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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

233 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 12

Uproar in Parliament Mr Archie Cameron Suspended CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 6

Almost continuous uproar in the House of Representatives, which had marked the committee stage of the Wool Use Promotion Bill, culminated tonight…

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Nationalisation of Air- Ways Bill For Parliament Soon CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 4

Legislation to nationalise Australian Interstate airways would be down during the current session of Parliament, the acting…

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Lang Labor’s Win in City Defeats Official Candidate in Vital Election SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 8

Dr. H. J. Foley. Lang Labor candidate for Phillip ward at the Sydney City Council by-election yesterday, defeated the official ALP candidate, Mr…

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What's Wrong with Parliament ? (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 2

Sir,--What's wrong with our Federal Parliament? It does not represent public opinion. Is did not represent the desires and aspirations of…

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Long Sitting of Parliament Forecast CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 4

C[?] of current sittings of the Federal Parliament is now certain until veil into July. This became clearly evident today when the…

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Their Majesties’ Inspiring War Example Parliament to Move Messages This Week LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 4

Messages to Their Majesties, conveying congratulations on the victory in Europe, and appreciation of their inspiring example to…

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Release of German Nationals Knight’s Query in Parliament CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

Numbers of Herman nationals and [?] British subjects of German origin had been released from internment In Australia. the Acting Attorney-General…

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Mr Fuller’s Requests in Parliament CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 5

A request that petrol should be made available for deliveries in country towns so that horses for which there was no feed could be…

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“Preference Used to Divide Workers'” Charge by Labor M.P. in Parliament CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 6

Preference to soldiers as we know it should be passed into the limbo of forgotten things as quickly as possible, Mr Bryson (Lab., Vic.)…

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Royal Family Visits Houses of Parliament LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

Roars of cheering greeted Their [?] when riding in the same [?] they left the Palace this afternoon [?] the Houses of Parliament to [?]…

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British Election in July? LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

A British general election in July is now more than ever likely, says “The Times” Parliamentary correspondent. He points out that most Labor…

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English Election Possibly be Held in July

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Following the exchange of letters between Mr. Churchill and the Labor Party, with the former urging a continuance of…

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Victorian Parliament Discusses Fodder MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 5

The Adjournment of the Legislative Assembly was moved by Mr Dodgshun (CP) this evening to discuss the sent necessity for the Government…

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Members of Federal Parliament Approached SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 6

Members of the Federal Parliament have been appi[?]ached by the Australian ban Teachers’ federation to support the suggestion [?] a Commonwealth…

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Election to be Held in Northern Ireland BELFAST

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Sir Basil Brooke) announced today that the Northern Ireland Parliament would be dissolved on May 25, and that an…

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British General Election On July 5 dissolution of Parliament On June 15 LONDON, May 24

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

Britain is to have a general election on July 5. It has been announced from No. 10 Downing Street that Mr…

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British Elections On July 5th

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday:Mr. Winston Churchill has tendered to they King his resignation as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and…

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Mr. Churchill Feted Like Film Star Opens Election Campaign LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 4

Mr Churchill fired the first, broadside in the general election on Saturday, when he toured his constituency of Woodford,…

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Labor Promises Work for Everybody White Paper Read in Parliament CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government’s White Paper on full employment was tabled in the House of Representatives today by the Minister for Post-war Reconstruction (Mr Dedman) Mr Dedman said he believed the paper constituted a charter for a new social order “Welfare…

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Parliament’s Prestige : Why Is It So Low ?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 2

Retiring Governor of N.S.W., Lord Wakehurst, has eight years’ experience of Australians to warrant the observation that the prestige of Parliament in this country is not as high as it might be. He has had abundant opportunity to study our political system, but tact forbids…

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