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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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

Surprise Election Development

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—A surprise development in the election count late to–day threatens to upset the Government's…

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Election Reaches Finality; State Of Parties

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.-- The State election. which has been in a stage of fluctuation for a fortnight, reached finality…

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Grafton Cup Candidates Race To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 5

Several Grafton Cup and Ramornie Handicap candidates are engaged at Randwick and Doomben to-day…

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Rifle Does Best Of Grafton Cup Candidates

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 5

Beat performance of Grafton Cup candidates during the week-end was that of Rifle, in the Maroubra Handicap, one…

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To Give Statement On Korea Special Session Of Parliament

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.--An emergency meeting of Federal Parliament is to be held next Thursday to consider the action taken by the Commonwealth Government…

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French Elections?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 3

PARIS, Wed. (AAP).--Predictions of Parliament being di[?]solved and the holding of new elections have followed the…

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Parliament Endorses Action On Kora Enlistment Appeal By Prime Minister

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Both the senate and House during the special sitting of the Commonwealth Parliament to-day unanimously endorsed the action of the Federal Government in making Australian forces available to the United…

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The Election Skeleton We Were Not Allowed To See

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

Immediately the new Labour Cabinet was installed the announcement was made that the financial year just closed showed a deficit of more than a million. Included in it is a loss on the railways of £2,500,000 which is the biggest rail way deficiency for a long time…

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May Call Parliament On Aid Proposals

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs.--Federal Parliament may be called together soon for an emergency session to discuss the…

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Question Of Summoning Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--The summoning of Federal Parliament would depend on certain factors, the Acting Prime…

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Cup Candidate Dead

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Prominent Caulfield Cup candidate. Count Sion, died from stomach trouble during the week-end. He had won eight races in…

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Consider Earlier Recall of Parliament

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Mon. (AAP).--The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) will consider Mr. Winston Churchill's request for an…

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Decision Reserved In Election Case

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Mr. Justice Fullagar in the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, to-day reserved judgment on a petition disputing the validity of the election of a Roman…

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Parliament Assembly

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-night that the House of Representatives would…

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Keen Interest in Club Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs. -- Keen interest was displayed in he election of officers at the annual meeting of the Coff's…

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Wants Election Declared Void

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--It would be alleged that votes in the name of dead people had been cast in the last State election at Darlinghurst, Mr. R. Ashburner told the Court of Disputed Returns to-day…

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May Again Be Candidate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).--Thomas Dewey will seek a third term as Governor of New York…

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Blind Pensioners Decide to March On Parliament House

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--A meeting of about 150 blind civilians decided to-day to stage a march on Parliament House,…

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Candidate in Water Brigade Queen Contest

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 2

When interviewed, Helen said she had not expected to be successful in the vote taken by her firm. Four others had been…

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Parliament Will Be Told of Disputed Return

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon. -- An announcement by the Speaker, Mr. Lamb, that the election of the Minister for Labour…

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