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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

354 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 18

Cp. Candidate for Indi Selected

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

UPWARDS of 300 delegates from all C.P. branches in the Indi electorate met at Benalla to-day to select a candidate to contest Indi in the party's interests in the forthcoming Federal elections…

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Labor’s Striking Reverse in Council Elections London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

SWEEPING Conservative gains and equally sweeping Labor, Liberal and Communist losses marked the London and provincial boroughs’ elections in England and Wales yesterday…

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Labor Support For C.P. At Elections MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

LABOR support for Country Party candidates in Legislative Council triennial elections next month will ensure close contests in many provinces now held by…

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“Liberal Chief Certain of Election”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: Placing of Mr. W. H. Spooner in the No. 1 position the joint Liberal-Country Party Senate team for the next…

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Next Federal Election in Late November or Early December

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

Federal administrative officials are planning for an election in late November or early December. The proclamation bringing the new…

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Upper House Candidate In N.E.

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

Mr. Percival Pennell Inchbold CP member for the North-Eastern Province in the Victorian Legislative Council. will seek…

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Coming Federal Elections Most Vital Since Federation Mr .Fadden’s Warning at C.P. Annual Conference

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. THE Labor Party’s policy of “pandering” the Communists would be the main issue on which the next Federal elections would be fought, the Federal leader of the Country Party (Mr. A. Fadden) said…

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Chinese Parliament Wants UN To End Civil War CANTON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

THE Legislative Yuan (Chinese Parliament) to-day asked the Nationalist Government to appeal to the United Nations to mediate in the civil war…

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Tennis Club Official Resigns : Protest Against Communist's Election

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

MR. F. AVERY has resigned as a vice-president of Albury Tennis Club as a protest against the election of Mr. W. E. Gollan as a member of the club. Mr Avery is secretary of Albury branch of the Liberal…

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Thompson on Five Fancied Candidates Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 15

CRACK Sydney jockey, J. Thompson, to-day accepted mounts on five well fancied candidates for Randwick to-morrow. Ris engagements are : Pullson…

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Blanket Proposed on Election News Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

THE State Government proposes to bring down a bill which will impose a blanket ban on the publication by newspapers and broadcasting stations of references to State elections after…

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Violence at Municipal Elections

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 11

NICOSIA (Cyprus), Monday : Cyprus’ first municipal elections since 1946 were marked by outbreaks of violence, one person…

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Wangaratta Mayor L.c.p. Candidate for N.e. Province

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 8

In Councillor Charles James Tilson, endorsed Liberal and Country Party candidate for the North-Eastern province, clectors…

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"Down With Empire," Woman Shouts In Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.: An elderly woman was escorted from Federal Parliament today after she disturbed proceedings with a shout…

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Communist Candidate for Riverina

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 2

At a conference of Riverina branches of the Communist Party, held at Wagga recently, it was decided to endorse one W. Mitchell,…

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Proposed Conference of Murray Valley Members of Parliament

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

The organising secretary of the Murray Valley Development League states that from time to time suggestions have been made by members of Parliament and others that the MVDL should arrange a conference of all Members of Parliament--Federal and State--…

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C.P. Candidate For ladi

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

MR. CLIVE NASON, of Warragatta South, who will contest [?] electorate in the Country Party interests at the Federal…

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Liberals Seek Election Tie-up With C.P.

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun. — Another attempt to reach an agreement with the Country Party for joint campaigning' at the Federal election…

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Conservatives Prepared for Snap Election

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Sun.: "We must be ready for an autumn election. it it comes we must be mobilised," declared Mr Churchill in…

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Liberals -C.p. Agree on Elections

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 11

MELBOURNE, . Mon.: A working arrangement between the Liberal and Country Parties for the forthcoming…

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