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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

227 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 12

Parliament May Adjourn Next Week

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--Federal Parliament is expected to adjourn next week and not reassemble until late in August…

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Engagements For C.R.J.C. Candidates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 5

Horses nominated for the C.R.J.C. double at the Grafton Cup meeting will run at Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane, apart…

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Says Crisis May Force Election In Britain

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON,Sun.(A.A.P.)-- Lord Woolton, chairman of the Conservative Party, said last night that Britain's economic…

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By-election

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Sunday-- When counting ceased to-night Mr. Peter J. Randies (Lab.) had a majority lead over his…

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Labour Wins By-election

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday. (AAP).--Labour has retained the West Leeds Division by-election caused by th[?]eath of Mr. T. W…

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Not Heard Of Plans For Early Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA. Monday.--The Minister of the Interior (Mr. Johnson) to-day denied reports that the Commonwealth…

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Election Campaign in Germany

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

BERLIN, Mon. (AAP).--More than 30,000 cheering communists turned out at Dortmund yesterday to hear communist…

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Elections Before October, says Menzies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Menzies) said to-day he thought the elections would be held…

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Communist Policy During Elections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.--During the 1934 Federal elections, Communist Party members were instructed to divide their votes equally between the United Australia Party and the Labour Party, James Nermington Rawling, of Gladesville, Sydney, said…

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German Clashes on Election Eve

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 1

FRANKFURT, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Clashes between new extreme Right Wing parties and Social Democrats multiplied particularly in the British zone in the past 24 hours on the eve of the West German elections…

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Metropolitan Candidates Resume Racing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.--Renvolo, Count Cyrano and Snawstream, popular candidates for the Metropolitan, will resume…

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Queen Competition Agricultural Society's— Candidates Selected — Committees Busy

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

Plans for the running of the Agricultural Society's Queen competition were finalised at a meeting in the Memorial Hall on…

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Red Election Plans In Britain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).--The vice-chairman of the British Communist party (Mr. Palme Dutt) speaking to a Press conference…

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Pre-election Tour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) left unexpectedly by air this morning on a week's…

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What Could We Expect; When It's Election Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 1

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Election Hint

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.--The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, left Adelaide for Perth this morning by Plane…

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Labour's Revised Election Policy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 5

(From a Special Correspondent). The Australian Labor Party has withheld from circulation its revised election policy…

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Shooting in Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 3

BOGOTA Colombia), Friday. (AAP).--Police and army forces were rushed to surround the Capitol Building yesterday after…

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Denies Report On New Zealand Elections'

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z,), Sunday (A.A.P-Reuter). -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) emphatically denied a statement from the…

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Fadden Speaks On Election Issues

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The High Court of Australia would replace the Privy Council as the final jurisdiction in all Australian cases if the Labour Government was returned at the next elections, the Leader of the, Country Party (Mr. Fadden) said…

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