Conservatives Win Jap. Elections
TOKIO, Tuesday—Conservative candidates scored an overwhelming victory in the House of Councillors' election, although…
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Politics & elections, 1947
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Labour Will Win Armidale Premier's Optimistic Prediction Election Speech at Goulburn Sydney
The prediction that Labour would win Tamworth, Armidale and Manly was made by the Premier (Mr. McGirr), in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rosy Election Promises
THE PREMIER, Mr. McGirr, made a fine effort at his meeting on Thursday night last to turn the best side of his party’s policy to audience. After the manner of politicians he made generous promises of services to be rendered without wearing his audience with such…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Servicemen And The Elections SYDNEY
The high percentage of Ex-servicemen in its ranks Proivided the ass[?] that the Liberal party would not like the Labor party cheat the…
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There will be Ho election meetings anywhere in the State to-morrow, Anzac Day. This was announced by the…
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A complete service covering New South Wales and Queensland elections has been arranged for listeners to Station 2AD…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Election Day at Bukkulla
The ladies of Bukkulla are holding a stall on Saturday, May 3, at the P.O. in aid of Bukkulla hall funds. Afternoon tea will also toe served. Gifts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barwon Candidates Address Meetings at Inverell
Two candidates for the Barwon. Mr. Roy Heferen (Labor) and Mr. E. D. Ellis (Country Party) addressed meetings in Otho Street, Inverell, on Wednesday. Mr. Heferen spoke at 3.30 p.m. and Mr. Ellis spoke at 8 p.m. A heavy shower of rain interfered with the Labor candidate’s address, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Elections Not Until May 1950
LONDON, Saturday.--The Government, had definitely decided that the next general election was not to take place until…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Party Leader Attacks Labor 's Election Eve Promises
Addressing a large and attentive gathering in the Butler Hall on Saturday night, the Reader of the Country Party, Lieut. Colonel Bruxner, compared the “election eve” promises made by Mr. McGirr with those made by Mr. J. T. Lang in 1930…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local & General Fernhill Polling Place
Electors who vote at Fernhill are asked particularly to note that polling will take place at Mr. Les Campbell’s residence, not at the Fernhill School…
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C. Wheeler, St. Kilda Hotel, writes to the Editor: Sir.—As a visitor from Queensland, I have been interested over, the last…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A "Defamatory Lie" Says C.P. Candidate of Labour Charge
"It is not a fact that I employed a person named White or anyone else at 5/ per week and keep. The statement is a defamatory lie and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quiet Polling Day Expected At Inverell
A quiet and uneventful polling day is expected at Inverell tomorrow, when electors will be asked to select a Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-morrow's Election and Its Implications
Amid the welter of propaganda heralding the call to the electors of New South Wales to vote to-morrow on the political complexion of the thirty-fifth Parliament, one issue stands out in bold relief—the need for the community to assure itself and everyone else interested…
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Commenting on a statement appearing in the Uralla "Times" on Thursday, May 1, Mr. Drummond said: "A perusal of the full text of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →2Nz Election Results
To-morrow (Saturday) evening 2NZ will be broadcasting, on relay from 2GZ, the latest election results. This service will be commenced at 8. 35 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Crisis And Elections CANBERRA
Accusations that the Opposition was seeking to influence to-morrow’s elections in N.S.W. and Queensland were made during a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Guard at Election Booths
SYDNEY, Saturday.--To prevent polling irregulaities, a special watch is being kept on all polling booths today,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Major Tasks for the New Parliament
THE McGIRR GOVERNMENT to power in the new Parliament will be faced with tremendous national problems which must be solved. Too long have some of these essential obligations been set aside by various Ministries because of some ostensible reason—more or less…
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