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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

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Elections in Europe "Sunstroke" Poll In Italy

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 3

PARIS, Monday: The first quarter of a million voting papers counted in various parts of France showed a…

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Tully’s Position Improves Goulburn By-Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 2

Latest figures in the Goulburn by-election count this afternoon are: Bladwell (C.P.) 4671; Hollis (Liberal), 1743; Tully (Labour) 6941…

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Italian Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

ROME, Tuesday: Voting at the Italian elections on Sunday was the highest registered in the country's history…

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Shire By-election Mix-up

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

ALBURY, Two hours after Mr. P. E. Murphy had been. declared elected to the Rutherglen Shire Council, the deputy returning…

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Democrats' Lead Elections In Italy

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 5

ROME, Wednesday: Slow counting is delaying the official announcement of the results of the Italian…

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MR. L. TULLY By-Election Count

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

A clear majority of 503 is at present held by Mr. L. J. Tully (Labour) as a results of further counting in the…

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BY-ELECTION Goulburn Poll Declared

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 4

The official declaration of the poll for the Goulburn by- election was made at 12.30 to-day by the Returning…

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Mr. Casey and Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY: Mr. R. G. Casey began his Sydney visit yesterday by having talks with a number of people, including his former…

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"Better" Than a Bomb Discussion in Modern Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 4

During a routine House debate on naval appropriations, Representative Albert Thomas opened his mouth a millimeter too wide. Out popped a shocker. Said Thomas: "We have something far more deadly than the at mic bomb. We have…

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Federal Elections Strong Support for C.P. Candidate

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 9

A meeting of Crookwell and district branches of the Australian Country Party was heled at Crookwell on Friday last for the purpose of…

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"Temporary" Postal Tax Protest to Parliament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

If readers object to the iniquitous surcharge of id as a "temporary" tax on every letter they post, they should protest immediately to their…

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Resignation of Cr. Lund By-Election August 24

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council, held on Friday night last, the resignation of Cr. S. H. Lund…

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ALD. O. E. Garrety Resigns From Council Two Vacancies For By-election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 2

Aid. O. E. Garrety has resigned for the Municipal Council it is understood his resignation was handed in on…

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Campaign Committee Formed Will Assist Labour Candidate

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 1

A Boorowa campaign committee has been formed to assist the candidature of the Labour member, Mr. W. H. Fuller. M.H.R., in the forthcoming Federal elections…

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EX-SERVICEMEN Employment at Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

Wherever possible, returned servicemen will be employed to staff polling booths at future elections in…

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Next British Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 3

LONDON Monday: The Minister for National Insurance Mr. Griffith, disclosed at the week, end that Cabinet had already…

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Parliament on the Air Some Points for Those Listening in

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 1

To-day at 3 p.m. the House of Representatives, Canberra, was broadcast for the first time in its history. Unless you are versed in parliamentary…

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Mr. Arthur Fuller Corning Federal Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 1

“Truth” writes in “Limelight on Politics”: “No member in the Federal Parliament has his electorate better…

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Liberal Party Candidate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 6

The selected and endorsed Liberal candidate for the Eden-Monaro seat, Mr. McArthur Onslow visited Gunning last week and made personal…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Petty Tax Cut: "Freedom" in Russia: Parliament on Air

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 8

There is no enthusiasm over the Government's tax Cuts, but rather a feeling of keen disappointment. They are so niggardly. A capable financial authority calls them petty and inequitable. They should have been three times…

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