Woman Senate Candidate Attacks Labour
Mr. Chifley's policy was likely to make inflation worse, Mrs. Thelma Kirkby, Liberal-Country Party Senate candidate, said at a meeting of…
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Politics & elections, 1951
187 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10
An Election Nearer In Britain
Even though Mr. Aneurin Bevan may not intend to work for the defeat of the Attlee Government in the House, his action…
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COOMA, Wednesday.—Special arrangements have been made for the 2000 widely scattered workers on the Snowy scheme to vote in…
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LONDON, April 25.A.A.P—There will be no early general election in Britain, according to the political correspondent of the Labour "Daily Herald."…
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Special correspondent in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania compiled the following Federal election survey of those States. The Northern Territory…
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LONDON, Thurs.: It is spring here and the people are thinking what a fine time it is for an election. Most Britons think an election must come now that Messrs. Sevan, Wilson and Freeman have…
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The Divisional Returning Officers for Newcastle and Shortland today appealed to the public to vote tomorrow during the morning or early afternoon if possible so as to avoid crowding or long delays at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Battle Ending Wives Of Candidates Will Breathe Sigh Of Relief Tomorrow
The pace and strain of election campaigning has been felt nowhere as much as in the homes of political candidates. Election Day tomorrow is the climax, and the major emotion of most wives, regardless of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A placard depicting an Australian serviceman kneeling blindfold in front of a grave, and about to be beheaded…
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SYDNEY: Final appeals were made today to electors on behalf of both the Liberal and Labor Parties on the eve of what appears will be one of the closest elections in the history of Australian Government. Election rallies and street…
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TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Japan's municipal elections revealed a swing to the Right. An overwhelming number of Right-wine candidates were…
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FOR ENGLAND. A television film to enable English audiences to see how an Australian political meeting is conducted, was taken while Supply Minister Beale addressed shoppers at Bondi Junction, Sydney…
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Some action would have to be taken to reduce the hours of polling, Mr. C. E. Griffiths. M.H.R. for Shortland, said last night…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A by-election to fill the seat of Burwood, in the State Parliament, caused by the death of Mr. Jackett, will be…
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TOKIO: "To encourage a more popular, cheerful and truly democratic approach" to the next Japanese elections, the prefectural government of Shiga will organise a Miss Election Contest the week…
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HANOVER, May 4. A.A.P.—The police forces in Lower Saxony were alerted last night to prepare for expected Nazi disturbances…
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DUBLIN, Sat. (A.A.P.).—The Irish President (Sean O'Kelly) yesterday ordered a general election…
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Likley Moor, Paragon, Gold Valley and Perfect Chatter—fancied candidates for Monday's May Day race meeting at Broadmeadow-galloped satisfactorily in final trials this morning…
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Miss Betty O'Connor was crowned Queen of the May at Newcastle Sports Ground yesterday. Miss O'Connor was the Trades Hall Workers' Club candidate in…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Multiple voting and deliberate and organised fraud in the poll for Darlinghurst electorate at the last State election were alleged in the Court of Disputed Returns to-day…
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