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Illawarra · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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A.L.P. State Executive To Choose Candidate; No Pre-Selection Ballot

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — A special meeting of the State Executive of the A.L.P. will be held on Monday, January 16, to select the candidate for the Wollongong by-election…

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Speculation On U.K. Elections

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.).— The British Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) yesterday, motored to Sandringham and had an…

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No Pre-selection Ballot for Woll.-kembla State By-election

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

As indicated in last issue of this paper there will be no pre-selection ballot to determine the A.L.P. candidate for the Wollongong - Kembla By-Election on February 11…

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Surf Notes Dull Weather Helps Candidates At Towradgi

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 6

The dull weather and a flat surf on Sunday helped five Towradgi Surf Club candidates to gain passes in examinations…

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February 23 Set For Britain's General Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—Britain's general election will be held on Thursday, February 23, it is officially announced. The King has agreed to dissolve Parliament on Friday, February…

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Baden Powell A.L.P. Candidatel For Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — The State A.L.P. Executive tonight selected three candidates to contest three of the four…

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No C.P. Candidate For Wollongong By-Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The executive of the Country Party, which met yesterday formally endorsed Mr. William B. Fooks…

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Liberals Discuss Candidate Tomorrow Night

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

The Liberal Party. (Wellongong branch) will hold a special meeting tomorrow night in Brandon Hall to consider a…

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Liberals to Select Candidate Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

The Liberal Party will meet today to select a candidate to contest the Wollongong-Kembla by-election on February 11…

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Mosley Group Will Not Fight Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).—Sir Oswald Mosley, the British pre-war Fascist leader, has decided the Union Movement will…

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Bids For Housewives' Votes Reflected In U.K. Election Speeches

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.). — Socialist and Conservative bids for the coveted votes of house-wives and middle-class electors were reflected last night in forecasts of the Conservative election…

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War Pensions Laws for Parliament

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

Senator Cooper, the Minister for Repatriation said…

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New Parliament To Meet Next Month

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced today Federal Parliament would meet on…

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Labor Tipped To Win By-Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State A.L.P. Executive wil meet on, February 17 to select candidates to contest a…

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Absentee Votes for By-election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Electors of Wollongong-Kembia who will be absent from the district on polling day, February 11, are advised there will…

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By-election Vote Is Compulsory

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Voting is Compulsory at the Armidale, Concord and Wollongong Kembla by-elections on…

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A.L.P. Branches Rallied For By-election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of this A.L.P. Cunningham Eectoral Council the Secretary was instructed to issue a call so all Labor…

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Petrol Tied Up With British Elections

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The collapse of petrol rationing in Britain and British Commonwealth countries where…

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Right Wing Win In Labour Council Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Right wing candidates had a sweeping victory, in the election of officers of N.S.W. Trades and Labor…

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Flood Of Words Opens British Election Contest

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.-).—Within a few hours of His Majesty's dissolution of Parliament, the country yesterday found itself caught in a tidal wave of propaganda with a total of about…

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