Keen Interest in N.a.a. Council Elections New Faces Likely to Be Seen
Not for very many years has there been the keen interest of the present in an election of the council of the…
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Politics & elections, 1948
274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 14
Enlarging the Federal Parliament
SYDNEY, Sat. — The Commonwealth wealth has not Consulted NBW on its proposal to enlarge the Eederal Parliament though this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Challenge To Congress Supremacy Bombay City Elections (From Reuter’s Correspondent)
BOMBAY.—The first big organised challenge to Congress supremacy since Indian independence is expected here in February, when more than one million voters, nearly a third of Bombay’s population, will go to the polls to choose 116…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Annual Meting of A.l.p. Election of Officers
The annual meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Australian Labour Party was held on Sunday. Officers elected for 1948 were:—President, J. Brown:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →De Valera Wins. Eire Elections. Dublin
Including an easy win by De Valera himself in County Clare, the Government Party, Fianna Fail, now has 21 seats in the Eire general elections…
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The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. J. S. Haig; vice-Presidents, Messrs. W. M. Alford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →De Valera’s Party Wining the Elections
DUBLIN, Feb. 6—In addition to an easy victory In his own constituency In Clare, the Prime Minister, Mr. de Valera, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Show Council Elections
SINGLETON, Monday. — The Northern Agricultural Association new council will be announced at the annual meeting next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ballot Papers for N.a.a. Election Rolling in
The secretary of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr.N Shaddock) has reported that ballot papers in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, 1948. Intermediate Certificate Muswellbbook Candidates' Results
The following are the details of subjects in which candidates of Muswellbrook Intermediate High School were successful:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fateful Election Year Next Session Will Give Pointers
FEDERAL PARLIAMENT WILL RESUME NEXT WEDNESDAY, AFTER THE CHRISTMAS RECESS, FOR THE FIRST SESSION OF THIS FATEFUL ELECTION YEAR. The session, which is expected to last for six or seven weeks, should provide…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oakleigh Plate Candidates in Final Trials
MELBOURNE, Thurs.—[?] and Rhythm, Queen were the outstanding Oakleigh Plate [?] at Caulfield to-day…
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Australian-born Air ViceMarshal Bennett will contest the North Croydon (Eng.), byelection as a Liberal Party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Futurity Is Race for Good Horses Four Candidates Carry Maximum Penalty This Year
The Caulfield Futility Stakes to be run next Saturday at times been called a glorified welter, and literally it is for the race is at -weight for age, with penalties and Allowances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caucus Decides on Bigger Parliament. Redistribution of Seats Before Next Elections
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—After five hours discussion the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party last night decided that membership of the House of Representatives should be increased to 11 and that of the Senate to 60…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Enlarged Federal Parliament
THE proposals for an enlargement of both the House of Representatives and the Senate is in line with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Threat to Reduce Country's Voice in Parliament
"If the McGirr Government proceeds with its plan to amend the Electoral Act so that the State will be divided into 90 electorates each with exactly the same…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leader An Enlarged Federal Parliament Us. Bans Export of All Surplus War Materials Prevent Irregular Supplies of Arms To Palestine
WASHINGTON, February 19—The United States has ban[?] the export of all surplus war materials sold to private interests [?] salvage or scrap. According to Reuter, the ban is interpreted here as intended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resounding Victory for Henry Wallace Candidate’s Big Win In Democratic Stronghold
NEW YORK, February 19.—In what American Associated Press describes as a “stunning political upset,” a Henry Wallace candidate had on overwhelming by-election victory in what was formerly a Democratic Party stronghold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Iraq Parliament Dissolved
BAGHDAD, Feb. 20.—After a six-hours meeting the Iraq Government dissolved Parliament because “It does not represent…
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