State Election Campaign
SYDNEY. — Campaigning for the State elections on May 3 will begin in earnest next week. This will allow three weeks for the…
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Politics & elections, 1947
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Postal Voting at Elections
As there will be no contest in either Sturt or Cobar electorates to be held on May 3, there will be no polling booths open in Broken Hill on that date…
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Sydney, April 9.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, will confer with A.I.P. officers tomorrow on plans for the State elections. The A.L.P. campaign director…
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Sydney, April 10.—The Prime Minister Mr. Chifley will go to Bathurst on Friday. While in Bathurst he will speak in support of Labor candidate for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cup Candidates In Close Finish Silurian Beats Opera By Inches
Three mares, all candidates for the Adelaide Cup, fought out the finish of Tattersalls Cup at Victoria Park on Saturday, and Silurian got up in the…
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Sydney, April 15.—Although Lang Labor candidate for Granville, Mr. F. C. Cruse, has announced his withdrawal from the campaign because he was not…
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At the recent annual meeting of the Hornets Baseball club, the following officers were appointed for the year:— Patron, Mr. H. M. Mullins; president,…
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CANBERRA.—Provision of an auxiliary power plant for Parliament House will be considered by the House Committee…
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Washington, April 18.—Despite threats of Presidential veto, the Hoase of Representatives passed the most rigid union control Bill in the American…
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Tokio, April 21.—In the first national election intended to give effect to the new constitution which will operate from May 3. Japs throughout the nation voted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Wattison Leaves W.I.U.After 12 Years; To Enter Parliament
MR. W. E. Wattison, who has been assistant secretary of the W.I.U. for the past 12 years, resigned at last night's meeting. He has been elected State member for Sturt and will take his place in the new Parliament…
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Tokio, April 22.—Conservatives scored in overwhelming victory in the House of Counciliors election, although of individual parties the slightly leftist Social…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →PREMIER McGIRR on Election Campaign; Confident of Labor
SYDNEY.—A prediction that Labor would win Tamworth, Armidale and Manly was made by Premier McGirr in an election speech at Goulburn last night. Labor, he declared, would be returned with 61 seats…
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Sydney, April 22.—The Miners Central Council today voted one hundred and fifty pounds to the Australian Labor Party and one hundred pounds to the…
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Although Anzac Day is, only eight days from the general election, all parties have declared a truce for this day…
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The first meeting for the 1947 season at the Table Tennis Associations we said at the Globe Social Room of in today night…
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Sydney, April 24.—The aims of the Communist Party in the New South Wales elections are to win representation in Parliament to assist in the…
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Sydney, April 26.—Shortage of accommodation for committee rooms has forced one of the State election candidates to shine a circus for his campaign…
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Tokio, April 27—A surprise voting swing in the Japanese Lower House elections will make the social democrats, or mildly radical opposition, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W.i.u. of A. Election for Junior Assistant Secretary
Nominations will close at the W.I.U. of A. office at 3 p.m. today for the position of junior assistant secretary to fill the position vacated by Mr. W. E…
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