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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

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Carrington A.l.p. Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 4

Messrs. L. Bromley and N. N. Coe were re-elected last night as President and Secretary-Treasurer respectively, at the annual meeting of…

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Says C.P. Candidate Violated Party Rule

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The General Secretary of the Australian Country Party (Mr. D. R. Downey) announced that the Central Council…

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Demand for Elections in Rumania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Feb. 5. A.A.P.—General elections for Rumania, under the supervision of the inter-Allied Commission to be held before May…

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3 Liberal Candidates Endorsed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 7

GOULBURN, Wednesday.—Brigadier D. MacArthur Onslow was endorsed by the Liberal Party as the candidate for Eden-Monaro…

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Parliament House Loses Cigarettes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The disappearance somewhere between Sydney and Canberra of a month's supply of cigarettes and tobacco for…

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E.A.M. Threat to Boycott Greek Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

ATHENS, Feb. 8. A.A.P.—The Central Committee of E.A.M. (Left Wing party) has informed, the three Powers—Britain, America and France…

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When Parliament Resented Publicity on Debates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 4

"Parliament as an institution is over 700 years old, and for all that time it has been building up as an instrument of liberty," said Mr. R. A. Broinowski, a former Clerk of the Senate, addressing Newcastle Rotary Club today…

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Endorsed C.P. Candidate Leads at Wimmera

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—When counting ended to-night for the Wimmera by-election, the endorsed Country Party candidate, Mr. W. G…

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Flying Polling Booths Used in Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 11. A.A.P.—Specially equipped planes, containing polling booths, were used to aid voters on island territories and in…

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Mr. Broinowski Reminisces on Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 4

In a talk at the Newcastle Rotary Club on "Parliamentary Tradition and Procedure," Mr. R. Broinowski recalled incidents associated with his…

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"Truman Will Not Seek Re-election"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 3

CHICAGO, Feb. 12. A.A.P.—According to the Washington correspondent of the Chicago "Sun," high Administration sources reported that…

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Greek Elections on March 31

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

ATHENS, Tuesday. — The Greek Premier (M. Sofoulis) has again refused a request by the E.A.M. (left wing coalition) and Communists for…

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Henty By-Election on March 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A by-election in Henty, to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the resignation of Mr. A…

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Leopold's Return Overshadows Belgian Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 15. A.A.P.—The question of King Leopold's return, though not a direct issue, overshadows Sunday's general election in…

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New Rule On Election Of Pope's Successor

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday: Two well-informed Rome newspapers say that the Pope has signed an order modifying the procedure for election of…

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Parliament Would Clash with Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Because the opening of Parliament on March 6 would clash with the annual picnic holiday…

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Argentina's Most Fateful Election "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—Under virtual martial law, Argentina will go to the polls on Sunday in the most fateful election in her…

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Violence Expected For Argentine Election Day

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday: Widespread violence, including murder, is expected to mark voting day in Buenos Aires on Sunday, when Argentina goes to the polls to elect a new President. Feeling which has been running high for months under the influence…

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Pre-Election Plot In Argentina

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday. — Argentina police report the arrest of a number of men and the seizure of a large quantity of arms in what they…

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Liberal Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 4

Sir,—At Tuesday night's meeting of the new Liberal Party, each nominee for the party's endorsement should be asked to clearly state his…

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