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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

327 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 17

Federal Parliament May Meet on August 29 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 4

Now that the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) is back in Australia a decision as to when Federal Parliament will reassemble will probably be reached by…

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Triennial Election of Directors Hay District Hospital

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 3

THE attention of contributors of the New South Wales Country Hospitals Benefits Association (Riverina Zone) is hereby invited to the fact…

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Race Ban Sequel Move In Parliament Fails MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 5

The Premier’s order preventing races being held at Moonee Valley last Saturday was the subject of a motion to adjourn the House tonight in the…

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A Programme of Progress Victorian Parliament Opened MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 5

In opening the new [?] of State Parliament today the Governor (St[?] Winston Dugan) outlined legislation to be submitted by the Ministry…

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Demands Mr Curtin Report to Parliament SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 3

The Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposion (Mr Harrison) said today that the first responsibility of Mr Curtin was to report through Parliament to the people and…

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State Parliament Formal Opening Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Lung and his [?] follo or Mrs. [?] Fowler were [?]when members of the Legislative Assembly were…

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Local Govt. Elections State Rolls to Be Used

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 6

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said at the week-end that, in view of the difficulties under which municipal and…

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Election of Hospital Directors

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 3

As it is likely there will be an election of hospital directors for the Corowa Hospital, the attention of the public is drawn to the fact that those…

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Dewey As Republican Candidate Chicago, Thurs. -- AAP

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 3

The Republican convention has nominated Mr. Thomas E. Dewey as its candidate for presidency on the first ballot…

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Parliament May Meet During July CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 2

If a short meeting of Federal Parliament is held towards the middle of July for the purpose of allowing the Prime Minister to report on his…

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Labor Will Win By-election Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 1

By direction of the Court of Disputed Returns a by-election was held yesterday for the Avon seat in the Legislative Assembly. Last November W…

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The Federal Parliament Canberra

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 1

Labour now has a majority in both, Houses of the Federal Parliament, for the first time since 1916. Six Senators, including one…

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Favors Early Meeting of Parliament Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) is now known to be favorable towards a meeting of Parliament to enable him to report on his mission abroad and…

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Hospital Election Nominations Called

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 4

By advertisement in this issue nominations are called for the election of five directors to the Hay Hospital Board in the place of the five…

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New Session Of Parliament Lord Gowrie To Open CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) announced tonight that the Federal Parliament would be pro[?] on Monday, July 17, and a new session…

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U.S. Election And U.S. Foreign Policy

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 5

Following is a special article on the Presidential election by Gerald White Johnson, authority on the American political scene, for many years…

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EMINENT K.C. Dissects the Referendum Sees Parliament’s Influence Slipping Away SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

One of the weaknesses of the Commonwealth Constitution was that Parliament could, both in times of war and in time of peace, delegate power to make regulations upon any subject upon which Parliament itself could make a law. [?] Mr David Maughan, K.C. in the first of four…

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P.p. Board Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 3

Only one nomination was received to fill the vacancy in R Division, of the Corowa P.P. Board caused by the death or Mr. W. P. Marshall, and Mr…

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Government Candidate Wins London, July 9

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

Major Cunliffe, Government candidate, has won the three-cornered by-election with a majority of 8430…

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