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

Politics & elections, 1948

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Truman and Barkley The Democratic Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 5

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday: The nomination of 70-year-old Senator. Alben Barkley, of Kentucky, as…

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By-election at Kogarah Liberal Hopes

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Liberal Party Organisers expect a 13 per cent swing away from Labour at the Kogarah by-election on…

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Contest for Young State Seat Country Party Will Nominate Candidate

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 4

The Young Electoral branch of the Country Party will definitely be entering a candidate for the next State elections…

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Preparing New Note to Russia W. Germans Accept Plans For A Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: A week vital in past-West relations began yesterday with two important conferences at the Foreign Office between Anglo-American Ambassadors, exports and leading Foreign Office and State Department officials to consider the Three Power reply to Russia on the…

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Taralga Liberals Preparations To Select A Candidate

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

A meeting of the Taralga Branch held last Tuesday was well attended in spite of the extremely cold night and there were several apologies on account of influenza. Mr. Alec Armstrong, President of the Goulburn State Electorate…

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Parliament House Work Begins

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 1

Work on extensions to Parliament House at Canberra has begun. The work will provide…

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Questions in Parliament Regarding Railways Minister For Lands On Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 2

Answering questions in the House of Representatives, Mr. Sheahan, Minister for Lands, had the following to say:— "I have some local knowledge of the accident referred to by…

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Tasmanian Elections Mr. Cosgrove Confident

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA: The Tasmanian Premier, Mr. Cosgrove, grove, said to-day that he will be able to form a…

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For Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 5

MR. T. J. CLAREY, Victorian Labour leader who has announced he will be standing for the Federal Parliament…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Exchange: B.H.P. Profits: Rent And Interest: Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 2

New Zealand has restored the rate of exchange to a parity with sterling. It had to come. Maintaining San artificial rate could not be continued indefinitely. Mr. Chifley is hedging, does not propose to follow…

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Parliament For Western Germany Started Well, But Communist Runs True To Form

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: The Constituent Assembly of West Germany, representing 46 million people in the British, American and French Zones, was inaugurated in a hopeful atmosphere at Bonn yesterday…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Casey's Views: Reforms: Mental Imbeciles: Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 4

Mr. Casey has been talking at a meeting of the Liberal Party Council in Sydney. He said that the Liberals would fight Socialism. Good, but how are they going to fight Socialism? No doubt what he…

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De Gaulle Seeks New Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 5

General de Gaulle will attempt to kill the French National Assembly by combining a propaganda tour…

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Our Member in Parliament "Wheat"

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 9

Mr. Fuller: Can the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture give any information in respect of the results which will follow the ballot of…

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Our Member in Parliament "Wheat"

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 8

Mr. Fuller: Can the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture give any information in respect of the results which will follow the ballot of…

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Parliament Bill Restricting Power Of House Of Lords

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 3

LONDON. Tuesday: By 319 votes to 192 the House of Commons last night defeated the Opposition…

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Swedish Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: The Conservatives and Communists both lost ground in the Swedish general elections held yesterday…

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Parliament Bill Passes

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday: By 323 votes to 195, the House of Commons yesterday carried the third reading of…

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Parliament House to Be Dummied—outside!

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 3

Parts of Parliament House may be dummied to look like completed structure for the Royal visit next year. Workmen started recently to build view wings to accommodate the enlarged Parliament to be elected toward the end…

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For Farrer Cootamundra Candidate Seeking Country Party Endorsement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 2

Mr. Norman Pinkstone, of Cootamundra, has intimated his willingness to accept nomination for endorsement as , a candidate…

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