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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10

Elections in Hungary Without Incident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 3

BUDAPEST Nov. 6.—First returns of the Hungarian general elections shows 60 per cent, are in favour of the Smallholders’…

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The Hungarian Elections

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 3

BUDAPEST Nov. 7. — With 4.000,000 votes counted and only 250,000 still to be counted, the Smallholders (Centre…

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Co-op Election At Section Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1945 · page 6

CESSNOCK Sat.—For the six vacancies which will occur at the end of the [?] on the board of district of the Cessnock District…

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Cooperative Store Election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 2

For the six. vacancies which will occur at the end of the year on the Cessnock District Co-perative Society Board, the following have been…

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Victorian Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 2

The results, of the Victorian elections are still undecided but Labour, with 31 certain seats and three prospective seats, seems likely to be…

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Elections in Portugal on

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 1

LISBON November 16— The [?] (Dr. Sslaxsr) .declared [?] considered the elections arranged for Sunday as "absolutely…

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The Stockyard Parliament Views of the Man on the Lands

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 5

DEADHEADS! “Poor old Strawberry has to carry too many headheads,” was Mr. Hicks’ pointed remark at the…

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Conservative Wins By-election

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, November 17.—The Bournemouth by-election was won by Mr. Brendan Bracken (Con-servative) with 22,980 rotes Wing…

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Cessnock Mayoral Election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 3

The election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and members of standing committees for the year 1946 will take place at a special…

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Elections in Austria

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 26—There are [?]lications of Austria having free [?] unhampered elections, says [?]uter’s report from Vienna…

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Heavy Voting at Brazilian Elections

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 1

RIO DE [?] Heavy voting reported throughout Brazil as the nation for the first time in 15 years…

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The Tennessee Valley Authority Premier Tables Report In Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 4

The Tennessee Valley Authority had no special advantages over the methods already being followed and progressively developed in New South Wales for the planned and co-ordinated development of our resources, the Premier…

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Successful Music Candidates St. Catherine's College (Singleton) Passes

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 6

The examinations held at St. Catherine's College, in connection with the A.M.E.B. and the Trinity College of Music were marked this…

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State Parliament Pensions Scheme Generous Provision For Defeated Members

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday—Although members will be required to contribute more from their salaries than, say, the police or railwaymen to their own superannuation funds, generosity still appears to be the keynote of the State Government’s…

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The Stockyard Parliament Views of the Man on the Land Necessary “Middlemen”

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 5

In my last I criticised an institution created by a Labour Government selling Army goods in big lots so that “middlemen”…

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Mayoral Election

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 4

Sir,—A recent publication in the “Mercury” regarding the present Mayor (Ald. McDonald) not standing for re-election for the…

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Parliament To Observe Curfew

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY Wed.— Parliament would observe the new gas and electricity restrictions by rising at 8.300 p.m. instead of 10.30…

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Secret Sessions Of Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON Dec. 14.—The Lord President of the Council (Mr. Herbert Morrison) told the House of Commons the Government had…

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Kearsley Shire Council Election Cr. Varty Again President

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 3

Although a large majority of people in the Kearsley Shire thought that Cr. Opie would be President for the ensuing…

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Coming Elections

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 5

Discussing the coming elections, the Chairman urged the delegates to return to their electorates with enthusiasm for organising and raising…

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