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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 12

Nominations For State Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Nominations for the selection of Liberal Party candidates to contest The State elections will close on October 21…

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Five Candidates For Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 2

Five nominations have been received by the returning officer (Mr. C. J. Beresford) for the vacancy on the South Grafton…

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Election Campaign in Top Gear

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun-- The Federal election campaign will be moved into top gear this week with the delivery of the Labour…

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Labour Candidate Criticises The Press

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sat.--Mr. G. D. Mitchell, Labour candidate for Cowper in the forthcoming Federal elections, outlining his 'own and the Labour policy at a meeting in Maclean on Friday night, criticised the Press for being unfair to the Labour-Party…

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Election Nominations Close To.-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.-- Nominations for the Federal elections will close at noon to-morrow. On present indications the…

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Election of R.S.L. President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Present indications are that Mr. E. Millhouse, K.C., president of the R.S.L., will be re-elected to the…

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Mr. R. J. Williams On Election Tour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed. -- Mr. R. J. Williams, Independent Candidate for Cowper, will shortly visit Grafton. He is at present…

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Unenrolled Ex-Members Of Armed Forces Can Vote At Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 3

Under the provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Wartime Act, a discharged member of the Australian Forces, including…

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South Grafton Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

An election will be held at South Grafton to-morrow to fill the vacancy in the South Grafton Municipal Council caused by the…

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Annual Election Directors Grafton Dairy Coy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 2

Mr. B. C. Eggins topped the poll for the second time at the election of directors for the Grafton Co-operative Dairy…

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Federal Elections Mr. R. J. Williams Urges Release Of Building Materials

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 2

STEPS should be taken immediately to release all building material, said Mr. R. J. Williams, Independent Labour candidate for Cowper, opening his election campaign at Coff's Harbour. Mr. Williams said he had seen sufficient building material hoarded…

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Sir Earle Page Rebuts Labour (Candidate's Singapore Statement

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 3

Vigorous refutation of statements concerning Singapore and the loss of the Eighth Division were made by Sir Earle Page in Market Square, Grafton, last…

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South Grafton Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1946 · page 2

Mr. Mervyn James Hugh Hutchison, dentist, South Grafton, on Saturday topped the poll at the extraordinary election to fill…

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Unenrolled Ex -Members Of Armed Forces Can Vote At Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 2

Under the provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Wartime Act, a discharged member of the Australian Forces, including an…

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Labour Candidate For Auburn

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Alderman E. E. Peffer, a returned soldier, of Bankstown, won the Auburn A.L.P. pre-selection ballot for…

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Clothes Rationing Will Go Before Election Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 2

GUOLBURN, Thurs.--It was the Government's intention to lift clothes rationing this side of election day, the Leader of…

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Mr. Mitchell Is Official Labour Candidate Says M.L.A.

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1946 · page 5

"MR. G. D. MITCHELL is the selected Official Labour candidate for Cowper," said Mr. W. M. Currie, V.C., M.L.A., when he gave an address in Grafton last night supporting Mr. Mitchell's candidature…

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Betting on Elections

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA Tues.-- If sufficient evidence could be obtained prosecutions would be launched for betting on the elections,…

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P. M.'s Election Tour

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri. -- Returning by air from Tasmania, the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, immediately began a tour of his own…

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Fair Hearing Urged For Candidates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 5

Replying to a vote of thanks after he had addressed a meeting in Market Square, Grafton, last night, the Attorney-…

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