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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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Parties Count Heads In British Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 11

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.): Both leading political parties in Britain believe that the first months of the Menzies Australian Government will have a profound effect on their own general election on Feb. 23. Prominent Labor Party…

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No Mosley Men For U.K. Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Sir Oswald Mosley, British pre-war Fascist leader, announced yesterday that his…

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Liberal Party To Discuss State Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three hundred Liberal Party delegates from all over New South Wales will tomorrow night attend the Liberal…

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Freer Elections In Yugoslavia

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

BELGRADE, Mon. (A.A.P.): The Yugoslav National Assembly has passed a new electoral law, permitting freer elections…

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Elections in Yugoslavia to Be Freer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 23. A.A.P.—The Yugoslav National Assembly has passed a new electoral law enabling freer voting at the general election…

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MLA Disappointed "No Fight" Election

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY: "I think it was very lily-livered of Labor not to have a go," said Mr. Blake Pelly (Liberal), who has been declared elected unopposed to the Wollondilly seat in the Legislative Assembly…

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First Blood Flows In U.K. Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).— The first real blood in the British general election campaign was drawn in Clasgow last…

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A.L.P. to Choose Candidates For Upper House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State A.L.P. Executive will meet on February 17 select candidates to contest a by-election to fill two…

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Trevor Smith's London Round-up Up-to-the-Minute Election Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Jan. 25.—Here is the up-to-the-minute state of the election market with little less than a mouth to go. The Conservative lead of 24…

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Trades Hall Council Elections Tonight

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 10

The election of officers for the Newcastle Trades Hall Council will take place at the annual meeting tonight…

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High Court Challenge Of MHR's Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY: Validity o fthe election of the Labor candidate, Gordon Anderson, for the Kingsford Smith seat in the House of Representatives, is challenged in a petition, filedin the High Court…

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Federal Election May Be Closer—A.L.P. Leader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Another Federal election might be closer than people thought, the Federal President of the Labour Party…

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Catholics Urge School Aid On U.K. Election Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.). —The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Griffin, last night urged British Catholics to press upon election candidates "the justice of the claim for settlement of the Catholic schools' problem."…

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T.U.C. Urges Labor Vote By Members At British Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Britain's powerful Trades Union Congress, in an official manifesto, urged its 8,000,000 members to vote Labor at "this most crucial election" on Feb. 23…

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Election Candidates Can Insure In U.K.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 1. A.A.P.—The 1800 candidates in the British general election this month can insure against losing the deposit of…

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Election May Follow Crisis In Tasmania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

HOBART Wednesday.—A major crisis which may lead to a general election has developed in Tasmania…

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Party That Can't Win May Decide Issue In Coming U.K. Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs: Campaign organisers working on the election for the two main parties are paying particular attention to danger from a party that held only 10 seats in the old Parliament—the Liberals. Liberal intervention could…

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Attack "Dirty" Election Tactics In Great Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Fri. (O.S.R.): Before 200 Pressmen the recent Australian elections were held up as an example of how an election should not be conducted…

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U.k. Parliament Dissolved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 3. A.A.P.—The King to-day signed a proclamation dissolving the British Parliament. The proclamation also summoned…

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High Qualifications of U.k. Women Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Sat (O.S.R.): There will be more than 100 women candidates standing for the British election. There will not be too much of that "little housewife" background either. The majority of them have…

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