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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1947

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

Apex Members As L.G. Candidates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 2

The board of directors of the Grafton Apex Club last night decided to nominate members of the club as candidates for…

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Keen Interest in Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.—Unprecedented interest is being evinced in Coff's Harbour in the Local Government elections to be held…

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L.G. ELECTIONS Public Meeting Endorses Candidates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

Forty-five electors attended the public meeting in the School of Arts Hall, fast night, when three candidates)were endorsed for…

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Another Scene in Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA Friday—Mr. Spender (Lib., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives to-day moved a motion of dissent against a ruling by the Speaker (Mr. Rosevear). The motion followed a clash in which the Speaker threatened…

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Victorian Elections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.—When nominations for the State elections closed to-day there were 148 nominations for 65 seats in…

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de Gaulle To Seek General Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Mon. (A.A.P.).—On the strength of the success achieved by his Rally of the French People Party in the French municipal elections, General Charles de Gaulle will call for the immediate dissolution of the French Parliament and new general…

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Red Candidate Says Cain Makes Mistake

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.—The Labour Party was making a mistake in not fighting the election on the banking issue, said the only…

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Interest Mounts In Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR.—With the endorsement, of eight candidates for the local government elections, interest in the elections is…

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Country Week Candidates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 5

Cricketers available for Country Week in Sydney should submit their names to the selector. Mr. W. J. Wallace, not later than…

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British Govt. Asked To Hold Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—The British Conservative Party has called on the Labour Government to resign and submit to new Parliamentary elections…

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Candidates for L.c

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said to-day that nearly 8000 candidates had nominated for the…

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Compulsory Voting For L.G. Elections

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) confirmed today that he proposed to introduce…

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No Election In Orara Or Nymboida

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 5

The Shire Clerk of Orara and Nymboida Shire Councils (Mr. J. T. Tully) stated yesterday that there would be no election in…

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Woolgoolga Interest In Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.—There was a record attendance at a public meeting called to elect candidates for Shire Councillor to represent…

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Labour M.P. Says Bank Bill Not Election Trump

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"I am not quite satisfied that the nationalisation of banks will win an election for the Labour Party," Mr. Brennan (Lab., Vic.) told the House of Representatives to-day on the resumption of the second reading of the…

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Polling Officials' Higher Remuneration

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Thurs.—Previously refused increased fees for presiding officers and polling clerks for a by-election, has been granted…

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Doctor Candidate For Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 6

COPMANHURST. — The Copmanhurst and district Ratepaver[?] and Citizens' Association decided to endorse Dr. L. V. Eiszele and…

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U.S. ELECTIONS. Democrats And Republicans Claim Victory

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—Both Democrats and Republicans claim victory in Tuesday's elections, which were held…

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Victorian Elections Labour Defeat Predicted

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—The defeat of the Labour Government and the formation of a Coalition Liberal-Country Party Government is predicted by well-informed…

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President Commends Councillors On Re-election

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 7

At yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council, the president (Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald) congratulated councillors…

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