeting the continuing triumph of the Christian Democrats over the Communist Popular…

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Pope On Elections ROME

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

The Pope, in a Press statement on the Italian elections said: "An entire people has given proof of its grave sense of civic duty." The…

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Soviet Angered Over Election “Intimidation” Alleged

Central Western Daily · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

ROME, Thursday: Soviet reaction to the Italian election has been rapid, the Communists now claiming that the election was not full…

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Czech Elections May 30

National Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 3

PRAGUE, Wednesday: A Parliameltary election will be held in Czechoslovakia on May 30, the Communist Minister for the Interior Mr…

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Evatt Replies Larger Parliament Criticism

National Advocate · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: In the House of Representatives today, the Attorney General, Dr. Evatt. replied to Opposition criticism of the Bill to…

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No Penalty Rates for By-election Day Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 4

As the miners award now stands, a parliamentary by-election day is not a recognised holiday, and, consequently, holiday penalty rates…

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Twenty Years in Parliament

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Two Ministers In the State Labor Government today completed 20 years’ service as an M.L.A…

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European Union Favored by Republican Candidate

National Advocate · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The leading Republican candidate for the US Presidency, Mr. Harold Stassen, told a big audience last night that America…

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