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Politics & elections, 1949

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Miss Australia Candidates

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wed—Two Singleton girls Misses Tesse Thomas and Colleen Heuston, will represent Singleton In the . Miss- Australia…

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Golden Casket. Questions in Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 2

The Deputy-Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Wanstall, was suspended for the remainder of the sitting for refusing to obey the Speaker's ruling…

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Justices' annual Meeting Election of Officers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Northern Federation of Justices of the Peace was held on Wednesday night…

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Political. I'aterson Liberal Candidate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

Mr. Allen Fairhall, the candidate endorsed by the Liberal Party of the new Federal Division of Paterson, in which Muswellbrook is situated, is a…

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Canberra Notes Policies Set Election Campaign Rolling Government Forced to Give Battle on Opposition "Issues"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

Candidates for both Houses of Federal Parliament, their organisers, and the party machines generally, are now in…

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Minister for Conservation Speaks on Behalf of A.l.p. Candidate

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

The Hon. George Weir, Minister for Conservation, visited Scone this week, his itinerary taking in a visit and inspection of…

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Labor Candidate Speaks

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Mr. C. L. Robinson, selected and endorsed Labor candidate for Paterson, addressed the electors in Scone on Monday last. He said…

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C.P. Candidate’s Campaign In The North

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Dr. J. J. McGirr, Country Party candidate for the Federal seat of Paterson, will spend most of his time next week in the northern area…

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MR. McCALLUM Addresses Electors in Support of Mr A. Fairhall, Liberal Candidate

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Two things were wrong with the taxation policy of the Chifley Government, said Mr J. A. McCallum, Senate…

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EDITORIAL Public Servants and the Election?

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 2

IT is seventeen years this year since a Federal election produced a change of governing political parties at Canberra. The present Labour Government, it will be remembered, assumed office a year after the 1940…

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To-day’s Leader: Public Servants And The Election? Rearming Germany Not Favoured at Present Time Future To Be Decided By Atlantic Pact Counties

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 28.—The United States did not favour rearmament of Germany” at this time,” the chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff. General Omar Bradley, said an arrival Paris from Frankfurt yesterday…

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C.p. Candidate in Car Mishap

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 2

While travelling from Muswellbrook on Saturday to attend Dungog Rodeo, Dr. McGirr, Country Party candidate for Faterson, crashed into a mob of…

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Labor Candidate. Addresses at Muswellbrook and Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

Speaking at Muswellbrook and Aberdeen, Mr. Cecil Robinson, endorsed Labour candidate for Paterson, said the issues for determination by…

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Canberra Notes Public Servants Await Results of the Federal Elections Departmental Re-organisation Promised if Opposition Wins on December 10

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 4

It is 17 years since a Federal election produced a change of governing political parties at Canberra. The present Labor Government, it will be remembered, assumed office a year after the 1940 election, as a result of two independent M's.P. voting against the then…

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Full Employment Will Be Main Election Issue Socialisation Fear Only “Bogey,” Dr. Evatt Says

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 2

Full employment as advocated and practised under Labour administration, or maximum employment as practised in the past by anti-Labour apposition, was the main issue of the election, the deputy Prime Minister (Dr. Evatt)…

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Election Eve Appeals In New Zealand

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Nov. 29. (AAP-Reuter)— This year’s New Zealand elections, to be held tomorrow, win be the first…

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Labor Candidate for Paterson Speaks at Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 3

Mr C. L. Robinson, endorsed Labor candidate for Paterson, assisted by Mr. T. Williams, M.H.R., addressed a…

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Swing From Socialisation New Zealand Elections Reveal To-day’s Attitude

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

LONDON, December 1.—Defeat of the Labour Government in New Zealand, which has attracted interest everywhere, is generally considered a movement by typical British people to stop the drift towards socialisation…

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Polling Booths Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

Fifteen mail bags of election material were this week sent to most of the 15[?] p[?]lling booths in the Paterson electorate…

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Election for Northern President on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 6

The Returning Officer for the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Simpson) announced yesterday that the election of the Northern Miners'…

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