Consider Parliament Broadcasts
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr), in the Legislative Assembly to-day, said that during the next Parliament he would give…
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Politics & elections, 1947
405 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 21
State Elections Unlikely Before End of May
SYDNEY, Tuesday—There is little likelihood of the State general elections being held before the end of May or the first…
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More than 40 candidates are expected to sit for the Federal Institute of Accountants examination at Newcastle Technical College in April…
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Miss Lilian Gibson will represent J. C. W. Bridges' employees in the May Queen contest conducted by the Trades Hall Council. The May Day…
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PERTH" Sunday.—The outcome of the Western Australian State elections is still in doubt; but Labour appears to…
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In a draw conducted by the Mineworkers' May Day Committee on Saturday, Miss Mitchell, representing Burwood Lodge. was elected the…
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SYDNEY: Prospects of an early State election are being vigorously canvassed in Government circles…
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PERTH: All party leaders agree that the political situation is too obscure to forecast today which party will form the new…
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SYDNEY—Uproar broke out in the Legislative Assembly when Mr. J. B. Renshaw (Labor) moved as a matter of urgency that the…
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SYDNEY: Vegetable growers plan to march on Parliament House soon to demand that the docket system be…
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PERTH, Monday.—The only thing certain yet in the Western Australian elections is that there has been a swing from Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outstanding Autumn Candidates St. Fairy Will Be a Runner in Doncaster : Market Puzzling
MELBOURNE: St. Fairy will be a runner in the A.J.C. Doncaster and A. Breasley has been engaged to ride him. This announcement was made today following a conference between Mr. O. R. Porter (owner) and T. Lewis (trainer)…
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SYDNEY.—State Parliament will be dissolved next week in readiness for the State elections. In Government circles April 26…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—No date had been fixed for the State elections, the Premier (Mr. McGirr) said tonight. Cabinet had not discussed the…
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CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Menzies) to-day supported a proposal for a secret session of…
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BRISBANE: Mr. Charles Coward, candidate for the Brisbane seat in the forthcoming State elections, is going to put slog ans on his 31 racehorses and instead of doing their usual daily walking exercise round about Hendra, they will be brought into Red Hill labelled with slogans and will work for their master…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keen Interest In A.L.P Council Elections
Considerable interest being taken in A.L.P. circles in the forthcoming election officers for the party's Newcastle Federal Electorate Council. It is believed that there will be at least three candidates for the presidency and that nearly…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— After a debate in camera at the Country Party State conference the Chairman (Mr. E. J. Eggins, M.L.C.),…
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THIS IS LITTLE DON, entered by Austral Main (Cardiff) miners for the Pit Horse Derby at Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday night. Entries have come from mines all over the district. Proceeds will aid the Miners' Federation candidate in the May Queen competition…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A.l.p. Branches to Work for Election
To enable them to concentrate on campaign activity, A.L.P. branches at State electorate councils have, been instructed by the General…
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