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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

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Election in October U.K. Rebels' Aim "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 3

LONDON, July 13.—A general election in October is the aim of the Bevan group headed by the former Ministers Aneurin Bevan,…

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N.z. Elections on September 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, July 17. A.A.P.- Reuter.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Sidney Holland) announced to-night that polling day for the…

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Evatt Wants Parliament Summoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Fvatt) to-day urged the immediate summoning of Parliament to…

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Talks Delay "To Avoid By-election"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The postponement of the Federal Government's conference with trade-union representatives on the future of…

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Polling Was Simple In Portugal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 3

LISBON, July 22, A.A.P.— Portugal's million voters started polling to-day for their first new President for…

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Desperate Labour Throw For Election Prestige

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 2

Suddenly, startingly, but deliberately, Britain looks like being launched towards a general election. Mr. Attlee's Government has made a daring and desperate bid…

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Federal Parliament "Most Devastating"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. F. A. Bland, M.H.R., said to-day that his experiences in Federal Parliament had been "most devastating."…

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Churchill And The Next Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

Some six months ago I predicted that nothing could prevent a heavy Socialist defeat when the next British election took place. There were a number of letters from Canada, which implied…

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New Polling Place

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

A polling place for the subdivision of Cardiff in the Hunter Division has been appointed at Garden Suburb (Cardiff), Mr. James,…

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New Polling Place

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 3

Arcadia Vale has been appointed as a polling place in the subdivision of Toronto of the electorate of Robertson, Mr. Dean,…

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U.K. Election Forecast In October

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 19. A.A.P.—A "win or bust" general election is being demanded by a section of the British Labour Party, the…

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Y.W.C.A. Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 5

The first two candidates in the Y.W.C.A. Memorial Hostel Appeal "Miss Newcastle" competition were announced yesterday…

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Govt. Win Tipped At N.Z. Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuler).—Return of the Holland (Nationalist) Government at the New Zealand election tomorrow is favored by the balance of non-partisan opinion…

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N.z. Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sat. (A.A.P.).—New Zealanders went to the polls today for the second time within two years…

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Persian Brawl In Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

TEHERAN, Sept. 3. A.A.P.—The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs last night took sanctuary in Parliament building. At a stormy meeting of the…

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Kashmir Election Favors India

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 1

SRINAGAR (Kashmir). Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Sheik Abdullah's party, which supports the accession of…

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Condolence Motions in Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY. — Condolence motions were moved in State Parliament when it met this afternoon for its first sitting since…

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N.z. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Sept. 12. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The last doubtful seat in the new Parliament has been determined by the re-election of Mr. P…

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Fruit Traders' Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 6

Latest candidate selected for the Y.W.C.A. "Miss Newcastle" Memorial Hostel Appeal is Miss Marlene Davies, of…

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"Discussion Parliament" For W.E.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 6

A "Discussion Parliament" would be one of seven new University Tutorial Classes opening in the W.E.A. Rooms next week, the…

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