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Politics & elections, 1950

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British Elections in February or March? London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

BRITISH newspapers today predicted that the general British elections would be held probably late in February or early in March…

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Election Candidate Who Lost Deposit Dies

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

DUBBO, Thursday : Independent candidate in the Lawson electorate, at the Federal elections Mr William Ferguson,…

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Albury Seat and State Elections

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

Now that the Federal election are over, interest is being centred in the N.S.W. elections which, it is stated will be held next May…

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Secret Talk on U.k. Election Date

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs: Renter’s political correspondent says the Prime Minister (Mr Attlee) and Deputy Prime Minister (Mr H…

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Candidate's Death Campaigned for Aborigines

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

Mr. William Ferguson, Independent candidate for Lawson, who was born 60 years ago in Darling Point and has been a tireless…

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British Elections Next Month ?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 8

LONDON, Tues : The political correspondents of British national newspapers almost unanimously tip that the Prime…

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Lib.-c.p. Candidate Wins 7th N.S.W. SEAT

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.: The seventh and last candidate to be elected to the N.S.W. Senate team is Ald J. P. Tate (Lib-C.P. group)…

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C.p. Candidate for State Elections

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

The selection of a candidate to represent the Country Party for the Albury seat at the N.S.W. elections which…

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British General Elections On February 23 LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

THE Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) announced last night that the general election will be held on February 23. Parliament would be dissolved on February 3. The announcement said that the king had agreed to dissolve…

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U.K. Election Battle Is on London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 8

BRITAIN’S political parties joined the election battle today with newspapers firing the opening shots. Immediately the Prime Minister (Mr Attlee) made the…

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Cr. E. R. Cooper Resigns from Murray Shire Extraordinary Election Necessary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

Cr. E. R. Cooper, a B. riding representative of Murray Shire Council, has resigned due to added business respond…

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Election Date Protest

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.: The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr Fisher) has received protests that the eve of Britain’s general election poll…

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Successful Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

Two students from Mathoura gained their Intermediate Certificates at Echuca High School last year. They…

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Bitter By-election Fight Expected

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: It is expected that the Concord by-election on February 11 will be one of the most bitterly fought political…

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U.S. Parliament Rejects Bill to Aid South Korea WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

A NEW bill to give 60 million dollars’ economic aid to South Korea was unexpectedly rejected in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Truman administration’s…

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No Interest in Elections

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON. Fri.: Sir Oswald Mosley, British pre-war Fascist leader, has decided that the Union movement won’t fight the…

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Wo State Elections on Same Day?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sun.: Queensland and N.S.W. State elections will probably be held on the same Saturday in late April or early…

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One M.p. Certain of Re-election

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: So far the only 100 per cent certainly of the British, election is 70-year-old Colonel…

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Ration Increases Called Election “Bribes”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Sun.: The “Evening Standard” yesterday, in a leading article, criticises Food Minister Strachey’s timing of…

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Shire Election

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

In the extraordinary election for a councillor to represent "A" Riding of the Wakool Shire, brought about by the resignation of Cr. T. Hillermann,…

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