No-Confidence Motion Likely In Parliament
CANBERRA. — The Opposition was expected to move a motion of no confidence in the Federal Government in the House of…
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Politics & elections, 1948
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Eclipse Delays Korea Election
SEOUL (Korea), April 6.—The UN Commission on Koren has agreed to postpone the South Koren election one dey until May 10 so…
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Milwaukee, April 8. — With three-quarters of the votes counted. Harold Stassen appears to have won 19 of the Republican Party's 27 Wisconsin votes…
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LONDON, April 8.—Signs of a slight but def inite move towards the right are unmistakable among Italian electors, with little more than a week to go to the elections, says "The Times" Rome…
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SYDNEY.—The Coogee By-Election, caused by the death of Mr. L. Cunningham, M.L.A., will be held on May 8…
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Korea, April 11.—Two United States warships will anchor in Korean waters and all American ground forces will he alerted when the Southern Korean…
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Rome, April 11,—There will no Coup de tat in Italy after the General Elections on April 18, declared the Premier (de Gasperi) in a speech at Pisa last…
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ROME, April 12.—In a speech at Pisa, the Italian Premier, (Dr. de Gasperl) said there would be no seizure of power in…
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CANBERRA.—During the Foreign Affairs debate in the Federal Parliament last night the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) alleged that the Marshall Plan was being used for political purposes. Mr. Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bills to Increase Parliament Introduced By Attorney-General
Canberra, April 16 — Bills to enable an increase in the number of Members of Parliament were introduced in the House of Representatives today by the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt). Provision is included in the Bills to apply the system of…
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Rome, April 16.—With only two days to go before the Italian elections, campaigning is working up to fever pitch. At a factory near Milan, 508 workers…
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Sydney, April 16.—Premier McGirr said tonight that he would like to see as many women in Parliament as men. He was opening Labor's campaign in the Coogee By-Election on behalf of Mrs. Catherine Cunningham, widow of the late…
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Rome, April 18.—Early reports indicate that the Italian elections begun today are orderly and without disorder. Voters queued up at the first light of dawn in…
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Rome, April 19.—It is announced by the Italian Ministry of the Interior that polling in the Italian elections has been very high in all…
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Sir.—Today I was informed that my name was submitted to ballot for the Silver City Racing Club committee. If this information be correct, I would like…
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Sydney. April 20.—Mrs. Catherine Cunningham (Labor Candidate for Coogee by-election) denied a special socialistic clause had been included in…
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ROME, April 20. — Latest figures it the voting throughout Italy for the Chamber of Deputies gave the Christian Democrats 9,554,614 votes, or 48.5 per cent., and the Communist 6,330,614 votes,…
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SYDNEY.—A man will sleep In a caravan used by the Liberal Party as an emergency committee room in Coogee by-election to…
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CANBERRA.—During last night's Parliamentary debate on a bill to enlarge the Senate and House of Representatives, the deputy Country party leader (Mr. McEwen) said that the Government was trying…
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Melbourne, April 26.—The Roman Catholic Archbshop of Melbourne. Dr. Mannix today described the Italian elections as a contest between Gold and…
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