Windfall For Election Year
Canberra — Although the country's general finances will not benefit this year, it is reported here that the Government next…
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Politics & elections, 1948
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Setback For Coms. In Finnish Elections
Helsinki, July 5.—The Communist-dominated Popular Democrats suffered the surprisingly big loss of ten sets in the Finnish elections at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Upper House Forces Election In Tasmania
Hobart, July 8.—The defeat on supply in the Legislative Council tonight will force the Tasmanian Labor Government to go to the people. By 13 votes to three the Legislative Council decided to grant supply for two months on condition that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Political Crisis Focuses Hobart.—A State election toward the end of August, or early in September, appears to be certain
Ministers have become resigned to the fact that the Government eventually would have to yield to the Legislative Council in the battle…
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Hobart.—Both parties in the Tasmanian Parliament are resigned to an early election, as a result of the rejection last night…
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Pretoria, July 14.—General Smuts was returned unopposed in the by-election for Pretoria East resulting from Mr. C. W. Clarke's resignation in…
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Hobart.—Contrary to expertations finality was not reached on the Supply Bill by the time Parliament had adjourned last night…
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London, July 15.—The former Prime Minister of South Africa (Field Marshal, Smuts) has been returned unopposed in the Pretoria…
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Philadelphia, July 15.—The Democratic Party's Convention to- night nominated President Truman for the Presidency. He was…
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The result of the Kogarah by-election [?] on Intimation that the Labor Party [?] not holding its own. Many factors are responsible for the loss of the seat…
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The ballot to elect trustees from the employees of each mine for the Mines Pension Scheme Board will commence on Friday at the Zinc Corporation and…
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Hobart.—A campaign to help beat the Cosgrove Government in the Tasmanian elections was drawn up at the week-end by the Liberal…
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On Friday at the Zinc Corporation and North Mine there will be held elections to select the trustee and deputy from these mines to the Mine Pension Scheme…
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Hobart, July 22.—Both Houses of the Tasmanian Parliament adjourned this afternoon and will not meet again until after the election. The Premier…
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Ballots for the election of trustees on the Mine Pension Scheme Board were held at the Zinc Corporation and North Mine today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Dreads Next Federal Election (From Our Political Correspondent.)
Canberra.—Once more a chill wind, which has nothing to do with the icy temperatures outside, is blowing through the Labor lobbies in Federal Parliament House. Its sources are the political situation…
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There will be at least two candidates for alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Rowe. One will be the selected Labor candidates…
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A special meeting of the City Council will be held tonight to elect a Mayor in succession to the late Alderman P. Rowe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stirring Session Of Parliament ls Ahead (From Our Political Correspondent.)
Canberra.—Increasing pressure of international and domestic events will provoke a stirring session of Federal Parliament when the Houses meet in September. There have been suggestions that the current…
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Hobart. August 3.—Nominations for the Tasmanian House of Assembly election on August 21 cloud at noon today. There are 83 candidates for 30 seats…
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