Wants More Women in Parliament
SYDNEY. Saturday.—Mr. Mcglrr said he would like to see as many women as men in Parliament. He was opening the labour Party’s…
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Politics & elections, 1948
274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 14
Ready to Meet Election Troubles in Italy Government Has Mobilised Large Forces of Troops
ROME, April 17.—Government officials in Italy fear a last minute surprise by Communists, whose electoral chances, says the Rome correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph,” appear to be dwindling.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Middle Class Vote in Italy Doubt On How It Will Resist At General Election (From Reuter’s Correspondent )
ROME (By Air Mail). — A high percentage of voters at the polls on April 18 will mean victory for De Gasper and the other moderate parties in the Italian general elections, political observers here believe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader : Uneasy Feelings Polling Was Heavy for Italian Elections Communists Forecast Trouble If They Are Out
ROME, April 19. — With the result of the Italian general elections still unknown, the Communist party leader, Signor Togliatti, writing in the Party newspaper, “Unita,” forecast a troubled future for Italy if the Communists “do not share in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General News 20 Times President Out of 21 Elections
Mr. L. E. Hewitt, who was reelected president of Broke Pirents and Citizens' Association at the annual meeting on…
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Country killing and the decentralisation of industry were matters to which the Government was deeply committed, the Minister…
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Unofficial estimates early to-day give Christian Democrats 277 of the 574 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and…
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Dear Sir,—Postal ballot papers have now been issued to all suppliers of the co-operative factories. The result of the election…
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ROME, April 28.—The Pope in a press statement on the Italian elections said. An entire people has given proof of its grave sense…
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The delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, Mr. H.V. Rudder, has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A. that he has agreed to an additional polling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Rotary Club. Election of Officers
At the annual meeting of Cessnock Rotary Club, held last Thursday Might, the following officers and directors were elected for the year 1948-40:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plan for Enlarged Parliament “Should Have Been Put On Prices Referendum”
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The proposals for a larger Parliament should have been added to these on rents end prices at the referendum, said Mrs. Doris Blackburn, independent Labour member for Bourke, speaking in the debate…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. C. A. Kelly,-Minister for Health, to-day completed 20 years service as an MLA…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Produce Board Election. (To The Editor.)
Dear Sir.—Postal ballot papers nave now been issued to all suppliers of the co-operative factories. The result of the elections will determine who…
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SEOUL (Korea), April 30.—The United Nations temporary commission on Korea announced to-day an agreement of delegates to hold…
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SEOUL (Korea), May 1.—The United Nations temporary commission on Korea decided to-day to go to Tokio next month to…
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The committee and members of the Cessnock band are working hard to raise funds ro assist their candidate, Miss. Joy Walters in in the May Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Presidential Elections From W. E. Parrott, Aap.- Reuter Correspondent)
HONGKONG: Contrasting with the general Jubilance in Kuomintang circles over the election of Chiang Kai-shek as China’s first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Test Candidates in Surrey Team
LONDON, May 8. —Soggers, McCool, Miller, Barnes Loxton have been omitted from the Australian team which is expected to draw 27,000 people to the Oval to-day for the first day’s in the match against Surrey. Hamence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liberal Candidate Says Coogee Campaign “Clean”
SYDNEY, Monday.—A denial that he had instituted a whispering campaign against the Labour candidate, Mrs. Cunningham, was made by Sydney solicitor, Mr. Kevin Ellis, who won the Coogee by-election on Saturday far the Liberal…
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