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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1948

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Stop Press Tasmanian Elections

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 8

Hobart.—Labor is expected to be defeated at the Tasmanian elections tomorrow, but the margin between the parties will not be…

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Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 2

The Labor Government in Tasmania will probably be defeated today. This will add to the march of the so-called Liberal Party, but we have seen Labor…

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Tasmanian Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 4

Hobart. August 20.—More than 160,000 electors in Tasmania will go to the polls tomorrow (Saturday) to elect a new Parliament. Interest is keenest for many…

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Election Results in Tasmania May Be A Deadlock

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 3

Hobart, August 22.—A deadlock in the Tasmanian Parliament may follow Saturday's House of Assembly election which was forced on the Labor Government by the Legislative Council refusing supply because it disapproved of Labor's policy…

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Tasmanian Elections Labor May Retain Majority

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 1

Hobart, August 23.—Counting is continuing in connection with the Tasmanian elections. It is now considered that the Labor Government may hold its…

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Tasmanian Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 1

Hobart, August 25.—Counting is almost complete in the Tasmanian House of Assembly election. The cut-up of all divisions except Wilmot will begin on…

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Floating Parliament

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

Melbourn.—The Premiere of N.S.W, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia are among the 14 Federal and State politician who…

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Election Win Over Left Wing

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 3

Adelaide, September 8.—When ballot votes were counted tonight it was revealed that moderate candidates for the election of officers for the South…

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Appeal Against Upheld Fine Election Pamphlet

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 7

Sydney, September 9. — An oppen] against conviction and fines of £30 imposed on a man for allegedly publishing an rivet oral pamphlet containing…

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De Gaulle Seeks New Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 1

General de Gaulle will attempt to kill the French National Assembly by combining a propaganda tour…

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Mayor's Election Is Disputed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 8

Adelaide.—A sequel to the mayoral election of Henley and Grange Corporation on July 3 was a complaint, brought in Adelaide Police…

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Beasley and Forde May Return to Contest Election

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 7

Canberra.—Labor members are speculating whether two former Federal Labor Ministers now serving abroad as High Commissioners—Mr. F. M. Forde in Ottawa and Mr. J. A. Beasley in London—…

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A.l.p. Protest on Pensions for Members of Parliament

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 5

Barrier District Assembly of the A.L.P. has decided to lodge a protest with the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party in reference to a retiring allowance or a pension for any Parliamentarian until such time as the old age pension is raised to the level of the basic wage, without any reference to the means…

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Swedish Election Results

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 1

Stockholm, September 20.—The Social Democratic Party has retained its majority in the Lower House of the Swedish Parliament by winning 112 of…

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Mr. Riddiford Not For Re-election As W.I.U. Chief

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 3

All offices of the W.I.U. of A. were declared open at a meeting last night. Nominations will close at 5 p.m. on October 5…

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Another Storm In Parliament

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

Canberra.—A suggestion that Commonwealth controls over the sale of Queensland grown tobacco were removed because most of the…

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Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 2

The Australian Labor Party will be lighting with its back to the wall at the next elections, so we are being told. The forces of anti-Labor are…

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Parties Plan Next Election

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 7

(From Our Political Correspondent.) Canberra.—At Canberra and Adelaide recently vital and compelling decisions were made by the Labor and Liberal parties—decisions whch may well…

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W.I.U. of A. Annual Election Arrangements

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 1

A meeting of the W.I.U. of A. was held at the Trades Hall [?]last night. Mr. N. S. Dunlevy in the chair. A letter was received from the B.I.C…

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W.i.u. Election

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 5

At the meeting of the W.I.U. in the Trades Hall last night arrangements were made for the general elections…

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