B.W.I.U. Elections
Nominations will be called tomorrow night at a special general meeting of Newcastle branch of the Building Workers Industrial Union for the…
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Politics & elections, 1946
386 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 20
Parliament May Be on Air This Month
CANBERRA, Friday.—It is expected that Federal Parliament will be on the air by the middle of July. Technicians are hurrying to…
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Candidates for the election of a member of the Toronto Urban Area Committee are Messrs. W. Dodds, of The Boulevarde, Toronto, W. G. Hindley, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The French Elections
The French electors had a particularly difficult choice to make when they voted yesterday for a new Constituent Assembly. Last…
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PARIS, Monday: Latest returns in the French general elections give the M.R.P. (Catholic Progressives) 152 seats, the Communists 135, and Socialists 109, with 124 results to come. IN the former Constituent Assembly…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Mr. J. F. Blaxland, a publicity and advertising agent, of Randwick, and a great-great-grandson of the famous Australian…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—It is intended to install a complete broadcasting unit in Parliament House with its own wave length, so that…
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PARIS, Sunday.—The National Council of the French Socialist Party met in Paris yesterday to consider the situation resulting from…
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LONDON, June 10. A.A.P.—The summary of a speech delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and the Leader of the…
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Tonight in the Newcastle Stadium a variety concert will be presented in aid of the Stewarts and Lloyds candidate in the Miss Legacy appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Candidates for Toronto Urban Area
Candidates for Toronto Urban Area election, to be held on Saturday, are canvassing the district, assisted by their committees…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Against Name Grouping For Council Elections
Following a request from the Local Government Association for reasons which prompted the resolution seeking the repeal of the Ordinance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Budget After Elections Mr. Chifley's View
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) is expected to recommend to Cabinet on Friday that a financial statement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shop Assistants' Elections
Mr. W. G. Tacon is unopposed as president. Mr. J. Hutton as secretary-treasurer and Mr. W. J. Thompson as auditor of Newcastle branch…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Retail Candidate Leads Legacy Queen Competition
The Retail candidate in the Legacy Queen Competition, Miss Hazel Evans, at present leads the voting. Next comes Miss Rita Viggers, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Tax The Drunks " Says U.S. Senate Candidate
LOS ANGELES, Thursday: Stocky, sandy-haired Douglas ("Wrong-Way") Corrigan, who is campaigning for the United States Senate, will run on the prohibition ticket and the chief plank in his platform is "Soak die drunks with higher taxes."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Toronto Urban By-election
The polling at the Toronto Urban Area Committee by-election on Saturday resulted in a win for Mr. W. H. Hindley by 17 votes. Polling…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—House attendants cleaners, technicians and workmen, whose role in the Federal Parliament is usually that of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Senator's Election No Surprise
CANBERRA, Monday.—Senator McKenna's appointment to Cabinet rank was no surprise. He is regarded as one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turkish Elections Next Month
ISTANBUL, June 20. A.A.P.—General elections are to be held on July 21. The advent of the two newly-born…
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