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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

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3200 Candidates at Rumanian Elections BUCHAREST

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 8

Nearly 8 million people went to the polls today to choose the new Government at the elections which Britain and America both criticised in advance…

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Ald Padman [?]. P. Candidate for Albury?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 2

Albury branch of the Australian Country Party at a meeting last evening unanimously decided to invite Ald D. G. Padman to nominate as a…

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Greeks Walk Out of Parliament ATHENS

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 3

Members of the Opposition, angered by an accusation from the Prime Minister [?] during a [?] Macedonia that they were [?]…

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Corowa By-Election Poll Declared at Corowa

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 3

The declaration of the Poll in connection with the above by-elelection took place at the Corowa Post Office on Saturday morning…

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Labor Holds Seat in By- Election London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 7

The Rothe[?]ithe by-election, necessitated by the appointment of Sir Ben smith as chairman of the West Midlands Coal Board, resulted:—…

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Items of News Want Ald. Padman As C.p. Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

A meeting of the Albury women’s branch of the Country Party last night was unanimous in its decision to ask Ald. D. G. UPadman to nominate…

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Search For Candidates For Albury Seat Begins

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 7

With new member for Albury (Mr. J. C. Hurley) but recently sworn, in, moves are already afoot in a search for opposition candidates for the…

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Alleged Irregularities at Rumanian Elections London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 1

“Rumania’s elections this week appear to have been as false and irregular as London and Washington feared they would be states the diplomatic correspondent of the Press Association, who adds that reports received from the British political representative in Bucharest…

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Successful Council Candidates

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 2

Hubert Vincent Casey, a Wagga postal official, and Robert James Harris, a Wagga High School teacher, were elected to fill two vacancies on the…

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Polish Election Postponement Criticised WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 1

The State Department has sent a Note to Poland expressing surprise that the date for the election has been deferred to January 19. Poland is…

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164 Candidates for Inter

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 4

Because of the number of candidates sitting for the Intermediate Certificate yesterday, the main assembly hall and three class rooms…

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Scarcity of Seed Wheat Questions in Parliament

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 3

Attention was directed in the Legislative Assembly to the shortage of seed wheat, when two members of the Country Party asked…

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Tasmanian Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 3

The Tasmanian Labor Government maintains its advantage in the latest count of votes in the State general elections. The Cosgrove Ministry…

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N.Z. ELECTION Labor’s Slender Hold On Office Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 5

The slenderness of the Labor Government’s hold on office Is shown by the provisional totals of the votes at yesterday’s general election…

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P.P. Board Election Heavy Poll Indicated

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 6

Number of ballet papers in yesterday showed there would be a heavy poll for the election of an Albury PP Board director for A division. The poll will…

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Liberal Candidate Leaves Party SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 November 1946 · page 6

Candidate for Liberal Party selection for Randwick and Waverley seals and president of the Waverley branch of the party (Mr. H. Campbell-Cowie)…

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Items of News Labor Candidate Selected for Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 November 1946 · page 6

The secretary of the Corowa branch of the ALP (Mr J. D. Nellson), who is also returning officer for the pre-selection ballot, said yesterday that the…

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Mb Hubley As Endorsed Labor Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 December 1946 · page 2

A meeting of the Albury Electorate Council (ALP) was held yesterday to hear the returning officer's report on pre-selection nominations. The only…

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Shearers' Accommodation Question in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 2

The Premier has given an assurance that, although inspectors have been appointed to police the Shearers Accommodation…

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Labor Candidate Selected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Adam, of Daysdale, who was defeated by Mr. E. T. Kendell in the recent Corowa by-election, was successful at a pre-election ballot in…

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