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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 17

Polling Day May Be June 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Trades Hall officials believe that the State elections will be held on June 17 or June 24—more likely on the former date—although the Premier (Mr. McGirr) has…

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Bruxner Tips June 17 For State Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The Leader of the State Country Party (Col. Bruxner) today told the annual conference of the N.S.W…

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N.S.W. Elections Will Be On June 17

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. elections would be held on June 17, the Premier (Mr. McGirr) announced today. His statement was made af-…

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State Election Date Set For June 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—June 17 war announced by the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to-day as the date for the New South Wales election…

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State Election Nominations May Be Record

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: The record nominations of 214 candidates for the 1947 State elections is almost certain to be exceeded in the 1950 elections when nominations close at noon next Thursday…

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New Car Saved at Parliament House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Hearing a car horn blowing outside Parliament House to-night, Mr. J. Pointon, of the Parliamentary…

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Health Scheme For Parliament In 3 Months

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Federal Minister for Health (Sir Earle Page) plans to introduce the new health plan into Parliament…

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World War Hero Defended In Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Mr. Alan McDonald (Lib., Vic.) was visibly affected in the House of Representatives to-day while…

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Obstruction Would Force Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 2

Labour's refusal to allow the Government to direct the order of business in the Senate is a tactic which, if persisted in, the…

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Labor "Neutral" In Monaro Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Labor Party will not attempt in any way to influence supporters in the Monaro electorate on whether they should vote for Mr. J. W. Seiffert, who will stand as an unendorsed Labor candidate in the State elections on June 17…

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Five Labor "Regionals" On Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Representatives from country branches of the Labor Party will attend a series of five regional conferences tomorrow lo discuss the State election campaign…

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German Election Plan Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 5

BERLIN, May 28. A.A.P.—The Deputy Prime Minister of Eastern Germany (Herr Walter Ulbricht) yesterday rejected the Western…

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South Korean Election 30 Candidates Arrested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

SEOUL, May 29. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Thirty candidates have been arrested on the eve of the election for the South Korean National Assembly to-morrow…

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Bar State Jobs to Communists Election Pledge By Mr. Treatt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 1

Communists would be debarred from the State Public Service if the Liberal Party were returned to office at the elections on June 17, the Leader of the State Opposition…

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Many Changes For Voters At State Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 8

With the redistribution of seats, many people in the Newcastle and Hunter areas will find themselves voting in electorates different from those in which they cast their votes at the last State election…

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B.w.i.u. Branch Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 9

The Newcastle district secretary-organiser of the Building Workers" Industria, Union (Mr. C. E. Hall) will be opposed by…

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Government's Work Praised By Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

Labour Party candidates in the Northern district for the State election on June 17 addressed a meeting in the A.L.P. Rooms in…

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19 Arrested in Japanese Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

TOKYO, June 4. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Nineteen election campaigners had been arrested by Japanese police by 4 p.m. to-day as 30 million Japanese voters went to the polls…

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Catholic Pasty Claims Belgium Election Victory

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

BRUSSELS, Mon. (A.A.P.).— The Catholic Party claimed last night a "great victory" in Belgium's third general election…

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Candidate Says Newcastle Is Neglected City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 4

All Newcastle residents must agree that Newcastle had been a neglected city, and that in that period there had been Labour…

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