W.A. Election Reflected In 40-Hours Case
MELBOURNE : Repercussions from the Western Australian elections were felt in the Arbitration Court…
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Politics & elections, 1947
405 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 21
A.L.P. Prepares For Municipal Council Elections
Newcastle A.L.P. Municipal Assembly has set up a committee to prepare plans for the next municipal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Election Campaign Arguments By Mr. T. Edmunds Against Return Of Labor
"It is production that matters. Because of high taxation, employer and employee have said in effect: "We will produce only what we want to and nothing more," declared Mr. Trebor Edmunds, Liberal candidate for the…
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The State Council of the Transport Workers' Union has decided to ask the Registrar to appoint a public returning officer to conduct a…
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HAMBURG, April 20. A.A.P.— Elections for Parliaments in the three States of North Rhine-Westphalie, Lower Saxony and…
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TOKYO, April 21, A.A.P.—Japanese newspapers estimate that less than 50 per cent. of the 36 million people eligible to vote…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Election Campaign Labor Govt's Record Put Forward By Newcastle M's.L.A
Official Labor candidates for the Newcastle and Hamilton seats in the Legislative Assembly, Messrs. F. H. Hawkins and J. Arthur, M's.L.A., contrasted Labor's record with that of prewar coalition Governments in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World's Newest State Opens Parliament
MAKASSAR, April 22.—The first session of the Parliament of East Indonesia—the world's newest selfgoverning State—was opened…
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TOKYO, April 22. A.A.P.—Independent candidates, mainly supported by Conservatives, have won 79 seats in the House of Councillors, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coalitions May Come From German Elections
BERLIN, April 22. A.A.P.—Coalition Governments are expected in each province as a result of the elections for the State Parliaments in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liberal Candidate Says Labor Encourages Disrespect Of The Law
The Labor Government had encouraged disrespect for the authority of impartial judges and for the rule of law by its weakness in not condemning lawlessness and militancy, declared Mr. O. C. Newton, Liberal Cooperative candidate…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Its a Real Circus with One State Election Candidate
SYDNEY: Candidates standing for the State elections on May 3 have found it difficult to obtain campaign committee rooms in their electorates. One is even sharing with a circus. The acute housing shortage and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Communist Candidate States Party Policy In Opening Campaign
"There is wide dissatisfaction because it is felt that the N.S.W. Labor Government is not doing all it should to improve living standards," declared Mr. Stan Deacon, Communist Party candidate for Waratah, in his opening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Communist Policy in State Elections
Sir,—The Communist party policy in the State elections is one that meets the needs of all the useful people in society. The small farmer…
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TOKYO, April 25. A.A.P.—The Japanese people to-day voted to elect 466 members for the House, of Representatives from 1573…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MacARTHUR Hails Defeat of Communists in Jap Elections
TOKYO, April 27. A.A.P.—General MacArthur, in an outspoken statement on the Japanese national elections, said: "The Japanese have firmly and decisively rejected Communist leadership."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burma Election
RANGOON, April 28. A.A.P.— The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League has gained 196 seats in the Constituent Assembly election. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Japanese Elections
The first Japanese elections under the new constitution show a slight swing in favour of the Social Democrats, who now hold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"No Redress For People Libelled In Parliament"
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—There could be no redress for a private citizen libelled in the House unless Parliament decided to take special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ask Candidates At Elections Education Views
Early establishment of a university at Newcastle and an increase of the State education vote to £17 million are among education reforms…
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