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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

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No U.k. Election This Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 5

There will be no general election in Britain this year. An official announcement from No. 10 Downing Street…

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Notes and Comment Election Forecast

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 October 1949 · page 2

At the dinner to the Judges, and other official guests, which is a very popular feature of the Singleton show, the president (Mr…

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Mr. Casev Optimistic Election Plea

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 2

The coining Federal electiomwas: the most important Australians had been called on to face, the Liberal Party President, Mr. R…

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Elections to Decide Between Socialism and Free Enterprise Mr. Fadden Urges Electors Not To Be Fooled

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 2

The broad issues of then next election are whether we are to live that way of life -under which we have grown up, with all its imperfections—the British way of life—or whether free enterprise, individual liberty and freedom shall…

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Personal Aspect of Elections

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

The tempo of the Liberal party campaign for the Paterson electorate is being Increased this week with the deputy-leader of…

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Country Press Will Seek Lifting of Pre-election Ban

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.— A motion urging the repeal of the sections of the Electoral Act prohibiting publication of any matter within 72…

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N.S.W. Pre-Election Ban on Newspapers Country Press Decision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 2

At the annual conference of the Country Press Association today action was taken to protest against the ban on the publication of State election comment within three days of the…

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Cup Candidates Escape

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Hurry Up a candidate for the Melbourne, Cup had a lucky escape from injured when he fell on the…

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To-day’s Leader: Banking And The Elections Troops Maying on Yugoslavia Borders Policy of Brute Force of Soviet Leaders

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, October 20 (A.A.P.) .—Hungry, Rumania, Bulgaria and Albania have redispersed troops and police forces along Yugoslavia’s frontiers and are digging trenches pill-boxes end wire entanglements…

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EDITORIAL Banking and the Elections

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 4

THE question of the nationalisation of banking Is bound to play a very important part in the coming Federal elections, although there is sure to be a good deal of “soft pedalling” so far as the Government is…

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Failure of Fancied Cup Candidates Four Horses Equal Favourites For Melbourne Cup

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 5

The defeat of Vagabond and Comic Court in the W. S. Cox Plate and that of Carbon Copy in the Moonee Valley Cup caused the biggest upset in Melbourne Cup markets [?]or many years, and four horses at present share favouritism…

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The Muswellbrook Chroniocle Tuesday, October 25, 1949. Petrol Famine. Likely to Upset Election Hopes. (From a Political Correspondent in Canberra)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 3

Stubborn refusal by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to intervene in the serious petrol position before N[?]ber 15— the date on which ra[?]ning…

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Egg Board Election

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 2

Poll for the election of five producer representatives to the Egg Marketing Board of New South Wales resulted as follows:…

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Railway Estimates Cut Hits Sandy Hollow-maryvale Line Bruxner’s Question In Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway extension was to be considerably reduced in strength, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sullivan) said in the Legislative Assembly to-day…

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Railway Estimates Cut Hits the Sandy Hollow-mar Yvale Line Bruxner's Question in Parliament SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 7

The Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway extension was to be considerably reduced in strength, the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said in the Legislative Assembly today…

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Parliament Only a Cypher, Says Menzies

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sat.—The leader of the Opposition, Mr. R. G. Menzies, in his weekly broadcast said that under the Socialist…

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Mr. Chifley’s Election Tour

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday.—Details of Mr. Chifley’s election tour, to begin on Tuesday, November 16, at Rockhampton, and to end in…

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EDITORIAL Election Battle Joined

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 2

FREQUENT clashes between members and a good deal of Hostility on both sides of the House marked the end of the eighteenth Parliament which, with its near record of 280 sittings, had the greatest number of…

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To-day’s Leader: Election Battle Joined Measles Epidemic On Migrant Vessel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Thirty new cases of measles have been reported among 500 children aboard the Scandinavian migrant ship…

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Election Feud Chifley Gunning for Lang

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 1

The Federal Labour Party will concentrate on the defeat of Mr J. T. Lang in the Federal elections…

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