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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14

Eire Presidential Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON, June 17. A.A.P.—Mr. Seann O'Kelly (Deputy Prime Minister of Eire) has built up a considerable majority in the Eire…

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Transport Workers' Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 6

Two additional delegates to attend a meeting of the State Council of the Transport Workers' Union in Sydney next month will be…

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Britain Takes Its Election Quietly

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday: Deluged with party manifestos and leaders' messages, Britain refuses to get excited by the general election campaign, which now has 16 days to run. THE fact that the most important…

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British Coalmines Nationalisation As Election Issue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON, June 20. A.A.P.—The nationalisation of coalmines has returned to the forefront of election issues with the…

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Sad Partings End of Unique Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 4

LONDON, June 21.—Last week saw the end of Britain's 115 months' old Parliament, the longest since the one that was…

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"Appeasement of Miners" Query on Policy in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Harrison) asked the Acting Attorney-General (Mr. Beasley) in the House…

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British Candidates Half Servicemen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON, June 21. A.A.P.—Servicemen comprise approximately half the total number of candidates which the three main…

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Stop Press Waiting for Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 16

PARIS, Thursday. (A.A.P.).— The former Premier (M. Leon Blum), and M. Eduard Herriot, lately released from German prison camps, have…

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Action Threat Against Press "Near Contempt of Parliament"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—Some Press reporters went very close to contempt of Parliament, the Speaker (Mr. Rosevear) said in the House…

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Russia As Factor in British Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON, June 22. A.A.P.—Between accusing one another, and dragging in red herrings, the election candidates are still…

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80 Women to Nominate British Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON, June 24. Official Wireless and A.A.P.—About 1600 candidates, including more than 80 women, will nominate to-morrow for the…

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British Election Camping Grows Hotter; Dirties

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

Our Special Representative and Australian Associated Press. LONDON, Sunday: With nine days to go to polling day, the election campaign is growing hotter and tactics dirtier. More and more voters realise that they have been disfranchised…

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British Election Difficult to Find Major Issue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON, June 25.—With only 11 days to polling day it is difficult to single out any particular issue from the manifestos and speeches with which the electors have been deluged…

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Liberals Will Win Next Elections, Says Mr. Menzies

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY.—The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Menzies) last night said he was confident that the Liberals would win the next Federal elections…

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Election Is Not Vote Of Thanks, Says Morrison

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Saying that Britain dare not make the general election a vote of thanks to Mr. Churchil, Mr. Herbert Morrison, Labor leader, urged electors to look forward, not backward. He said that the issue was whether Britain was going to be a great…

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Odds Shorten in Election Betting "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, July 1.—City brokers are calling the odds on an outright Conservative win in the election, but the odds have…

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Mr. Churchill Dominates British Election "Herald" Service and A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, July 3.—No clear-out policy issue has emerged from the election campaign, but there is one issue —the personality of Mr. Churchill, who dominates this election as one man has seldom dominated an election before…

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Warsaw Poles To Hold Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON. Tuesday.—The new Polish Government of Notional Unity has advised the British and U.S. Governments that it is prepared…

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Cheers And "Boos" Greet Mr. Churchill In Election Speech

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.—With the elections two days off 20,000 people gave Mr. Churchill a mixed reception of cheers and boos at Walthamstow Stadium last night…

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Curtin's Body To Lie In State In Parliament House

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA: The body of Mr. Curtin, will lie in state in the King's Hall, Parliament House, from 11 a.m. to-morrow. At 2 p.m. a memorial service will…

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