Election Of Officers By Housewives
Officers elected at the annual meeting of Newcastle Houswives' Association yesterday were— Patron, Mrs. M. McLagan;…
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Politics & elections, 1951
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Pakistan's First Elections
LAHORE, March 11. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The first elections ever held in Pakistan began yesterday, 24 hours after the Prime Minister…
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CANBERRA: Federal Cabinet, called together after the High Court had pronounced the anti-Communist legislation invalid, will decide today when to hold…
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CANBERRA. Monday—Expert advice to Federal Ministers to-day dampened their hopes for early general elections. The two main factors in this change of front…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Broadcasting of proceedings in Federal Parliament has been a major and beneficial development…
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Canberra Thursday.—The Commonwealth Government is confident of securing a double dissolution of Parliament next week and has set down April 28 as the election date…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Commit tee members were re-elected at the annual meeting of Sydney Stock Exchange members to-day…
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CANBERRA: The nineteenth Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia is to be dissolved on Monday. Standing on the steps of Government House, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced dramatically: "I have his Excellency's permission to…
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CANBERRA.—At a Press conference after he left Government House, Mr. Menzies outlined the following programme:—Writs issued Mar. 28; nominations close April 6; polling day April 28…
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Messrs. R. Cameron and G. Campbell, M's.L.A., visited the Junction Demonstration School today to explain Parliamentary…
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CANBERRA, Sunday.—A proclamation to dissolve the 19th Federal Parliament will be issued to-morrow. Mr. Menzies has remained in…
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CANBERRA: At nine o'clock this morning the proclamation dissolving the Nineteenth Parliament of the Commonwealth was signed by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell) and…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—The proclamation dissolving both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament was signed by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell) and countersigned by Mr. Menzies…
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Top: Messrs. R. Cameron and G. Campbell, M's.L.A., visited Junction Demonstration School yesterday. They talked to the girls about Parliamentary procedure and answered questions for more than an hour. The pupils are doing a special project on Parliament as part of the Jubilee celebrations. Centre: Famous Australian concert pianist…
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The Labour, Liberal and Country Parties have begun organising in earnest for the campaign leading up to the Federal election, to be held on April 28…
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LONDON, March 19. A.A.P.—British Press interest in the forthcoming Australian election has been subordinated to speculation on the chances of another election in Britain soon…
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Newcastle headquarters of the Liberal and Labour parties have begun to prepare for the elections. The Liberal Party pre-selection…
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CANBERRA: Man being essentially a creature of custom, his institutions are prone to linger on, unchanged and unchangeable, long after their functions have either vanished or been reduced to…
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Mr. C. L. Robinson was unanimously endorsed as the Labour candidate for Paterson, at a special meeting of Paterson Federal…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Dr. J. W. Burton, Australia's High Commissioner to Ceylon, will contest the city electorate of…
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