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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1948

274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 14

“Lower Taxes for Election Eve”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thurs. — Australian taxpayers continued to be victimised because of the Chifley Government’s policy of deferring,…

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Elections for N.A.A. Council Getting Close

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

There are seven members of the Northern Agricultural Association Council ineligible for automatic nomination…

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Planning For Elections In Korea

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan, 3.—Mr. Ian Milner, now of the United Nations secretariat, leaves New York to-night as deputy principal…

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Candidates For Forum Contest

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—William Glen-Doepel, of Sydney High School, and P. D. Ewing, of Scot’s College, have been selected…

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Bigger Federal Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues. —No decision was reached by the Federal Cabinet last night regarding a bigger Federal Parliament…

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Election of Rugby League Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

There will be a special general meeting at the School of Arts on January 20th, at 7.30 p.m., to elect officers and committee to…

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Kearsley Shire Elections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

Sir,—The recent Shire elections show a striking example of the injustice and absurdity in the method of election now in use. In "C" riding the successful!…

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Rugby League Election To-night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

A meeting will be held at the School of Arts to-night at 7.30, at which officials and committees to control Rugby League…

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Election of Officers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Nominations were then called that of President, and that of of Mr. Lionel Israel, being the only nomination received, was…

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Robertson C.p. Council Calling for Candidates Singletonian Again Elected to Executive

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Robertson Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party, held at Gosford,…

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Cessnock Rugby League. Election of Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

At a meeting this week officers and committees were elected to control Rugby League football in Cessnock under the…

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Broken Election Promises. Mr. May Says Cessnock Has No Representation (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 9

Sir,—With others I read the report of the proceedings of the Cessnock Municipal Council, and your Editorial comments with…

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Eisenhower Not a Candidate for U.s. Presidency

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, January 24.—General Eisenhower today announced his refusal to accept nomination for election as President of the United States. He said: “I am not available for and could not accept…

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Did Not Seek Re-election

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

QUIRINDI; At the annual meeting of the Quirindi Returned Soldiers League, Mr. A. G. Hague did act seek re-election as…

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Elections in Ireland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

DUBLIN. January 26, — “Communists can make tools of quite Innocent people. There are persons in certain parties whose a[?]pecedents…

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Keeping Industrial Peace Parliament's Supremacy at Stake

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

Melbourne recently experienced a tramway strike. Trams and buses operated by the Tramways Board, a semi-government department, ceased running for several days. Work was' resumed at the end of last week…

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Keeping Industrial Peace. Parliament's Supremacy At Stake. (From a Political Correspondent, in Canberra)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 4

Melbourne recently experienced a tramway strike. Trams and buses operated by the Tramways Board, a semi-Government department,…

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State Parliament Opposed Mr Ward in Critical Mood

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

Australia must get rid of State Parliaments before the people could have an outlook that would make them a great…

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Canberra Keeping Industrial Peace Parliament's Supremacy at Stake. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Melbourne recently experienced a tramway strike. Trams and buses operated by the Tramway Board, a semi-government department, ceased running for several days. Work was resumed at the end of the week before last. DESCRIBED in such a manner,…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton 50, 25, & 15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (Taken front issues of "Argus" for period ended 30th January, 1898) Technical College Candidates

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Among the results published of the most recent examinations at the Sydney Technical College and branch schools, the…

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