Action Expected on Election Pamphlet
SYDNEY: The Attorney-General (Mr. Martin) expects that the information against T. W. McCristal for an alleged…
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Politics & elections, 1948
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Reshuffle Before Greek Parliament Sits
ATHENS, May 5. A.A.P.—King Paul has agreed to sign a decree adjourning the reopening of Parliament for one month to allow the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Cup Candidates Pleased In Trials
Spearex, one of the favorites for the Newcastle Cup on Saturday, could not be faulted in his final trial over seven furlongs and 101 yards in 1.38 1/2 on the course proper at Broadmeadow this morning…
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SYDNEY: Polling booth officials were ordered to remove campaign posters, fixed to the fences, outside polling booths, by the Coogee Returning Officer (Mr. A. G. McDonald) this morning…
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The leader ("N.M.H.", 3/5/48) supporting a larger parliament does not coincide with the opinion of thousands of electors…
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SEOUL (Korea), May 13. A.A.P.—With only five returns to come, Dr. Syngman Rhee's right-wing Independence Party has emerged the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Announce Polling Places To-morrow
LOCATIONS of polling-booths in the prices referendum on Saturday will be advertised in the "Newcastle Morning Herald"…
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The general election which will be held in South Africa to-day will be of unusual importance because General Smuts,…
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JOHANNESBURG, Thus. (A.A.P.) Early results in the South African general elections, held yesterday, gave General Smuts's United Party…
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CAPE TOWN, Fri. (A.A.P.): The Nationalist-Afrikaner alliance, led by 74-year-old Dr. D. P. Malan, who supported the German cause during…
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CAPE TOWN, May 28. A.A.P.—The Nationalist-Afrikaner parties, which favour severance of all ties with the British Commonwealth, have won the South African general election…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Victorian Government's proposal to import 100,000 tons of coal from South Africa may be…
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CANBERRA, Sunday.—Legislative control of the amount of advertising space available over the radio and in newspapers for…
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CAPE TOWN, June 1. A.A.P.—General Smuts, who lost his seat in the South African general elections, has accepted an offer of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seek Election Spending Curb
Waratah A.L.P. State Electorate Council decided yesterday to ask Mr. Chifley to consider controlling by legislation the amount of money…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Captain John Anderson, V.C., was to-night endorsed by the Lang Labour Party for Kogarah by-election on July…
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A mock parliament will be held in Greater Newcastle Council Chambers on Saturday night. "Government" and "Opposition" will…
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PRAGUE, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Parliament will elect a new President of Czechoslovakia tomorrow in place of Dr. Benes…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Governor-General (Mr. McKell) will open his first Federal Parliament with full ceremony in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uproar In French Parliament
LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Fighting, shouting and general disorder forced suspension of the sitting of the French…
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