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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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Conservative Election Manifesto

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).--The Conservative manifesto for the forthcoming British elections, released to-day, contains…

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Parliament Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.--MR. Menzies announced to-day Federal Parliament would meet on February 22…

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War Pensions Laws for Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

Senator Cooper, the Minister for Repatriation said…

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Preparations For Election Zero Hour

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).-- Political parties yesterday made bustling preparations for the election zero hour, His…

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British Liberals' Election Policy

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).--The Liberal Party leader in the Commons, Mr. Clement Davies, told Liberal Party members…

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Wants To Pitch Tent Near Parliament House

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA,Tues:-- Mr. T. V. Gilmore, new Country Party member for the Federal seat of Leichhardt, Queensland, has…

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Predicts Hard- Hitting Election Battle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

SIR HARTLEY SHAWCROSS LONDON, Tues. (AAP).-- The Attorney- General (Sir Hartley Shawcross) last night…

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British Parliament Dissolved To-day

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).--Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow, with the issue of a Royal proclamation…

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Correspondence C.p. Candidate

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

Sir—I was most interested to learn that Alderman Davis Hughes is an endorsed Country Party candidate for the forthcoming State…

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Endorsed C.p. Candidate Cr. W. B. Fooks

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 6

"Our primary products are the mainstay of our national economy" continued Cr. Fooks. "If we are to play our part every encouragement…

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Endorsed Country Party Candidate

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

MR. DAVIS HUGHES, WHO WILL CONTEST THE ARMIDALE BY-ELECTIONS NEXT SATURDAY…

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Armidale By-Election

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 9

The Armidale by-election takes place tomorrow week. Voters will have the choice of three candidates: Mr. Davis Hughes…

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Election Campaign Activity Mounts

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.),--Within a few hours of His Majesty's dissolution of Parliament the country yesterday found itself caught in a tidal wave of propaganda with total of about 6000 rallies by all parties…

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Russian Elections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (AAP).--The Kremlin's, most intensive propaganda drive since the war went into top gear yesterday when…

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Former Congo Businessman Contests By-Election

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 6

Mr. J. E. Cahill of Armidale, who is the Labor candidate in the Armidale by-election, was in business in Dorrigo with his brother, Mr. C. J…

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By-Election Messages

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. -- "I have a comfortable feeling that when polling ends on Saturday, Lobour will have again clinched…

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Press Condemns Pe- Election Ban

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

STONEY, Tuesday. -- The executive of the New South Wales Country Press Association to-day condemned the pre- election press ban as "a direct negation of democracy."…

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Election Circus on Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).-- Britain's general election "circus" took the road yesterday. Rival Party Leaders Mr. Clement…

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News in Brief Petrol--election Issue in Britain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Friday (AAP).--Petrol will become a new and vital issue in the British election--raised by. Mr. Winston…

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British Election Truce Over Week-end

Daily Examiner · Sunday 12 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.).--With only 12 days left before the general election, most Labour candidates, incuding the Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) and Conservative opponents called a truce to a week-long…

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