Election Day December 10
Canberra.—Formal confirmation of December 10 as the date for the Federal elections is expected at a meeting of the Federal Cabinet…
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Politics & elections, 1949
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Elections on Dec. 10
Canberra.—The Federal elections will be held on Saturday, December 10, the. Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced last night…
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Canberra.—The Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell), in the House of Representatives today, forecast that the election order to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Free Pre-Election Broadcasts Not For Communists—Order To Be Replaced
Sydney, September 28.—An order made by the Australian Broadcasting Control Board granting free radio time to political parties would probably be cancelled and a new order issued, the Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell) said in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Elections Rolls Close Oct. 31
Canberra, September 27.—About 4,900,000 people, a record, will vote at the Federal elections on December 10 Among the voters will be full blooded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Childish And Puerile Action" Prank In Parliament
Sydney, September 29.—A political propaganda sticker reading: "I am tired of being pushed around by the Government" was discovered on the bench…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soviet to Form German Govt. Combat West German Parliament
London, October 4.—All signs point to the imminent, creation of a Soviet Zone Government in Germany to combat the Bonn Federal Republic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No General Election in England
London, October 4.—There will be no general election in 1949 says the political correspondent of the "Dally Herald," the organ of the British Labor Party…
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Canberra. — Admission by the Minister for Immigration and Information (Mr. Calwell) in the Federal Parliament that the Australian Broadcasting Control Board's order on political broadcasts…
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Canberra, October 5.—Members of the Federal Executive of the A.L.P. today denied the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) would be the "hero" of a comic…
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Sydney, October 7.—Two by-elections to be held tomorrow, one in Cessnock and the other in Redfern, are expected to favor the Labor candidates. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth Elections Rolls Close October 31
The Writs' for the forthcoming Federal Elections will be issued on October 31, and consequently the rolls to be used at the Elections and Referendums will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Medicine an Election Cry
Canberra.—The free medicine scheme will probably join banking and possibly petrol as a major election issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor's Easy Wins in By-elections Communist Candidates Overwhelmed
Sydney, October 9.—Official Labor candidates had easy wins in straightout polls against Communist candidates in two by-elections yesterday. The elections were held for the State seats of Redfern and Cessnock. Final figures when counting…
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In view of the fact that neither of the official anti-Labor parties contested Redfern and Cessnock on Saturday we cannot say that either has indicated any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speculation On Date Of British Elections
London, October 10.—A more cautious assessment prospects for Parliamentary dissolution has followed the short-lived burst of early election speculation which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Elections Closing Of Rolls
The electoral authorities advice that the rolls to be used at the forthcoming Federal elections will close on Monday, October 31. Consequently any qualified…
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London, October 10.—"A general election will be held in a very short time, on a' date I do not propose to mention," the British…
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London, October 11.—A general election next month is tipoed by severe British National newspapers Conservative Party chairman (Lord Woolton) has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor's Triumph In Norwegian Elections
Copenhagen, October 12.—Following the victory for Labor in the Norwegian elections, Denmark's Labor Government is expected to dissolve Parliament and…
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