M.H.R. Claims No Deadlock In Parliament
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—No deadlock had taken place in Federal Parliament, Mr Clarey (Lab., Vic.) said in the House of…
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Politics & elections, 1950
338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 17
Three Main Figures In State Election Battle
Two million electors on June 17 will decide the personal fate of three political leaders and determine, in the case of two of them, whether the parties they represent will govern New South Wales until 1953…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labour "Rural Party" Says Candidate
In its term of office, the Labour Party had demonstrated that it was as much the party for the primary producer and rural worker as the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Polling Booths "Disliked" At Hospitals
SYDNEY, Friday.—Some hospitals and other institutions were "demonstrating a dislike for polling booths being installed in or near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake Candidate Would Urge More Schools
The provision of a hospital and more schools in Lake Macquarie Shire was foreseen by Mr. J. B. Simpson, endorsed Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →2 Ministers Out With "Election Throats"
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Two State Ministers had to take to their beds to-day with "election throats." The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Cahill) was reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quiet Election
Lack of interest in the State elections is attributed to the overshadowing of the States by Canberra since they gave up their taxation rights…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament's Session May Be Prolonged
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Government may revise its plans for the sittings of Federal Parliament in the next fortnight after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elections In Flooded Areas May Be Delayed
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If floods held up polling in any area at the State elections on Saturday, the poll in that area would be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah Booth Changes for State Election
Some alterations had been made in polling booth sites in the Waratah electorate for Saturday's State elections, the Returning Officer (Mr. W. Power) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Final Round-Up For Tomorrow's Elections
Tomorrow voters of New South Wales will decide on their representation for the coming three years in the biggest Legislative Assembly this State has ever seen. There are 228 candidates for the 94 seats, increased from 90 by redistribution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Election To Be Held In Malta
VALETTA, Fri. (A.A.P.): The Governor of Malta (Sir Gerald Creasy) said yesterday that he had accepted the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Japanese Interest In Election Vote
Election results—in Japanese Thousands of electors in Tokyo jam the street in front of the newspaper, "Ashai," to watch a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Steady Voting In Today's State Elections
Voting for the 1950 State elections began very slowly in the Newcastle district today, but increased in volume considerably as the day wore on. A survey of polling booths…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ELECTION Vote May Stiffen Bill Opposition
CANBERRA: The election result in N.S.W. will probably strengthen the influence of those members of the Federal Caucus who want a fight to the finish on the Anti-Red Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Parliament Opened
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Governor (Sir Dallas Brooks) opened the 38th Victorian Parliament to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Hold Up Transport Of Doomben Sprint Candidates
Several N.S.W. horses engaged at the Doomben Ten Thousand and Cup meeting on July 1 and 8, including Newcastle's Rim Boy, Val Bowl and Hisigu, were to have left by train…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Remedy In An Election
In the national interest, the electors should be given the opportunity, as quickly as the processes laid down in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Tactics will Not Delay Elections
CANBERRA: labor's tactics in the Senate will not deter the Government from pushing on with its plan for a double dissolution and a general election early next year. A bill for a referendum to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lodge Ruling "Superior To Parliament"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. T. Jenkins told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day that in his opinion the autonomy of the…
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