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

Politics & elections, 1949

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The Oddfellows Ald. Venables Election

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 2

Alderman H. F. Venables, Mayor of Bowral, is receiving congratulations from his friends in the Grand United Order of…

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War on Rabbits Move for National Authority Cahill’s Scheme Welcomed in Parliament And in the Country

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 6

“If an enemy from without was doing the damage to our national economy that the rabbit hordes are doing, we would spend millions of pounds and harness all our resources to smash him. At a time when the…

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Eden-monaro Has Two Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 5

Only two candidates have nominated for Eden - Monaro; there were no surprises…

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This Parliament Is Dead

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: Mr. Winston Churchill told the house of Commons yesterday that the Government's…

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Federal Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 1

THE “TRIBUNE-COURIER” will adhere to the same publicity policy in regard to the forthcoming…

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Nominations Close for Federal Elections Only Two Candidates In Hume

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 1

Nominations for the forthcoming Federal elections, closed at noon on Monday last, and only two candidates will…

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Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

The Federal President of the Liberal Party, Mr. R. G. Casey, said last night the Liberal and Country Parties…

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Socialism and Human Freedom At Stake In Next Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 5

Socialism must lead to a reduction of human freedom, declared Mr. Ivan Black, State member for Neutral Bay, in the course of an address in Goulburn. This has been admitted by…

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Scene in Queensland House of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE: The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Wanstall, was suspended for the remainder of the sitting by the Speaker, Mr. Brassingham, in the Queensland Parliament to-day when further questions were asked about the Golden…

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Country Party Candidate’s Policy Speech “Time to Choose Between Freedom and Democracy or Socialism and Servitude”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

“These elections in Australia are the most momentous in our history. I say this because if Labour wins this election there will be a complete change in our way of life for future generations…

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Federal Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 2

THE “TRIBUNE-COURIER” will adhere to the same publicity policy in regard to the forthcoming…

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Russia's Democratic Elections Stalin Secures 100 Per Cent Victory No Other Candidates Permitted To Stand

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 3

Ballot papers in the current election of representatives in each of the electoral districts of the 16 Soviet Republics carried only one name because there was no opposition…

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Elections And Estimates

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 1

The election of player will take place at a special City Council meeting on Friday night…

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Labour Is Badly Beaten In N.Z. Elections New Government Has Majority Of 12

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Thursday: On an election which was fought on the issue of socialism private enterprise, the Labour Government was defeated after having been 14 years in office. The National Party made substantial gains in nearly all the electorates, and will have a majority of 12 in a House of 80 members…

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Socialism, Dr. Evatt and Australia Mr. J. A. McCallum, Senate Candidate In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 4

"A curious thing about this election," said Mr. J. A. McCallum, one of the Liberal Senate candidates, in the course of an address in Goulburn yesterday, "is that the Labour Party is…

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Yass Electorate State Elections Formation of Campaign Committee

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 2

A General Meeting of the Liberal Party (Yass Branch) will be held in the Lecture Room of Memorial Hall at 8 p.m. To-morrow…

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Labour Candidate’s Policy Speech. “It Will Be a Truman Victory All Over Again” Total Socialisation “Sheer Humbug and Wicked Lie” “Ben Chifley Greatest Leader Born to Labour Movement”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Fuller M.H.R., for Hume, delivered his policy speech in Yass on Tuesday afternoon. He spoke for 1½ hours. He described the Opposition propaganda that Labour stood for total socialisation as…

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Cp. Candidate Has V.c

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 6

The Country Party has been encouraged to regard the seat as theirs because of the comparative narrowness of Mr…

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Federal Election Herald Reviews Hume

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 6

[The S. M. Herald is running e series of articles on its leader page reviewing the electorates in which contests will be held in the Federal election on Saturday week,-December 10.] The Herald writes…

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Federal Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 4

THE “TRIBUNE-COURIER” will adhere to the same publicity policy in regard to the forthcoming…

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