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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1947

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Relations with Russia Polish Election Statement

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 1

Warsaw, January 6.—A foreign policy based on close friendship with Russia is propounded in the election manifesto issued here by a Four Party Bloc…

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Polish Elections U.S. Requests Free Speech

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Washington, January 8.—Russia and Britain are being urged by the United States to join with it in demanding that the Polish Government allow free…

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U.S. Note On Polish Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1

Washington, January 9.—Faced with the fact that two earlier notes have brought no replies the United statts has tent a third Note to the Polish…

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Polish Election Issue Britain Gravely Concerned

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

London, January 13.—Britain is gravely concerned about the Polish situation, and hat instructed its ambassador in Moscow to communicate with the Russian Government on the subject, says the diplomatic correspondent of the "Times." He…

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President Denies Polish Elections Not Free

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

Warsaw, January 15.—Although the Polish President, M. Bairut, yesterday denied to the press that the allegations in the British and American Notes to…

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Eight Labor Members Of Last Parliament Found Posts By Govt

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 6

CANBERRA—Eight Labor members of the last Parliament are now receiving more than £25,000 a year in positions found for them by the Commonwealth Government…

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Pensioners' Assn. Election Of Officers

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 4

The Old Age Pensioners' Association hold their annual meeting and election of officers on Thursday last. There was a large attendance of…

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Polish Election Is Challenged Peasant Party Leader Demands Annulment

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

London, January 20—The leader of the Polish Peasant Party, Mikolajczyk will demand that the Polish general elections which began yesterday be annulled says Reuters Warsaw correspondent. Mikolajczyk, who has handed new notes to British…

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U.S. Attitude Towards Polish Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

New York, January 20.—U.S.A. is certain to disapprove the conduct of the Polish electi[?] held on Sunday, says Associated Press correspondent in…

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Communist Labor Battle Brazilian Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 3

Rio de Janeiro, January 21.—First returns from the elections, in which over 5,000,000 Brazilians cast votes for a Governor, a Senator and Legislature…

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Brazilian Elections Communist Fall Behind

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

Rio de Janeiro, January, 22.—Although early returns, which are mainly from cities, reflected surprising Communist strength, later figures show the…

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General Marshall Not for Politics Not Candidate For Presidency

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, January 22.—Speculation that his appointment as United States Secretary of State is but a prelude to his nomination for the Presidency was checked by General George Morshall shortly before he was sworn in…

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War Against Peasant Party Final Election Figures

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 3

Warsaw, January 22.—Eighteen persons described as members of Mikelsjezyk's Peasant Party, have been sentenced to death for alleged…

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Poles Want Elections Annulled

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

Warsaw, January 24.—The Polish Peasant Party Leader (M. Mikolajizyk) who is demanding that the Polish general elections be annulled, has handed…

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Miners' Presidency Only Three Candidates So Far

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

Sydney, January 28—Only definite contestants to date in the ballot for the general presidency of the Miners' Federation are Messrs. I. Williams…

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F.e.d.elections

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 4

LITHGOW—Officers elected in the recent ballot conducted by the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association included…

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Women Top Poll in Canadian Election

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

OTTAWA: In the recent civic election at Hamilton, Ontario, two women led the poll and Hamiltonians. are confidently…

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Polling Places For the Liquor Referendum

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 5

CRENTRES at which votes may be cast in the Sturt electorate in Broken Hill during the Liquor Referendum on February…

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Polish Election Fiasco Confirmed

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

London, February 4.—The Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mr. Mayhew) told the House of Commons that the British Government's information…

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Candidates for Miner's Presidency

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY— Contrary to expectations nominations received for the position of general president of the Miners' Federation…

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