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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 14

Public Interest Is Lacking in Election of Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 4

Although the public does not seem greatly interested in the election of the Mayor of Greater Newcastle next Monday night, discussions among those closely connected with local government activities are much more vigorous. The prospects of…

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Candidate for Senate Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 7

Mr. J. Cable, a candidate for preselection in the A.L.P. ballot for candidates for the Senate at the next Federal elections, was in Newcastle…

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Select Labour Candidate For Newcastle To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 3

TO-DAY 752 members of 14 branches of the Labour Party and 400 members of Port Waratah and Broadmeadow branches of the…

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New Candidate for Mayorship

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 8

Announcement last night by Ald. F. J. Cane of his withdrawal as a candidate at the Mayoral election next Monday night, was followed…

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The Mayoral Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 December 1945 · page 2

What has been called the third-term issue should not influence aldermen in their choice of a mayor for 1946. It is entirely…

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Parties Confer On Greek Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 December 1945 · page 6

ATHENS, Sunday.—Representatives of the main political parties conferred with heads of the Allied mission observing the Greek…

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Maitland Mayoral Election To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 2

Maitland Council will meet to-night to elect its Mayor. A suggestion was made that the council meeting should he held this…

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I.n.a. Officer for Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 3

LAHORE (India), Dec. 10. A.A.P.—Central Congress Parliamentary Board approved of Captain Shahnawzkhan as congress candidate for…

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Parliament to Observe Curfew

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Parliament would observe the new gas and electricity restrictions by rising at 8.30 p.m.,…

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Miners' Leaders Sure of Re-election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 7

SYDNEY.—The miners' strike has held up the ballot count in the Miners' Federation annual elections. This is because, without coal, there…

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Letters to Editor an Eighth Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 4

Sir.—Much ink has been spilled in argument about the many parliaments that are a feature of our political system. Seven parliaments,…

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Busy Time For British Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday: Business for Parliament, before it adjourns for Christina's, includes the Lords' debate on the American loan settlement…

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The Newcastle Sun For A Larger Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 8

ARRANGEMENTS are now being made for an Australian census and Mr. Chifley has announced that this will probably be followed by a…

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F.e.d. and F.a. Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1945 · page 6

The General President of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Associated (Mr. W. Blair) has been returned for the fifth successive…

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Allies to Watch Greek Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 December 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday. — More than 600 Americans will soon so to Greece to observe the carrying oat of the elections…

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Communists Want Election Delayed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 3

TOKIO, Dec. 27. A.A.P.—The Communist Party of Japan has proposed a postponement of the general elections for at least a month to…

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Wimmera By-election in February

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The by-election for the Wimmera (Victoria) Federal seat will probably be held on February 9…

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