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Politics & elections, 1949

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Early Victorian Election Likely Labor-c.p. Alliance Denied Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

REPORTS that an alliance had been made between Labor and Country Parties with the ultimate aim of overthrowing the Liberal Government were denied to-day by the Management Committee of…

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Non-school Candidates. Individual Subjects

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 7

Numbers of non-school students sat for the examination in one, two or more subjects. Results are given below. Wilson Anthony, B (Albury)…

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Faddew Warns on Election Outcome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 11

BRISBANE, Wed: This year’s Federal elections might easily be the last constitutional democratic election at which the…

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Holbrook Council Election Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

Compulsory voting will apply for the second time in a local government election at Holbrook tomorrow, when electors of D…

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Parliament to Sit Next Month

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

The Commonwealth Gazette announces that both Houses of the Federal Parliament will meet on February 9…

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P.P. Board Meeting Elections — District Stock Capacity — New Tank No Action on Proposed Zonal Rabbit Destruction Programme

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

ELECTIONS for the Hay Pastures Protection Board may be held early in April; the rolls, for which those who have not submitted stock returns, nor paid their rates, will be ineligible, will close five weeks earlier. All returns are not yet in…

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Close By-election Result Expected

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Fri.: To-morrow’s by-election result is expected to be close. Labor held the seat by only 91…

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Labor Selects Federal Candidates

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun: State branch of the ALP has been asked to give rulings to decide pre-selection on the ballots held yesterday for…

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Council Election

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

Nominations for the vacant C-Riding seat on the Waradgery Shire Council close next Friday; the election will be held, on Saturday, 12th…

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Petrol and Elections

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

Fully aware of the aptness of the time, the Australian Automobile Association’s president, Mr. Dudley Turner, seized his chance while being entertained in Adelaide to urge all South Australian motor organisations to join in a campaign…

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Election Fever in Palestine Jews Choosing First Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

TEL AVIV, Tues: As Jews and Arabs went to the polls today to elect the first Jewish Parliament for [?] years, election fever…

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Challenge Candidates Go Well on Tracks

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Challenge Stakes candidates, Skip Court, Heroic Sovereign, Mentmore and San Domenico, were attractive workers in final…

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Successful Intermediate Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

The "Pastoral Times" was informed formed telegram from Sydney, Wednesday that the following were successful, in passing…

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Three Parties Will Control Jewish Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Mon: The Left Wing parties Mapat (Labor), the Mapan (Left Wing Socialists) and the Communists will control over…

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R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Annual General Meeting Annual Reports—Election of Officers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

THE Hay Sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. held its annual meeting last Friday. In their annual report, both the president and the secretary praised the work of the Women's Auxiliary over the year. The secretary reported that a…

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Early Federal Election Discounted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

The next Federal elections will probably be held in November, or early December. A Federal official discounted a suggestion that…

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Riverina Electorate MR. J. I. Langtry Again Labour Candidate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

For the first time since his election as M.H.R. for the Riverina electorate, Mr. J. I. Langtry had to face opposition…

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Aborigine To Stand For Parliament?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri: Australia may have a full-blooded aborigine in the House of Representatives after next Federal elections…

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Next Session Will Give Pointers to :— Fateful Election Year (From a Political Correspondent in Canberra)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 5

FEDERAL Parliament will resume next Wednesday after the Christmas recess, for the first session of this fateful election year…

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