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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

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"Do Better Job in Parliament"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Falstein, M.H.R., said he would be able to do much more for Australia in Parliament than in the Air Force…

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Candidates for Soccer Control

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Five members, who have outstanding records in soccer, have been nominated for the Board of…

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Lang Labour Men to Contest Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A meeting of 60 delegates from 20 branches of the Lang Labour Party decided today day to contest country and…

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Prepare for State Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

A State election would come sooner than most people expected, Mr. Booth, M.L.A., told Wallsend A.L.P. last night. He urged the branch to…

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Inquiry Move Cooperative Store Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

Protests against certain rulings of the Returning Officer at the election of directors to the Board of Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative…

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Sydney Turf Club Candidates Show Form in Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Candidates for the first meeting of the newly-formed Sydney Turf Club were out for their semi-final trials this…

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Preparing Roll For Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

The Divisional Electoral Officer (Mr. H. M. G. Burton) announced that it had been decided to begin the reprinting of thee Newcastle roll…

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Mr. Brent a Candidate For Ambulance Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

The election of Newcastle District Ambulance's representative on the New South Wales Ambulance Transport Board will take place at…

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Challenge Candidates Sprint Well; Flight in Good Dash

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY. — Flight impressed at Randwick to-day, easily leading Arahura over five furlongs in 1.5½. Challenge Stakes candidates Grand Prodige, Tahmoor and Hall Stand sprinted well and Panchio revelled in his half mile at…

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30 Liberal Democrats for Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Thirty candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party of Australia will contest the New South Wales State elections this…

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Federal Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—Federal Parliament will reassemble on February 9. This was notified in the Government Gazette by the Speaker…

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Mr. Baddeley Expects Election in May

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) believes the State election will take place in May. He told Cessnock electorate council of the A.L.P…

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Parliament Should Debate New Zealand-Australian Agreement Wellington (Nz)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

A protest against "the apparent intention of the Government that the Australia and New Zealand agreement should be ratified…

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RSL Concern At Election Systems

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

It was high time the Newcastle District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League was given "some semblance of a real body," Mr…

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Foreign Diplomats Attend Soviet Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

MOSCOW, Sunday.—The Australian Minister (Mr. J. J. Maloney) was among foreign diplomats who crowded diplomatic boxes in…

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Empire Parliament Is Advocated

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.).— The establishment immediately after the war of an Empire Parliament to direct defence and other policies of common interest was advocated by Sir Alfred Davidson, General Manager of the Bank of New…

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Rsl Council Declines to Defer Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

Newcastle District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League declined, at its annual meeting last night, to accede to a…

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Government Wins Brighton By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 4.—In the Brighton by-election Flight Lieut. Neeling was returned with a majority of 1959 over his Independent opponent…

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Macarthur in Primary U.S. Presidential Election Moves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.—The names of General MacArthur and Colonel McCormick, publisher of the "Chicago Tribune," were filed to-day as…

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Churchill Appeal in By-election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—An appeal for the election of Lord Hartington. National Government candidate in the coming West…

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