US View On Election In Victoria
WASHINGTON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—State Department observers are privately inclined to regard with some satisfaction…
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Politics & elections, 1947
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Chifley Silent on Result of Election
CANBERRA Sunday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) declined to comment to-day on the result of the Victorian…
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Following discussions at last night's meeting of the Coffs Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, the following candidates will go to the…
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At last meeting Coffs Trades and Labour Council considered the matter of nominations either of Shire Council or Urban Committee candidates for…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.—Coff's Harbour sub-branch of the K.S.L. last night nominated two candidates to contest the…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—If the Liberal Party can find suitable candidate to contest the Hartley by-election, the nationalisation of banking will be made the main…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—A message of congratulation to Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth, on the occasion of her marriage…
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MANILA, Wed. (A.A.P.).—Four killings and the disappearance of four election officials, marked election day in the Philippines yesterday…
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The Grafton Apex Club last night decided to support the candidature of two of its members, Messrs. J. I. Moorhead…
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The need for a fuller understanding and more sympathetic consideration of the requirements of exservice personnel in local government…
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Citizens of Grafton farewelled Miss Shirley Cameron, Grafton's "Miss Australia" candidate, at a cocktail party in…
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IT is likely that 18 candidates will contest the 1947 Grafton municipal elections. The majority of sitting aldermen are likely to seek re-election…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.—The Liberals have wrested two more seats from Labour. The Liberal Party has now won Goulburn…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.—The final count of votes in Portland electorate, in which Mr. H. Hedditch (C.P.), received 2894 of the…
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IT is believed that 17 candidates have been nominated for the Grafton City Council election on December 6, and that three of the present aldermen—Ald. S. B. Mackie, Ald. H. Doust and Ald. G. A. Jago—will not seek re-election…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Unless the Government moved to postpone them, municipal elections would be held on December 6, said the…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.—The Federal Parliament adjourned at 9.15 to-night until to-morrows morning to hear the broadcast…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Cahill said in the Legislative Assembly to-day, that elections…
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Official advice was yesterday received by Mr. Ray Smith Sihire Clerk and Returning Officer for Dorripo Shire Council, that voting…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Secretary of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr. Tom Sheehan, from N.S.W., created precedent when he entered the House of Representatives to-day wearing a leisure suit made on the principles of a battle dress…
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