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

Politics & elections, 1947

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Not a Candidate The Man Without a Party

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK Wednesday: General Eisenhower in a statement at Fort Myers, Florida denied a statement attributed to…

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Freedom Urged Elections in Poland

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 5

WASHENGTON, Tuesday: Russia and Britain are being urged by the United States to join with it in demanding that…

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Polish Elections Police Claim Discovery of Intrigue

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 7

WARSAW, Thursday: Polis! security police claim to have unearthed a copy of a letter from the Polish underground…

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Elections in Poland Anglo-American Concern

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 5

WARSAW, Wednesday. Although the Polish President. Mr. Beirut, yesterday denied to the Press the allegations in the…

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Governor Will Not Budge Comic Opera Turn to Election

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

NEW: YORK, Wednesday: An amazing situation developed yesterday after the retiring Governor of Georgia, Ellis G. Arnall, refused to accept the election of Herman Talmadge, son of the late…

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Polish Elections Peasant Party Vote

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: Polling figures for the Polish Peasant Party at the General Elections on Sunday next have been "fixed" at…

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Annulment of Polish Elections Is Sought Irregularities Are Alleged by Peasant Party Leader

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Annulment of the Polish general elections on the grounds that they were not "free and unfettered," as required by the Big Three will be demanded by the leader of the Peasant Party, M. Mikolajczyk. Mikolajczyk has already handed a note to the British and American Embassies…

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Elections in Poland Government Bloc Sweeps Polls

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 2

WARSAW: Official provisional election returns from 394 districts, including 40 from Warsaw, show that the Government…

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Chamber of Commerce Change in Presidential Election Opposed

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

Attempts by Mr. E. Cooper at last Monday night's meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce to have the president…

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POLAND Election Result

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

On what Government sources described as final figures the Communist controlled Four Party Democratic Bloc has…

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Brazilian Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

RIO DE JANEIRO, Tuesday: Although early election returns, which were mainly from the cities, reflected surprising…

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Intermediate Certificate Successful Candidates

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

The following is a list of pupils of the schools mentioned who qualified for the award of the Intermediate Certificate in 1946…

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What's What in Poland? Election "Rigged" Says Senator

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: "We must have frank and immediate discussions between the Big Three to find out who is who and what is what in Poland," declared Senator Vandenberg, Republican…

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Election Date Not Fixed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

No date had yet been fixed for the State election, the Premier, Mr. McGirr, said last night: The McGirr Cabinet held its first…

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GOULBURN A.L.P. Makes Ready for Election Campaign Director Appointed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Goulburn State Electorate Council (A.L.P.) was held in Goulburn. Delegates were In attendance from Crookwell, Goulburn, Laggan and captain's Flat…

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National Quiz For Goulburn Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 6

Final arrangements have been made for the elimination contest for the 1947 Australian National Quiz…

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Quiz Candidates Number 14 One Blind Contestant

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

Only 14 attended the elimination contest held at Bourke Street Public School for this district's entries for the Australian National Quiz championships. There was quite a cheerful…

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Petrol Shortage in Yass Question Asked in Parliament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

The Minister for Defence, Mr. Dedman, representing the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Senator Ashley, said in the House of…

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Opposition For W. F. Sheahan At Next State Election? Country Party May Run Candidate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

THERE IS EVERY POSSIBILITY THAT MR- W. F. SHEAHAN M.L.A. FOR YASS WILL BE OPPOSED AT THE STATE ELECTIONS TO BE HELD THIS YEAR. THE COUNTRY PARTY MAY RUN A CANDIDATE AGAINST THE PRESENT MEMBER…

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Wild Demonstrations in Brussells Conflicting Repots Regarding Rioters Being Killed Minister Clubbed by Rioter as He Was Entering Parliament House

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 5

BRUSSELS, Thursday: Although one demonstrator was reported to have been killed in yesterday's riot, a Ministry of the Interior spokesman said there were no deaths. Earlier reports said that an undermined number were killed and wounded by machine-gun and rifle fire, swords, clubs and flying bottles. The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Albert Marteaux, was injured…

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