Parties Say Election "Inevitable"
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Members of all Parliamentary parties believe a Federal election to be inevitable. Government members say…
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Politics & elections, 1950
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Clamor Growing For New UK Election
LONDON, Thurs.: How long Clement Attlee will continue to govern at Westminster is anybody's guess—and everybody seems to be having a guess. The woods are full of political prophets…
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An officer of the Department of Labour and Industry would take nominations for the annual election of the Painters' Union at the…
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The Shire Clerk (Mr. T. H. Halton) will be Returning Officer for Lake Macquarie Shire Council elections on December 2…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) to-night introduced in the Legislative Assembly the first Government measure…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quinlan Thanks His Election Supporters
More than 100 Liberal Party supporters of Mr. H. D. Quinlan at the recent State election were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Quinlan…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Speaker (Mr. Cameron) admitted this afternoon that he had signed his nomination paper before he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Labor Prepares For Election
CANBERRA: A sub-committee of the Parliamentary Labor Executive is meeting today to evolve an election policy. This is the outcome of this…
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It is apparent that a state of unbreakable deadlock has been reached in the Senate and that no other solution remains than…
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CANBERRA: Labor may use the Budget, expected on Thursday, to provoke a situation in which the Labor-dominated Senate could force the House of Representatives to the country…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr), in the Legislative Assembly to-day, accused the Opposition parties of having…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. Lamb) said to-day that he had reason to believe Mr. Geraghty (Ind…
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FRANKFURT, Thursday. (A.A.P.)—The British, American and French High Commissioners have told Russia that…
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A move by some members of the Lake Macquarie Advancement Council to hold a pre-selection ballot for candidates to contest the forthcoming Shire elections against certain sitting councillors was defeated by 14 votes to 10 last night…
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NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.) —Russia today used the veto to block the re-election of M. Trygve Lie as United Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire In Kitchen Of Parliament House
CANBERRA.—A fire broke out in the kitchens of Parliament House early today. Workmen employed on…
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CANBERRA: Political developments next week may decide whether or not the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) will approach the Governor-General for a double dissolution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →E. Germany Ready For "Fake" Elections
BERLIN; Sat. (A.A.P.): The "elections" in the Soviet Zone of Germany tomorrow promise to be one of the greatest frauds perpetrated in the name of democracy…
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Hamilton Central Ward Progress Association held a special meeting last night to form a campaign committee to assist…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Menzies Keen On Election
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. Menzies said to-day that he was "quite looking forward" to the next election. "It should be very interesting,"…
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