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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

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Labour Candidate in Condobolin

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

Mr. Joe Clark, Deputy Federal Speaker, arrived from Broken Hill last Tuesday by diesel, and left for that city yesterday…

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Election of Officers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 3

President: Mr. S. J. Fowler (reelected). Mr. Fowler said he could not give the position the time he would like…

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Picnic Race Club Annual Meeting of Members Election of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Forbes Picnic Race Club held its annual meeting of members at the Vandenberg Hotel last Friday night, T. H. Bray presiding over a good…

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C.P. Candidates Chosen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

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

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A.l.p. Election Fund Appeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

An appeal to every unionist in Australia to contribute 5/ to the funds of the ALP to fight the Federal election, was made…

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The State Opening of Parliament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

Their Majesties drove to the Houses of Parliament in the Irish State Coach drawn by four Windsor Greys with a Sovereign's escort of Household Cavalry in full-dress uniform. This picture shows their Majesties the King and Queen in their State Coach passing between the cheering crowds that lined the route of the procession at Parliament Square…

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Municipal Poll Three Candidates Known Noms. Close To-morrow

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

For the extraordinary election of two aldermen to fill vacancies caused by the resignation of Aid Hall and Gunn from Forbes…

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The Canberra Scene This is Election Year

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

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

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Fateful Election Year Next Session Will Give Pointers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 4

Federal Parliament resumed yesterday after the Christmas recess, for the first session of this fateful election year…

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Legion Auxiliary Election of Officers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

The Annual General Meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Condobolin sub-branch of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women,…

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1949 May See Last Free Elections

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 4

The next election could quite conceivably be the last free election under our present Constitution," declared the Federal Country Party Leader, Mr. Fadden,…

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By-Elections on March 12

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 5

By-el [?]ctions wil be held in the State electorates of Coba[?] and Concord on March 12. The Concord seat wag held…

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Restoration of Subsidies Will be C.P.Policy for 1949 Elections

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 6

Restoration of subsidies, consistent with the Party's police of stabilised commodity prices, wOuld be included in the Country Party's platform for the coming…

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Hillston Pastures Protection Board Election of Directors

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that [?] an election of Eight Directors for [?] the Hillston Pastures Protection[?] Board is to be held during the month[?]…

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Condobolin Pastures Protection Board Election of Directors

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

Notice is hereby given that an election of eight directors of the Condobolin Pastures Protection Board is to be held during the month of…

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LACHLANSIDER The Elections

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 3

Four men line up to-morrow tor election as aldermen to the Forbes Municipal Council, and voting is compulsory…

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Municipal By- Election Messrs. Woods and Ryan New Aldermen Small Poll Recorded

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

Only 2323 electors recorded their votes at the Forbes Municipal by- election, held last Saturday, to elect two aldermen to fill the vacancies…

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Better Defences Needed for Australia Howse's Speech in Parliament

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

THE member for Calare, Mr. John Howse, speaking in the foreign affairs debate in the House of Representatives last week, said that Australia's defence should be more self-reliant. Great Britain had been allowed to…

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Rovers Report on 1949 SEASON Election of Officers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Submitting his report on the year's activities, Secretary of the Rovers Football Club (Mr. L. Fay) gave this information to the Annual Meeting last Tuesday night: I consider that this last season has…

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Billy Hughes Is in Sight of Parliamentary Record Fifty-Five Years in Australian Parliament

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 4

The following story of the life of the marvellous little man is taken from "Our Australian Sunday Visitor," printed in Brisbane, arid it gave it as a reprint from the London "Recorder" of the 18th October, 1948. Here it is:--…

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