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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

354 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 18

West Bengal to Have Election

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Mon.: Congress Working Committee today tentatively agreed to a general election in West Bengal Province…

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Taunts in Parliament Lead to All-in Fight

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 7

PALERMO, Friday : Sicilian Deputies debating “public order” fought with their fists in the Assembly after a Communist…

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Labor Retains Seat at By-election

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Fri.: Labor has retained the West Leeds Division by-election caused by the death of Mr T. W. Stamford…

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Redfern By-election Hold-up

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY; Mon.: The date for the Redfern by-election will not be fixed until after the coal strike has been settled…

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Denies Early Election Rumors

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 11

CANBERRA, Monday : The Minister for the Interior (Mr Johnson) today denied reports that the Commonwealth Elector…

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Menzies Gives Three Election Issues

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.: What he considered would be the three vital issues of the next Federal election were outlined by the…

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Shire By-Election Two Candidates for "E" Hiding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 3

A vacancy was created on the Jerilderie Shire Council, due to the resignation of Cr. E. D. Ryan, owing to his departure from the…

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Seamen Defy Govt.: Stop Work And March On Parliament House MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

IN defiance of the Government’s proclamation declaring a state of emergency under the Essential Services Act, the seamen stopped work to-day and held a meeting protesting against the Act. At the meeting two resolutions…

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Fadden’ S Grim Forecast If Labor Wins Next Elections Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

THE Federal Country Party leader (Mr. Fadden) said at the opening of the Australian Country Party conference to-day that a “terrifying future” awaited this country if Labor won the next Federal elections. Mr Fadden said that Mr…

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No Early Sitting of Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 14

CANBERRA, Fri.: Federal Parliament will not resume until August or September 7, despite the coal crisis, it was learned on high…

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Church Intervenes in German Elections

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 3

HAMBURG : German Catholics were told in a pastoral letter read in all Catholic Churches today to vote for “Christian” candidates at…

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Election of Producer Representatives to the Egg Marketing Board

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture has announced that a poll is to be conducted by postal ballot on the 17th October, 1949, for the election of…

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Council Elections August 27

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 7

The annual election of three councillors of Wodonga Shire Council will be held on Saturday. August 27. Three vacancies are to…

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Banking Bill Will Be Major Election Issue (From a Political Roundsman in Canberra)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 10

The Privy Council’s rejection of the Commonwealth’s appeal in the banking case will mean far more than a mere check to…

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Federal Election Dec. 10?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Fri.: Severe pruning of departmental expenditure is reported to have been ordered by the Prime…

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Cup Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 19

Mrs. McConnell’s Sir Albinee, which is an entry for the cup being held by Mrs. T. Slater at the plumpton coursing meeting on the Albury racecourse…

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Farrer C.p. Candidate Finds Prospects Bright

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

At meeting of Albury branch of the Country Party on Friday evening, Mr John MacKay, candidate for Farrer, reported that…

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Banking and the Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

Whatever emerges when the reasons for the dismissal by the Pri[?] Council of the Commonwealth Government's appeal in the bank case are…

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Corowa Club Elections

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 15

At a meeting of the Corowa Table Tennis Club, Mr Jack Durward, formerly a vice-president, was elected president in place of Mr Len McDonald,…

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Shire Council By-election Mr. E. J. O'brien Elected As Councillor for E Riding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 3

Not a great deal of interest was manifested in the by-eleetion held on Saturday last to elect a representative of "E" Riding, in place…

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