Liberals to Back Sargent Again In State Election
Ald. G. J. Sargent was last night selected as the Liberal candidate for Wollongong-Kembla in the forthcoming State election. Ald. Sargent unsuccessfully…
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Politics & elections, 1950
262 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 14
British By-Election Soon
LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).— A by-election will take place, probably before Easter, for the Sheffield Central seat, which…
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LONDON, Thursday (AAP)—The Labor Government and party leaders will meet in secret early in May to decide…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Labor Party leaders are planning to delay holding the State elections until the end of July. Members of the A.L.P. Executive and the. State Labour Parliamentary Party,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sale of Babies Alleged in Parliament
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—An investigation into the sale of illegitimate babies in the capital cities was advocated by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Labor Members Suspended: Stormy Scene in Parliament
Two Labor Members were suspended for 24 hours from the House of Representatives today when they defied the Speaker (Mr. Cameron.) The members were Mr. T…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Central Executive of the A.L.P. tonight barred two more candidates from taking part in State general election preselection…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Undermining Parliament From Within
NO ONE who listens to the broadcasts of Federal Parliament can have missed the fact that there has been far too much tomfoolery going on in recent weeks. The Speaker's ruling that there must be silence in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sewerage Question Raised in Parliament
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. Cahill), speaking in the State Parliament, agreed it, was a shame that a growing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greater Wollongong Council Is Subject of Question in Parliament
The Greater Wollongong City Council was the subject of a question asked in the State Parliament by Mr. M. T. Fowles, M.L.A. The question by Mr. Fowles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germans See British Election Procedure
At the invitation of the Foreign Office, a party of eight German politicians visited Britain recently to witness British election procedure at work in the General Election. A demonstration of polling booth procedure was mounted…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The Governor of Victoria (Sir Dallas Brooks) today granted the Premier (Mr. Hollway) a…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday .—Mr.R.S.Jackson (Labor) today won a by election for a vacancy in the Legislative Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cabinet Discusses Pre-election Publication Ban
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The repeal of the 70-hour pre-selection ban on the publication of electoral matter was discussed by…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The New South Wales State Elections will be held on one of three Saturdays, June 24, July 1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Malaya Question to Parliament
CANBERRA, Wednesday. — An assurance that the Prime Minister would take Parliament into his confidence on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clash in Parliament Over Legislative Council Ballot Secrecy
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A request on the notice paper by Mr. Seiffert (Lab., Monaro) ior an investigation into the March 1949 Legislative Council elections provoked heated exchanges between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Refuses To Postpone Power Bill Until Elections
SYDNEY, Thursday. —An amendment moved in the committee stages by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) in the Legislative Assembly, to postpone operation of the Electricity Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.L.P. Electorate Council Confident Of State Election Victory
At its last meeting the Illawarra State Electorate Council of the A.L.P. reviewed the prospects of the Labor Government at the forthcoming elections…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.K. Election Forecast For November
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—Conservative M.P., Mr. Oliver Lyttleton, forecast to constituents at Farnborough, Hampshire…
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