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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

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Ex-member for Oxley to Contest Cowper Labor Candidate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 5

Major G. D. Mitchell, ex-MLA for Oxley, has been selected by the Cowper Electoral Council of the ALP to oppose Sir Earle Page at the next Federal…

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Country Candidates Busy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 2

A Tennis Tournament and Card Party is to be held at Mrs. Dargaville's, Barnngton, on 20th April, for the Western candidate in the…

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Carnival for Professional Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 2

The organising committee for the Professional and Civil Service candidate (Miss Ailsa Crosson) in the Popular Girl Contest, will hold a…

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R.S.L. Popular Girl Competition. Soap Box Derby to Aid Business Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 2

Special interest will be created by the decision of the organising' committee for the Business Candidate (Miss Doreen Arrowsmith) in the…

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Pastures Protection Board Election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 2

The election of Directors to the Gloucester Pastures Protection Board resulted: "A" Riding. E. Higgins, R. Landers…

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Popular Girl Contest. Boxing Tournament for Professional Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 2

The boxing tournament being arranged by the committee for the Professional and Civil Service candidate (Miss Alisa Crosson) in the…

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Wingham and District War Memorial Hospital, Meeting of Business Men's Group. Miss Jean Penno Selected as Oueen Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 4

A meeting of the business men's group in the Hospital Quern Competition was held in he Council Chambers on Monday night last. There…

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WINGHAM & Dist. War Memorial Hospital Meeting Of Business Men's Group Miss Jean Penno Selected As Queen Candidate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 9

A meeting of the business men's group in the Hospital Queen Competition was held in Wingham Council Chambers on Monday night. There…

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Big Woodchop & Trotting Carnival for Professional Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

To aid the candidature of the Professional Candidate (Miss Ailsa Crosson) the organising committee has planned a big day in Gloucester on…

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Question in Parliament Kempsey Mail Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 2

Mr. L. C. JORDAN: I ask the Minister for Education whether it is a fact that the departure of the Kempsey mail train from Kempsey in…

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Sporting Bodies Not to Run a Queen Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 3

A meeting of the combined sporting bodies, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. D. Keech, took place in the supper room of the Town Hall on Monday…

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Wingham and District War Memorial Hospital. Miss Rae Penno Selected as Timber Industry Queen Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 3

A meeting of all those connected with the timber industry was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Wingham, on Tuesday night last,…

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Hospital Queen Competition. Farmers' and Graziers' Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 2

Mr. A. Cameron, Marlee, writes: At a meeting called for the purpose of selecting a Queen candidate in the competition on behalf of the Wingham…

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Sporting Bodies Not to Bun a Queen Candidate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 3

A meeting of the combined sporting bodies, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. D. Keech, took place in the supper room of the Town Hall on Monday…

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Wingham and District War Memorial Hospital Miss Rae Penno Selected As Timber Industry Queen Candidate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 3

A meeting of all those connected with the timber, industry was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Wingham, on Tuesday night, 14th…

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Pointer to Elections Late September or Early October

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 6

According to indications given by the Minister for Migration (Mr. Calwell), the Federal elections will not be held until late in September or…

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"Taxation Making People Dishonest" Liberal Attack in Goulburn By-election

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 7

The "intolerable burden" of taxation was making people dishonest, said the State leader of the Liberal Party (Mr. Treatt), speaking in…

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Hopes for Election Win

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 May 1946 · page 1

Liberal hopes of winning the next election have soared since the Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Menzies) left Melbourne last week…

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Italian Elections Rome

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2

The first batch of referendum votes counted at Milan gave 70,000 votes for a Republic and 33,000 for a Monarchy…

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Kia-ora Function Aids Western Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 2

The big euchre party and dance held at Kia-Ora on Friday night in ald of the Western Candidate, Esme Laurie, in the R.S.L. Popular…

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