Liberals Seek Candidate for Albury
The present member for Albury, Mr Mair, MLA, having been selected as one of the Liberal Party candidates for the Senate at the forthcoming…
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Splendid C.p. Vote in Goulburn Pointer to the Federal Elections
"The substantial vote recorded by the Country Party candidate, Mr. W. R. Bladwell, at the Goulburn by-election is most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor to Make Tax Cuts Federal Election on October 12? CANBERRA, Friday
Federal Ministers tonight agreed that income taxation should be reduced in the next financial year. Among the proposals considered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Three Choices for People” Mr Menzies on Election Issue SYDNEY
In the course of a broadcast tonight. Mr Menzies, MHR., leader of the Federal Opposition, said that this year Australia would face up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Higher Federal Election Expenses Allowed
Federal Cabinet approved of legislation being prepared to provide that the allowable expenditure of a candidate for the Senate and the House…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Want Election Posters to Be Larger Canberra
A move to have electoral posters released from the wartime size of 10 inches by 6 inches will be made at a meeting of the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ald. Padman As a Liberal Candidate? Albury By-election Moves
It seems almost certain that the three main political parties will be represented in the by-election for the Albury seat in the State Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Plan Before Parliament Growers May Get 6/7 a Bushel Canberra
The Government believed that wheatgrowers would receive 6/7 a bushel, [?] ports, for all bagged wheat from the 1945-46 crops, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tax Department Must Have “Pound of Flesh” Remarkable Case Quoted in Parliament CANBERRA
A woman who saved over a Period of years £700 from her housekeeping allowance was given an income tax bill for £30, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C. P. Candidate to Broadcast
An advertisement in this issue draws attention to a series of Sunday evening broadcasts by Mr Warren McDonald, Country Party candidate for Hume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liberals Discuss Election Plans BUNDANOON
Eighteen members of the Liberal Party’s new term of candidates for the Federal elections were present at the opening session yesterday of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament Further Prorogued Sydney
The Lieut-Governor (Sir Frederick Jordan) today issued a proclamation proroguing the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly to Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. L. A. Heath As C.p. Candidate? Surprisemove in Albury By-election
It was learned yesterday that the Country Party has decided on Mr L. A. Heath as its candidate to contest the Albury by-election…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AWU Levy For Labor at Elections SYDNEY
The Australian Workers’ Union has decided to impose a levy of 2/6 a member on its 100,000 members throughout Australia to raise funds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Mo” Mentioned in Parliament CANBERRA
Mr HayIen (Labor. NSW) asked the Minister for Information (Mr Calwell) in the House of Representatives today whether the Liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government Castigated In Parliament On Handling Of Coal Miners “Position Gone From Bad to Worse” Mr. Menzies Moves Adjournment Of House CANBERRA
Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Menzies, today moved the adjournment of the House of Representatives to discuss the coal shortage as a “definite matter of urgent public importance.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Party Makes Election Plans
The latest meeting of the Central Council of the Country Party just held in Sydney Was striking evidence of the enthusiasm now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Elections Liberals Could Take 13 Seats From Labor, Says State Leader
The Liberal Party could take thirteen seats from Labor at the Federal election, said the State President of the Party (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Voting May Be Compulsory at Local Government Elections
Compulsory voting at local government elections is proposed. The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill), said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Election Prospects
Sir,—Your leading article in Tuesday’s issue leads me to comment as follows: To properly assess the feeling of people on the approach of an…
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