Claxons Herald China's Election
NANKING, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Claxons and horns blared yesterday from the Nanking drum tower—the time signal of the Tsing Dynasty—to herald…
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Politics & elections, 1947
405 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 21
Labour Candidate For Hartley
LITHGOW, Sunday.—Mr. J. Chalmers was elected in the A.L.P. preselection ballot during the week-end for Hartley by-election on December…
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NANKING, Nov. 23.—In the threeday nation-wide general elections, Chinese—70 per cent. of them illiterate —cast their first free vote. "Unofficial…
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The Moulders' Union decided last night to support A.L.P. candidates in the municipal elections, and to ask the State Executive for a donation for the…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. Sheehan (Lab., N.S.W.) created a precedent when he entered the House of Representatives to-day wearing a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miss N.s.w. Welcomes Candidates for Miss Australia Quest
FLYING POSTMEN. Helicopters which will soon deliver mail in England, shown making a trial fight. These machines are the Irvin Bell (foreground) and two Sikorskys…
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CANBERRA: The Government was desirous of some opportunity for discussion of the charges made by Mr. Mulcahy (Labor, Lang)…
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Campaigning in Greater Newcastle will be restricted to the week preceding the elections on Saturday, December 6. This will be the first election at which voting…
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Sir,—By the number of nominations for Greater Newcastle Council, it appears that the Trades Hall is trying to introduce party politics into the…
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Lively interest is being taken in the election for Port Stephens Shire Council on Saturday week. The record number of 16 candidates includes…
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NANKING, Nov. 27. A.A.P.—At least 10 persons were killed and many injured when fighting broke out among a large crowd of people at a…
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LONDON, Nov. 27. A.A.P.—Labour held Gravesend in the by-election held to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Garry Allighan's expulsion from…
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The 13,230 electors on the roll for Central Ward will have 10 candidates for whom they may vote at the Greater…
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Warming up to a formidable task—Mr. T. Robertson and Miss Dorothy Evans prepare electoral rolls for distribution to polling-booths for the municipal elections on December 6. Many members of the City Hall staff will be engaged on election jobs. Compulsory voting has made the work heavier…
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LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): "Oh, what a beautiful morning!" said Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, in a jubilant telegram to Sir Richard Acland, who won the Gravesend by- election for Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine Contesting West Ward Who's Who In The Council Elections
Practically every adult resident of the Greater Newcastle area is included in the 94,000 on the rolls who are now required by law to vote at next Saturday week's council elections. This is the first of a series of brief sketches of the candidates in each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Ward's Six Candidates Who's Who In The Council Elections
Including as it does the whole of the business section of Newcastle proper, together with the residential areas of The Hill, Cook's Hill, Bar Beach and the eastern part of Hamilton, City Ward traditionally leans rather to the conservative side in…
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Ten candidates are seeking election for the three vacancies in the North Ward of Greater Newcastle Council. The election will be next Saturday…
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LITHGOW, Friday.—Labour, Independent Labour and Liberal candidates will contest Hartley by-election on December 13…
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South Ward is a big residential area, including the greater part of the suburbs of Merewether and Adamstown. The northern boundary runs along Bar Beach Avenue for its full length, then follows Glebe-rd., Chatham-rd. and Melville-rd. to the Sydney…
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