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Illawarra · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

116 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 6

Conservative Win Tipped in Today's U.k. Elections

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Wed. (AAP).—Britain's general election campaign will end tonight and voters will go to the polls…

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[?]tter Battle Foreshadowed In Ironworkers' Elections

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

A bitter 'battle' by the A.L.P. Industrial Group to wrest control of the [?] Kembla branch of the Ironworkers' Federation from Communist officials [?]e forthcoming branch elections, is foreshadowed by recent moves [?] 'shots' were fired…

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Conservatives Lead In British Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—The Conservatives are certain to win Britain's election and govern, with Mr. Winston Churchill as Prime Minister. The Conservatives have 39 more seats than the Government Labor Party, with the result of only 56 of the 625…

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Port Ironworkers' Election To the Editor

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 2

Sir—I wish it made known to whom it may concern that I am standing as an Independent candidate in the Port Kembla…

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Speaker Seeks Committee on Press in Parliament

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Cameron) today, advocated…

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Electoral Man To Conduct City F.I.A. Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—An order restraining Federated Ironworkers' Association officials from interfering, in…

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Letters to the Editor Delay With F.I.A. Election List Official "White Ants"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 6

Sir—The Communist officials of the Ironworkers' Union seem to be delaying giving the Returning Officer a list of financial Sir— Congratulations for your from page stories regarding the water shortage at…

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Union By-election

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 11

Nominations have closed for the Waterside Workers by-election. H. Payne and F. Watson will…

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Port Wharfies' Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 5

Mr. F. Watson defeated Mr. H. "Tiger" Payne in the by selection ballot for the Port Kembla Waterside Workers…

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Fairy Meadow School Students to Visit Parliament House

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 3

Arrangements have been made by Howard Fowles, M.L.A., for a mixed party of students of Fairy Meadow…

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Packer Candidate For A.J.C. Committee

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Frank Packer, Managing Director of Consolidated Press Ltd., will be a candidate for the vacancy on…

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Port Ironworkers Want New Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 2

A special meeting of the Kembla Ironworkers' Association branch last night Carried a resolution…

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Ironworkers' Election Industrial Group Ticket Only Loses Two Seats

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

The A.L.P. Industrial Group "ticket" in the election of officers to the Port Kembla Branch of the Ironworkers' Union, has won all but two seats in the positions so far decided…

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Ironworkers Order New Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Communist-dominated National Conference of the Federated Ironworkers'…

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Schoolgirl's Impressions Of Parliament House

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 9

On November 27 a number of the pupils of Fairy Meadow public School were enabled Mr. Howard Fowles M.L.A…

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A Schoolgirl Visits Parliament House

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 6

Last month a number of pupils from Fairy Meadow School were given the opportunity of Visiting Parliament House. Las month a number of…

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