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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

227 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 12

Afraid To Make Socialisation Election Issue

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 1

WAGGA, Mon.--The Chifley Government was afraid to make socialism the issue for the next Federal elections, the…

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Disturbance At Election Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) to-night threatened to "deal with" a man who called him a liar at a Labour political meeting at Gladesville. Earlier Mr. Calwell had warned the man who frequently…

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Lively Election Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--In the liveliest election meeting of the campaign in Melbourne, the Minister for Transport…

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Life Of Britain Depends On Next Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).-- Mr. Winston Churchill said in an election speech, that, on next year's general election, depended…

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Lively Election Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--In what was probably one of the liveliest meetings to date in the election campaign, the Liberal member for Parramatta (Mr. Howard Beale, M.H.R.) was subjected to continuous heckling and boos in King's Cross to-night…

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Federal Elections Dr. Jabour Speaks at Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

"Primary concern of the Liberal-Country Party is for the large commercial and financial interests," said Dr. Jabour,…

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Last Free Election Against Socialism

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 3

COONABARABRAN, Monday.--The Federal election on December 10 was not an ordinary election, but the last, free election against slavery of Socialism, Sir Earle Page said to-day. Sir Earle was supporting Mr…

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Labour Candidate On Taxation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 3

AS taxation was a subject of much comment from all classes of people, and as people often criticised the Australian tax as being a particularly high one, a Comparison of the taxation paid in Australia with that paid in the United Kingdom and New…

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Uk Interested in Elections

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Prominent British journalist, Mr. Ward Price, who has been sent to Australia by the London "Daily…

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Election Of Enormous Magnitude

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--"This is an election of enormous magnitude, and the real issue is to rid ourselves of the…

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Federal Election. Chances Of Change Now Stronger

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Although betting on the election results is an offence under the Electoral Act the chances of a change of…

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Dr. Jabour's Policy Speech Labor Candidate—

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 6

Dr. Jabour, endorsed Labor candidate for Cowper spoke at Dorrigo last week. During his speech he said:—…

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Officers Not Paid For Electioneering

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The General Secretary of the United Bank Officers' Association (Mr. S. E. Card), to-day denied a…

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Uproar In West German Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 1

BONN, Friday (A.A.P.).--The West German Parliamentary meeting debating the Bonn protocol broke up in disorder early this morning after the Socialist Leader (Dr…

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Claims Banks Will Stage Election Stunt

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Private banks would spring a last-minute election stunt to assist the Liberal and Country…

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Colombia's Election Campaign Strife

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

BOGOTA, Sun. (AAP).--Colombia's Presidential election campaign closed last night with a deathroll in months of strife…

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Communist Candidate At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun. -- A crowd of more than 400 people heard Communist Senate candidate. Mr. A. Ogston, speak in the…

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Female Voters Interest in Election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 3

There had been an increasing interest taken in everyday politics and in general, Governmental politics by female voters, Dr…

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Cannot Stand For Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. (AAP).-- Defence Minister, Mr. A. V. Alexander, will shortly announce that serving members of the forces…

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Federal Elections Cost Money

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 2

Federal elections cost money. Wages alone in the Cowper, Federal electorate on Saturday, December 10, will be close on £1100…

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