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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

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Big Labor Majority In Israeli Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

Tel Aviv, January 31.—Mr. Davies Ben Gurion's Mapal [?]abor)e Party policed over twice as many votes in the israeli general election as its nearest…

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Fed. Election in November

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 8

Canberra. — The next Federal elections will probably be held in November, or early December. A Federal official discounted a…

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Cobar By-Election March 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney, February 4.—The by-election for the State seat of Cobar will be held on March 12 the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Lamb, announced…

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"Fateful Election Year" (From Our Own Correspondent)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Canberra.—Federal Parliament resumed today after the Christmas recess, for the first session of this fateful election year. The session, which is expected to last for six or seven weeks, should provide significant leads to Labor and non-Labor policies. The Government will certainly…

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Country Party Candidate For [?]oor

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 3

Sydney February 9.—Mr. H. [?]. O. Campbell proprietor of "Gilgandra Weekly" has been selected by the Country Party to contest the Cobar…

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Country Party CANDiDATE for Cobar

Western Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney, February 9.—Mr. H. E. O. Campbell, proprietor of "Gilgandra Weekly" has been selected by the Country Party to contest he Cobar…

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Cobar By-election Rolls Have Closed

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

Rolls for the Cobar by-election cloud at G o'clock lust night. A writ has been issued for the by election or a member to represent Cobar and the poll will be…

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Planning 1949's Great Parliament of Science

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 3

The British Association for the Advancement of Science will hold its next annual meeting from August 31 to September 7 at Newcastle-on-Tyne in the…

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Aborigine League Endorses Candidate For Federal Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney, February 13.—W. Onus, an [?]boriginal half caste, was yesterday en[?]rsed by the State Committee of the Australian Aborigine League as League…

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Wild Rioting After Election

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

London, February 13.—Extra police have been sent to Newry, a market town in County Down, five miles from the Eireann border, following a near riot associated with the declaration of the Northern…

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Autumn Candidates At Flemington Lady Pirouette And St. Comedy In Form Colin Surprises In Brookside Handicap

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 6

Colin won the third race of his career and his first in the Metropolitan area when he captured the Brookside Handicap at Flemington on…

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Aboriginal Candidates For Senate

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney, February 15. — The New South Wales branch of the Australian Aborigines League would nominate three aboriginal candidates for the…

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Football League Meeting Election of Officers

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Football League was held last night at the clubrooms. Mr. W. C. Beerworth presided. Acting secretary of the League, Mr…

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New Rolls For Elections

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 7

Mr. B. L. Smith (divisional returning officer) said today that preparations are being made for a reprint of Commonwealth rolls…

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Cobar By-Election At Least Three Candidates

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 3

In addition to the Labor candidate. Mr. E. Wetherell, there will be at least two others when nominations close at Bourke at noon today…

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3 Candidates For Cobar Seat

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 3

Nominations for the Cobar by-election will close at Bourke at 5 p.m. today. There will be at least three…

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Cobar By-Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 1

Quite contrary to expectations the nominations for the Cobor by-election did not come to hand last night, other than a statement that the Labor…

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Concord By-Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 1

Sydney, February 18. — The executive of the N.S.W. Labor Party tonight selected Mr. J. P. Moloney, 55-year-old gas employee, as the A.L.P. candidate for…

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Cobar By-election

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Official advice shows that only three previously mentioned candidate have nominated for the Cobar by-election. They are:…

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Candidates for Cobar

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 3

Official candidates for the Cobar by-election to be held on March 12 are:H. E. O. Campbell (Country…

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