Members to Get Extra While Parliament Sits
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Members and Senators would receive £1/2/6 expenses for each day of sitting of Federal Parliament, Mr…
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Politics & elections, 1946
386 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 20
Communists in Greece Seek Election Pact
ATHENS, March 7. A.A.P.—The leader of the Communist Party (M. Zachariades) has proposed the formation of a common front with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ATTEND I.L.O. CONVENTION A.C.T.U. Calls for Fresh Election
SYDNEY, Thursday—The A.C.T.U. has intervened in the election of delegates to the International Labour Office metal trades convention, to be…
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Mr. Charles W. Dicker was selected yesterday to contest the Newcastle seat at the Federal elections on behalf of the Australian Labour Party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bevin's Order For Elections Causes New Greek Storm
LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Bevin, British Foreign Minister, has told the Greek Government to go ahead with the elections on March 31, though three Ministers have resigned and three more threaten to resign in protest. All six Ministers have demanded postponement of the elections because so many parties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Elections After 26 Years
LONDON, Sunday.—Italy regained one of her lost freedoms yesterday when people in 436 small communes in central and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soviet Postpones Parliament
MOSCOW, March 11. A.A.P.—The opening session of the Supreme Soviet, Russia's newly elected two-chamber Parliament, arranged for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Elections Again in Italy
LONDON, March 11. A.A.P.—Italy yesterday regained one of her lost freedoms when the people of 436 small communes in central and southern…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—There were two nominees for the Henty by-election when nominations closed to-day…
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ATHENS, Tuesday— More Ministerial resignation in Greece have brought the total to 10. The split in the Cabinet is due to the refusal of the Premier (M. Sophoulis) to postpone the general elections, due on March…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Persian Parliament Met in Secret
LONDON Tuesday.—The Persian Premier (Sultaneh) reported yesterday to a secret session of Parliament on his talks in Moscow with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forty Conductresses Storm Parliament House: Dismissal Protest
SYDNEY.—After a mass meeting on the lawns adjoining the Botanical Gardens this morning, more than 40 bus and tram conductresses stormed Parliament House at midday and demanded to see the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taking Powers Vote with Elections
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Federal Parliamentary Labour Party decided to-night to hold a referendum for greater Commonwealth powers in conjunction with the next general elections. Three issues will be put to the people. The vote is expected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labour Confident in Upper House Elections
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Unprecedented interest is being taken in the election of 15 representatives to the New South Wales Legislative Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moscow Charges Rush in Greek Elections
LONDON, March 12. A.A.P.—"The Greek elections are being rushed under foreign patronage," Moscow Radio said, "to stifle the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ignored Labor Protest On Greek Elections
LONDON, Tuesday.—Seventy Labor members, who signed a protest against the holding of the Greek elections on March 31 have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tasmanian M. P's. Use Parliament As Their Hotel
HOBART.—Three members of the Legislative Council have bene sleeping at Parliament House this week because they cannot get board in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →70 Women in Jap Election
TOKIO, March 13. A.A.P.—More than 3000 candidates, including 70 women, have begun active campaigning for the election to take place on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament and Foreign Affairs
Dr. Evatt's report on his missions to London and Washington gives the Federal Parliament an opportunity, by full discussion on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gifts for Officer Candidates
Major Strange, O.C., Salvation Army, West Maitland, presents Harold Pearson and Noel Jenkins with travelling rugs on behalf of the corps and band. Pearson and Jenkins have entered the Salvation Army's training college to become officers…
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