Council Elections
Sir,—If party politics are introduced into Greater Newcastle Council elections, the first move by Labour aldermen will be for payment for services…
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Politics & elections, 1947
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East Ward Controversies Who's Who In The Council Elections
East Ward is an area with highly controversial issues of its own. It includes Stockton, cut off from the rest of Newcastle by the river, where secession from Greater Newcastle is sometimes talked of, and Carrington, where the rival interests of industry…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Bad weather which prevented aircraft from landing in Canberra for five hours to-day delayed the arrival of…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Governor of Victoria (Sir Winston Duggaln) this afternoon officially opened the Victorian Parliament for the…
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Sir,—For foolish propaganda, statements contained in the advertisement of the official Labour candidates for C. Riding,…
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Sir.—In stating that "compulsory voting would give the Labour Party certain victory in the council elections," the A.L.P. Campaign Director (Mr…
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Sir.âA publication issued by Communist candidates for B Riding, Lake Macquarie Shire, claims credit for work allegedly done by themâfor…
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South Ward, smallest of the seven wards in Greater Newcastle Council, has six candidates for the elections on Saturday. The 12.120 people on the roll…
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North Ward contains what may be described as the industrial heart of Newcastle, including most of the heavy industries, as well as the big residential suburb of Mayfield. It stretches from Tighe's Hill to Hexham, between the river and the Northern railway…
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CANBERRA.—The House of Representatives and the Senate will rise this evening for the Christmas recess…
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There are 10 candidates for East Ward of Greater Newcastle Council. The electors must vote for not less than seven on Saturday. It is optional to vote for the other three. There are 13,266 electors on the roll…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Dec. 3.— The Wellington (Westland) by-election for the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. O'Brien, who was Minister for…
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Although it has a small industrial area in one corner, around district Park, Mid-West Ward's voters come almost entirely from the residential suburbs of Lambton and Waratah, and parts of esmond and Islington…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—The House of Representatives adjourned to-night for the Christmas recess. The session had 95 sitting…
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Only six candidates will contest the City ward for the Greater Newcastle Council election to-morrow. The retiring aldermen, Messrs. F. J. Cane and D. G. McDougall, will…
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Although the nomination of 57 candidates for the City Council is the smallest since the Council was formed in 1938, it provides a variety…
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Thirty-four candidates—10 fewer than in the 1944 election—will contest 14 vacancies in the Maitland City Council election to-morrow…
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In tomorrow's local government voting Central Ward, covering the Hamilton area, ii the one in which the polling will attract the most interest Unlike the other wards, in which no one non-party group opposes Labor and Communist parties, Central has…
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Candidates for Maitland City Council said last night that they dissociated themselves from a ticket issued by the United Protestant Association, the…
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LONDON, Dec. 5. A.A.P.—The Epsom by-election in Britain resulted— M. McCorquodale (Cons.).. 33,633 R. Bishop (Labour)... 17,339…
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