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195 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 10
On the eve of the resumption of the Federal Parliamentary sittings here tomorrow both Government and Opposition Parties held meetings today to finalise their tactics. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives will meet at 3 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MISS PEGGY PIERCE, “Passchendaele,” Tooma, who has been chosen to represent the northern districts in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After a fixed period of one year and one day all the ballot papers used during the general election are taken from the Victoria Tower of the Houses of Parliament, where they have been stored, and are then destroyed, in this case they are being turned into pulp as salvage material. Photo shows: Sacks containing the used ballot papers being lowered from the storage rooms in…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →CANBERRA, Sun.: Federal Cabinet meets Here tomorrow to virtually decide the future of the Government. The Government, with much [?] its major legislation frustrated or completely blocked, has found itself in a critical position. Defeat of Communist Party Dissolution Act…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Mon.: The Conservative Party is stepping up its Parliamentary pressure on the Labor Government in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Monday: Expert advice tendered to Federal Ministers today considerably dampened their hopes for an early general election. The two principal factors influencing this change of front were reports submitted to Cabinet that:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A double dissolution of Federal Parliament and an early election is now the desire of a majority of Australian electors. One section wants it because, having elected the Menzies Government in 1949 with a large majority in the reconstituted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Wed.: Broadcasting of proceedings in the Federal Parliament had been a major and beneficial development in political…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The 17 candidates in the Floral Festival Queen amputation appeared before a panel of six judges at the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wed.: Pre-selection ballots will be held on March 31 for Labor candidates in the next Federal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allegations by Mr J. H. Berry, bandmaster of Albury City Band, that its candidate in the Albury Floral Festival queen competition (Miss Lesley Lalor) was refused financial assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Fri: The Federal Cabinet team will show some gaps in the line-up for the elections. Former vice-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Fri: The Legislative Council by-election for the Bendigo seat will take place tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →SYDNEY, Sun.: Mr W. M. Hughes, asked last night if he would be standing for Federal Parliament again, said:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →CANBERRA, Monday: A proclamation dissolving both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament- was signed by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell), and countersigned by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) at Government House today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DURING 15 months of office, the Menzies Fadden Government has endured from beginning to end, a period of utter frustration. Faced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The State leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col. Bruxner) said last week:--"I notice that during' the recent debate in the Senate when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Liberal State he[?]quarten announces that the Country Party has agreed to vacate Farrer Elect[?] in favour of the Liberal Part and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday: Liberal Party officials expect record nominations for endorsement as candidates for New South Wales seats at the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Mon.: Political party leaders and officials predicted tonight that the tempo of Federal election campaign would quicken tomorrow…
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