Service Votes Checked in British Election
LONDON, July 25. A.A.P.—While Mr. Churchill, Mr. Eden, and Mr. Attlee were flying back from Berlin, electoral officers to-day, in…
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Politics & elections, 1945
277 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 14
Servicemen to Vote in Fremantle By-Election
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Government decided to-day to introduce amending legislation to enable servicemen and women to cast their…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. J. S. Freeman, a member of the professional staff at the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, was endorsed…
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LONDON. Wednesday: Because of the Interest Greeks are taking in the results of the British general election, the Greek Government has…
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LONDON, Thursday. — After a week of wrangling over King Leopold, confidence was voted in the Belgian Government last night by…
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LONDON, July 26. A.A.P.—Despite many huge majorities in the British elections some candidates slipped in by…
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LONDON, Thursday: Britain's amazing election swing to Labor-brought the swift resignation tonight of Mr. Churchill and appointment of Mr. Attlee as Prime Minister. This happened before the final figures were known but when the…
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The new Prime Minister of England (Mr. Attlee) and Mr. Churchill photographed with King George at a VE-Day function at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Attlee's party was returned to power with a majority of 154 over all other parties combined. (See Page 2.)…
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A.L.P. pre-selection ballots to choose party candidates in N.S.W. for the House of Representatives at the next Federal…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Blacktown by-election was likely to be fought on the housing question, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Weaver) told…
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LONDON, July 30. A.A.P.—Sir Arthur Salter and Mr. A. P. Herbert, two Independents, were returned to Parliament for Oxford…
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PERTH, Tuesday.—Six candidates will contest the Fremantle by-election, for which nominations closed to-day…
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LONDON, Aug. 1. A.A.P.—It is difficult indeed to break the habit of years. This was demonstrated when…
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Sir.—Oliver Holt's summing-up of the British political situation shows he has joined the rest of the Leftists who think with their mental…
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MELBOURNE: An air mail letter received from New Zealand from Mr Ulic Shannon Riving results of a meeting at Canterbury on Saturday…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Modulation, winner of the last Epsom Handicap, was out for the first time on Saturday, running in the Flying…
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Sir.—July 27, 1945, will go down as a great day in English history. I am proud that I come of British stock, though I may still say…
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LONDON, Aug. 8. A.A.P.—The Big Three and France announce that after agreement had been worked out by the European…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A proposal to amend the present system of selecting parliamentary candidates will be submitted to a meeting of the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—When a man asked the people to permit him to represent them in Parliament, he asked for and should be prepared to…
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