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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

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Union News and VIEWS This space is specially reserved for local union news and views. Reports of union meetings are welcome. Municipal By-Election Labor's Selection Ballot Opens Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

The following are the nominations for the ballet to select a Labor candidate to contest the Municipal by-election to be held on February 24 shown as they will…

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Liberal Wins N.s.w. By-election

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 8

SYDNEY. — The Liberal Party candidate, Mr. E. Tearnshaw, won the Ryde by-election when the preferences of Messrs. W. L. Irvine and…

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Municipal By-Election Labor's Selection Ballot Closes Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

The following are the nominations for the ballot to select a labor candidate to contest the Municipal by-election to be held on February 21 shown as they…

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No Independent Candidate For City Council Vacancy

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

There will be no contest for the vacancy caused in the City Council by the resignation of Aid. G. Hills, one of the recently elected Independent aldermen. Today Aid. C. B. Tompkins, acting as spokesman for the other sitting Independents, said they had decided not to contest the…

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No Municipal By-Election Ballot?

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

It would seem that there is to be no ballot to fill the Municipal Council vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Hills. This will save the Council some…

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Only One Candidate for Council Vacancy

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

Nominations to fill the vacancy in the Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Alderman G. Hills, close at 5 p.m. today…

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Election of Ald. Harris

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

From the Town Hall steps at noon to-day, Mr. J. Harris will be declared by Mr. J. P. Sanderson. acting Town Clerk and returning officer the alderman…

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Commonwealth Parliament Opened MEASURE[?]

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

Canberra, [?] fore of in [?] for further [?] the [?] the…

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Federal Parliament Is Opened By Duke

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 6

CANBERRA.—Opening the third session of the 17th Commonwealth Parliament yesterday afternoon, the Governor-General (the Duke of Gloucester) said that a comprehensive programme of works would be undertaken by the Federal Government as soon as hostilities ceased…

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C.W.A. Election Of Officers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

The annual meeting and election of officers of the Country Women's Association was held in the Rest Room on Thursday, February 22, at 8 p.m…

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Local Salute To Russia Candidate

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 5

Mr. J. Mudie has been chosen as the Broken Hill candidate in the Sainte to Russia competition, the secretary of the Russian Medical Aid…

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Alma P. and C. And Mothers' Club Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

Office holders for 1945 were elected at the annual meeting of the Alma School Parents and Citizens' Association on Monday night…

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Guinea Airways Election Challenge

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 5

ADELAIDE—After a meeting of shareholders of Guinea Airways Ltd., at which it was announced that Messrs. S. Powell,A. M. Moulden, R.B…

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Women Electors Swamp Polling

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 5

PARIS, March 20.—Three-quarters of the French electorate voting at the forthcoming elections will be women. It is the first time in…

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Young Candidates for Parliament

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

LONDON, March 22.—The 75-yearold Sir William Wayland, Conservative member of the House of Commons for Canterbury, will retire…

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Airman In English Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

London, March 22.—Australian Air Vice-Marshal Bennett is contesting the West Middleborough by-election as a Liberal. He is 34 and the only…

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British Labor Not Keen on Elections

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 5

LONDON,April 12 —Members of the Labor Party connected with the party machine are working to put into reverse the threat of a general…

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Communist Party And British Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 1

London, April 17.—The Communist Party decided to endorse only 22 Parliamentary candidates in place of the previous 52. The Party announced that…

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Mannequin Parade For Queen Candidate

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 2

Yesterday in the Town Hall a mannequin parade was held on behalf of [?] Cotton West picton Red Cross Queen candidate. The parade was…

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Where Parliament Met In Blitz

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 1

London, April 26.—After four years of security silence, it is now revealed that the temporary home of the Houses of Parliament during the 1941 blitz was…

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