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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

227 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12

Labour Candidate

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 3

Sunday.--Alderman Kevin Dwyer was declared the A.L.P. candidate for the Redfern by election when he won the…

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Church Election Decree

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 3

VIENNA, Mon. (AAP).--Austria's Catholic Bishops in a joint decree have made it "mandatory for all believers to vote as…

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Superannuation As Election Appeal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Both the Government and Opposition parties were working out details of a national superannuation scheme as one of their main appeals to the people at the forthcoming Federal elections…

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Bank Employees Fight Back After Attack In Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

"Dairy farmers got a rude shock from the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) in the Federal House recently,…

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Order On Election Broadcasts

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Rules gazetted to-day by the newly- created Australian Broadcasting Control Board require all commercial stations to broadcast, free of charge, a limited number of addresses by party leaders or their nominees during the…

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To Discuss Date for Elections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day the date for the Federal elections would be discussed by…

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And the Elections Will Soon Be Here

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

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Tentative Date for Elections

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Federal elections will be held on Saturday, December 10…

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"Petrol Explosion" in Federal Parliament. Government Censured for Lack of Policy

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 1

Australia's development, the productive capacity of her primary and secondary industries may well have been seriously cattected in Caberra last…

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Uproar in German Parliament

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 3

BONN, Thurs. (AAP).--A tumultuous German Parliament session came near to blows to-day, when two ragged German…

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Birthday Greetings In Parliament CANBERRA

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

The Opposition Leader (Mr. Menzies) interrupted question time in the House of Representatives to-day to…

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Big Day Being Organised Rodeo— Town Queen Candidate and Band to Benefit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

At a meeting held in Mr. A. D. Freeman's office on Saturday night, it was decided to hold a rodeo on Saturday, November 5…

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Early Election Rumours Persist In Britain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. (AAP).--Rumours of an early election in Britain persist, although there is no confirmation available in…

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Election Date December 10

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--Elections for the Senate and House of Representatives will be held Saturday, December 10, next. This was announced by Mr. Chifley to-night. Mr. Chifley said he would recommend to the…

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To Amend Act On Election Posters

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.--Mr. Chifley announced provisions of the Electoral Act governing the use of posters at Federal…

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Charge Against Consular Official in Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed. -- Mr. Spender (Lib., N.S.W.) asked in the House of Representatives to-day if a high Australian…

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Egg Board Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 4

Mr. C. J. King, Returning Officer for the Poll, has announced that the following candidates have been accepted for the…

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Rolls for Federal Elections

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 6

The electoral authorities advise that the rolls to be used at the forthcoming Federal Elections will close on Monday, 31st…

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British Elections Question

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. (AAP).-- There will be no general election in 1949, says the political correspondent of the "Daily Herald,"…

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Chifley's Election Tour Schedule

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Mr. Chifley will open the Government's election campaign with a policy speech from Canberra…

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