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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

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Israeli Election Results

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

TEL AVIV, Jan. 26.—The first of the Israeli election results give the Labour Party, headed by Prime Minister, David Ben…

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Fire Board Election

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

The returning officer advised Maitland City Council that the election for members of the Board ct Commissioners, a representative…

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Successful Intermediate Candidates Inter. High and St. Catherine's College Passes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

Results of the Intermediate Certificate examination were made available for publication this afternoon. Successful students of Singleton Intermediate High School and St. Catherine's College are published hereunder…

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Polling Places for Council By-election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

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Communist Candidate For Council By.Election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

Mr. Tom Gilmore, former Alderman of the Cessnock Council, has been selected as Communist candidate for the Council by-election…

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Communists Got Election Funds by Smuggling Blunt Statement by Japan's Occupation Authorities

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Japanese Communists financed their successful election campaign by the proceeds of smuggling, blackmail, and…

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“Butting in On Indonesia” Labour Party’s Success In Israeli Elections Composition Of Ministry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

TEL AVIV, January 51.—David Ben-Gurion’s Mapai Labour Party polled over twice as many votes in the Israeli general elections at its nearest rival, the Mapam left-wing socialist party…

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Candidates Chosen

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

Endorsement of Country Party candidates for a number of Federal seats were announced by the General Secretary of the party in…

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Cobar Election

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY. Saturday.—The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. H. Lamb, announced that the Cobar by-election would be held on…

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C.p. Candidates for Paterson

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday. — The Paterson electorate council of the Country Party (NSW), at a meeting on Saturday, four…

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EDITORIAL Fateful Election Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

THE Federal Parliament will resume on Wednesday for the first session of this fateful election year. Expected to last six or seven weeks, it should provide significant leads on Labour and non-Labour policies…

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Four Country Party Candidates for Paterson Seat Delegates Meet Heke for Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

It was announced at Saturday's annual meeting of the Paterson lectoral Council of the Australian Country Party…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 8th F[?]BRUARY, 1949. Fateful Election Year, Next Session Will Give Pointers. (From a Political Correspondent in Canberra)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

Federal Parliament will resume next Wednesday after the Christmas recess, for the first session of this fateful election year…

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Premier's Nephew C.p. Candidate

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Heredity docs not mean a thing in politics, according to Dr. J. J. McGirr, of Wollstoncraft, endorsed Country Party candidate for Paterson at the…

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Ulster Election

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 3

LONDON. Feb. 9.—A fund, organised in Eire, to aid the antiproton candidates in the Ulster election to-morrow, will reach…

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Feeling Runs High in the Ulster Elections

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

BELFAST, Feb. 10—Feeling in the Ulster elections, which ore taking place today, reached a high pitch yesterday when Nationalist crowds at Strabene, County Tyrone, smashed the windows of shops owned by unionists. No one was injured. Demonstrations were also made…

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C.p. Candidate for Cobar By-election

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

Mr. H. E. O. Campbell, newspaper proprietor, of Gilgandra. has been endorsed as candidate to carry the country Pary…

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Council By-election To-morrow Campaign Directors' Statements

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

The by-election, to fill the vacancy.on Cessnock Municipal Council made vacant by the recent death of Ald F. Jones, will be held to-morrow. Two, candidates have been nominated-one from the Communist…

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Election of Progress Committte Officers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 8

At Weston in the Returned Soldiers' Hall on night at 7.30 the election of officers of the Weston Progress comittee will be held…

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Fighting During Irish Election Poll Police Rush To Saon Mills

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

BELFAST, Feb. 11.—Police were rushed to Saon Mills, in County Tyrone, yesterday, when fighting broke out between Nationalists (anti-partitionists) and Unionist workers, in which men and women took part…

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