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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

233 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 12

Belgian Parliament to Consider Leopold’s Position Brussels

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 2

The Belgian Parliament will meet today to consider the position that has been created because of the refusal of King Leopold to abdicate…

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Army’s “Miss Australia” Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 6

Mrs Roma Rainford addressing players and spectators prior to the start of the army football match on the sports ground on Sunday. Miss Rainford is the Army candidate in the “Miss Australia” ACF competition…

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N.S.W. By-election on August 18. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 6

The writ for the Blacktown by-election in the State Parliament lo be held on August 18 will be issued on July 25 and will be returnable on August 31…

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Community Hospital Election

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 5

The following have been nominated to fill the vacancies on the Committee of Management of the Henty Community Hospital: Rev. R. Campbell,…

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Liberal Party Candidate For Perth Endorsed PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 6

The Liberal Party last night endorsed Mr Donald MeKinnon Cleland, solicitor, of Perth, as its candidate for the Fremantle by-election. Mr Cleland. who was a…

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Fremantle By-election Campaign Opens To-night PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 6

When nominations closed yesterday, the State Executive of the ALP had received 14 applications for Labor endorsement for Fremantle by-election…

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Teacher is Labor Candidate CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

The Labor candidate at the Fremantle by election will be Mr Tim Beazley, who was selected at last eight’s meeting of the Western Australian…

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Liberal and Labor Select By-Election Candidates SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 6

Mr J. S. Freeman, who is on the professional staf[?] in the veterinary research station at Glenfield, was endorsed tonight by the State Executive of…

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Check of Votes Begins; British Election Results Will Soon be Known LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 1

While Mr Churchill, Mr Eden, and Mr Attlee are flying back from Berlin, electoral officers today in closely guarded rooms began the…

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Order of Procedure in Parliament Mr Cameron Compares With House of Commons CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

It is entirely unfitting and unbecoming that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives should rank lower than…

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Latest About British Elections Results Confound Party Experts

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

Later: With 13 seats still uncounted, the latest state of the parties is: Labor 390, Conservatives 195, Liberal National 14, Liberal 11,…

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Australian Labor Candidate Wins LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

Mr R. W. G. Mackay, Australian, standing for Labor, defeated Sir Lambert Ward, sitting Conservative member for Hall, North-western division,…

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Mr. Churchill’s Election Tour

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

Mr and Mrs Churchill acknowledging the cheers when they visited Wood ford, Mr Churchill’s Essex constituency, during his election campaign…

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Communist Candidate For Bankstown SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 6

The Communis[?] Party has [?] Ald. F. [?] of [?] Council [?] contest the by-election at [?] on August [?] The contest will be…

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British Elections Latest Count Reveals Huge Labor Gains LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

At 3 p.m. the state of the parties in the British general elections was: Conservative 188. National 1, Liberal National 13—Total Government parties…

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British Election Result

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 2

Dimensions of Britain’s ballot box revolution are surprising enough warrant the belief that tine Mother of Nations is determined to make Democracy the workable Instrument of the people’s will, instead of entrusting it to caretakers. To whatever heights Conservatism has led…

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British Elections Reactions How World Took The News LONDON, Friday. Bri[?]

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 8

“No one would dream of Interpreting the crashing defeat inflicted on Mr. Churchill’s party as in any wise bringing into question his place in…

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Fremantle Labor Candidate Opens Campaign PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 6

The Labor candidate for the late Mr Curtin’s scat of Fremantle (Mr K. Beazley) had a packed Town Hall audience, which gov., him an attentive…

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British Elections. Post-Mortem! Fears In United States New York

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 2

The sweeping British Labor victory at the elections has a[?] fears that Mr Churchill‘s defeat will affect Britain Foreign polley,…

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Swing to the Left at Algerian Elections ALGIERS

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

Results so far of the Algerian elections, in which women and Arabs voted for the first time. Indicated a decided swing to the Left…

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