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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections
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Canberra, March 15.—The Commonwealth Government is confident of sectoring a double dissolution of Parliament next week, and has set down April 28. as election date. Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—Mr. Menzies announced this afternoon that writs would be issued on March 28 Nominations will close on April 6, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →REGRET will be felt that the closing days of the present Federal Parliament have been stained with an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canberra, March 16.—The Commonwealth Government's formal reasons for dissolution of both Houses of Federal Parliament were presented to the Governor General (Mr. McKell) today. They were taken to Government House by special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra, March 18.—The Nineteenth Commonwealth Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow (Monday). The Governor General (Mr. McKell) on Saturday granted to the Prime Mini0ster (Mr. Menziei) his formal request for the dissolution of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra.—The Governor-General (Mr. W. J. McKell) at 9 a.m. today signed a proclamation dissolving the 19th Australian Parliament. The proclamation was countersigned by the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, March 19.—Winston Churchill in a political broadcast described Ernest Bevin as "among the great foreign secretaries of our country." He added…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra, March 19.—A proclamation dissolving both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament was signed by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell) and countersigned by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) at Government House today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—Representatives of the Liberal and Country Party State executives, which met today, had signified "A complete unity of purpose," and had agreed on mutual assistance wherever possible in the forthcoming Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Now that the nation faces a Federal election the charges and counter charges bogies etc. have begun their parade before the public. The Liberals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rolls for the forthcoming Federal Elections will close on March 28, and correct enrolment should be sought by all qualified persons not already on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, March 21.—Britain is almost certain to join Australia in having a 1951 election. Whether it will come early or late in the year is a matter of hot debate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London, March 25.—The House of Commons last week decided that a Conservative in member, who sent a letter from a constituent—allegedly a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—Literal Party officials expect record nominations for endorsement as candidates for NSW seats at the coming Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electors entitled to vote by pos at the forthcoming elections are those who on polling day will be outside the State or territory for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney, March 30.—The Country Party today selected nine candidates for the Federal elections on April 28. The Party re-endorsed its eight sitting members. Country Party candidate for Darling at the lost election, Mr. E. V. Whyte…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney, April 2.—N.S.W. secretary of the A.L.P., Mr. E. Wright, M.L.C., today announced the selection of Labor candidates for the northern N.S.W. electorates Lyne, Cowper and New England. The candidates are: Lyne, Mr. E. J. Hayes of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. E. V. Whyte [?] Condobolin on March 23 made the following statement : "I feel that we are going to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday morning next the B.D.A.A.L.P. will hold another Labor election rally in support of the campaigns of Mr. J. J. Clark. Official Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adelaide—There were 50 nominations for the 10 South Australian seats in the Senate, and 24 to fill the 10 vacancies in the House of Representatives. There were only two…
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