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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 12

Liberal Candidate for Calare

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

ORANGE, Sun.—John Brooke Howse, son of the late Sir Neville Howse V.C., was yesterday selected as Liberal, Party…

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May Vote At Next Elections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.—Electoral authorities estimate that about 20,000 service personnel still overseas and returned to…

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Liberal Party Senate Candidates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., and Brigadier M. A. Fergusson, D.S.O., M.C., will be the Liberal Party candidates for the…

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Ratepayers' Association Urged To Prepare For Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 5

Mr. H. Doust advised the Grafton Ratepayers and Citizens' Progress Association on Wednesday night to begin immediately to prepare for the next council election…

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Premier Opens Campaign For By-Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 3

GOULBURN, Thurs.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) to-night opened Labour's campaign in the Goulburn by-election in…

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Polling Places At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 2

The Divisional Returning Office for Cowper has notified the appointment of a polling place at Vere street, South Grafton the…

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C.P. Must Organise To Win The Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—A meeting of the Cowper Electoral Council of the Country Party was held in the School of Arts, Coff's Harbour, on Saturday…

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Federal Parliament Reassembles June 18

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.—Federal Parliament will reassemble on Tuesday, June 18, after a 10-weeks break, the Prime Minister…

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Labour Wins Queensland By-Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.—James Donald (Lab) won the Bremer State by-election on Saturday. The final count was: J. Donald (Lab.)…

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Election Fever In Italy Reaching Peak

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 1

ROME, Mon.—A week before polling day election fever throughout Italy is reaching its peak. Red, white and green posters plaster every wall in Rome. "Bill destroyers" doggedly h bill posters day and night…

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Graf ton A.L.P. Branch Endorses Candidate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the Grafton branch of the Australian Labour Party was held in the Council Chambers,…

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Liberal Party Candidates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Two servicemen will contest the Cook and West Sydney electorates in the interests, of the Liberal Party at…

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Rich Sprint Candidate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 4

Hall Stand, Sydney sprinter engaged in the Ahern Memorial Handicap at Doomben on Saturday, shown leaving the sheds at Ascot after an early morning gallop…

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Slight Labour Lead In Goulburn By-Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

GOULBURN, Sun.—Mr. J. L. Tully (Lab.), had a slight lead over his two opponents in the Goulburn by-election when…

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Women Crowd to Italian Polling Booths

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

ROME, Mon.—Women voting for the first time in Italy in what is called "the sunstroke election," crowded to the polling booths,…

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Results Of French Elections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

PARIS, Mon.—Final results for Metropolitan France: are M.R.P. (Progressive Catholic Party) 160 seats. Communists 146,…

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Goulburn By-election. Labour Has Lost Many Votes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. L. J. Tully has won Goulburn, his father's State seat for many years. To-day he established an…

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French Elections Unforeseen Triumph for M.r.p

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

PARIS, Tuesday.—The French election result was an almost entirely unforeseen triumph for the M.R.P. it shows a very…

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Tully Leads In By-Election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Winning 108 of an additional 232 postal and absent votes counted to-day, Mr. L. J. Tully (Labour) is now 500…

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Liberal Party Candidates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Liberal Party will contest at least 21 probably 22, of the 28 seats in New South Wales at the next…

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