Hectic Days for British Parliament
LONDON, May 30.—The new Government met Parliament for the first time on Tuesday. Parliament has only 11 days of life…
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Politics & elections, 1945
277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14
Battle for Damascus Has Begun French Blast Way Into Parliament House
LONDON, May 30. A.A.P.—The battle for Damascus, capital of Syria, has begun. It started when armed civilians and Syrian gendarmes attacked the French Legation and other French posts,…
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LONDON, May 31. A.A.P.—General de Gaulle announced that a general election will be held in France before the end of the year,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Derby And Elections Dividing Britons' Interest: London Diary
LONDON, Tuesday.— The Derby and the election and peace in Europe are the most suitable gambling subjects in Britain today. While nobody seems to be offering odds…
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Country Rugby League secretary (Mr. K. Sharpe) has informed the Newcastle League that office bearers and executives of the Country League…
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LONDON, June 7.—A film record of the dissolution of the British Parliament and the meeting of the hew Parliament will be made for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hard-hitting Tactics Election Fight Rehearsal "Herald" Service
LONDON, June 7.—The liveliest "free-for-all" the House of Commons has, seen for years developed last night as a "grand inquest" was held…
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LONDON, June 7. A.A.P.—Belgrade Radio states that Marshal Tito, in a speech at Osijek, promised Yugoslavs free elections in…
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METRONOME, who raced at Newcastle and showed promise earlier this season, is now being trained in Melbourne. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Parliament Was Hit 12 Times
LONDON, Friday.— The Houses of Parliament at Westminster were hit 12 times by enemy bombs during the war and twice by our own aircraft…
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LONDON, June 8.—Lieut.-Commander Peter Scott, R.N.V.R., M.B.E., D.S.C., 36-year-old son of Captain Scott, leader of the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The executive committee elected after a dispute inside the Balmain branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association was…
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LONDON, Tuesday: All serving members of the forces will be permitted, if in civilian clothes, to speak at British election meetings, sit on platforms and take an active part in proceedings. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,…
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LONDON, Tuesday. — Housing should be put on a war footing and houses should be built as aeroplanes and munitions have…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—When he retires from politics at the end of the present Queensland Parliament, Mr. H. F. Walker, C.P. member for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →King Prorogues 10-Year Parliament
LONDON, June 15. A.A.P.—Britain's 10-year Parliament came to an end to-day There was an unusually large attendance in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Election Battle "Hotting Up"
LONDON, June 15.—The election campaign in Britain is "hotting up" daily. Most people now recognise that it will be the most crucial fight in the annals of Parliamentary democracy. Party coffers have been opened wide in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fancied Cessnock Candidate
Macnaughton, who is engaged in the Hospital Cup at Cessnock to-day. Macnaughton's sixth place in the Flying Welter Handicap at Newcastle two weeks ago entitles him to respect…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Many Puzzles In Britain's Elections Next Month
LONDON, Friday: Election experts declare that there was never a general election of which th[?] results was so hard to predict as that of next monh. They are agreed on one thing— that the personnel of the next House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Election For Czechs
LONDON, June 17. A.A.P.—A Prague message says that the President of Czechoslovakia (Dr. Benes), in a speech at Pilsen, promised a…
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