Parliament Tribute To Roosevelt
CANBERRA.—A tribute to the late President Roosevelt was paid by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtini and other party leaders when the House…
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Politics & elections, 1945
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Parliament Honours Mr. Roosevelt
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Before the war it was clear to Australians that in President Roosevelt they had a warm friend, that our…
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LONDON, April 22. A.A.P.—The Conservatives have selected Brigadier J. G. Smyth, V.C., to oppose the Minister of Labour (Mr. Bevin)…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—"I look upon the election next year as the most important in the nation's history," said the Leader of the…
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Miss Audrey Jackson (Lysaght's), at left, and Miss Arita Lawson (Waterfront workers), two of the candidates in the Newcastle May Queen competition…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—"I have saved £50 from my 7/ a day pay to pay for this election campaign, and I'm not going to be peeling spuds or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pit Derby Candidate Stretches Out
Star track worker of Burwood colliery stable. Sailor figured in a rousing gallop yesterday in preparation for the pit pony derby at Broadmeadow on Sunday. Picture gives a good indication of the free action of Sailor, who, said to be about 14cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.J.C. Racing Candidates
LORD NEITH, whose track work indicates that he has regained his form again. He is a strong fancy for the N.J.C. Handicap…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Britain Speculates on Election Date "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 13.—The end of the European war has brought renewed speculation on when a general election will be held…
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The broad smiles on the faces of these Newcastle Hospital nurses seem to indicate that any trials and tribulations they faced in sitting for their final examination are now well behind. They have just completed the final tests…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Election Is Likely in July: Coalition Totters
LONDON, Monday: It seems clear now that a general election will be held in the United Kingdom in July. The date will probably be July 6, says the…
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Not for nothing has Mr. Churchill studied strategy on the grand scale. His decision that if Labour is not willing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Churchill Will Not Delay General Elections Until The Autumn
LONDON, Tuesday: In a further letter to the Labor leader (Mr. Attlee), Mr. Churchill is adamant in refusing to delay the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Churchill Resigns; Will Form New Cabinet Election Expected In July
LONDON, May 23. A.A.P.—Mr. Churchill tendered his resignation as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister of Defence, to the King at a special audience at Buckingham Palace at noon to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Elections on July 5 Service Votes Will Delay Results
LONDON, Wednesday: It is officially announced that polling day at the British general elections will be Thursday, July 5. Owing to the time taken to receive overseas service votes the results will not be declared until July 26 and 27…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Election Kills Vital Bills "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 24.—Important legislation on which experts and Parliament have been working for months has been killed by the coming general election, and the Civil Service is virtually paralysed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trevor Smith's London Review Chaotic Background To General Election
LONDON, May 29.âThe international outlook, with the European Continent in chaos and Western Europe at loggerheads, is, in Mr. Churchill's words, "tumultuous," or, in Mr. Eden's" gravely disquieting." NATIONAL unity here has given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Elections Liberal Policy Based on Beveridge Plan
LONDON, May 29. A.A.P.—"Social security and full employment will be the bulwarks of freedom around the homes of our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Diary: Snap Elections, Top Scientist From Maitland
Everybody is greatly relieved that Mr. Churchill has at last indicated that a Big Three conference will take place and from his own words it may be next month. Before this there was a reluctant feeling there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Services Party To Contest Every Seat At Federal Elections
SYDNEY.—The new Services Party of Australia would contest all seats in the Commonwealth at the next Federal election, said the provisional president (Mr. Walter B. Thomas) today. This had been decided following a meeting of members who were…
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