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225 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 12
Candidates in the May Queen competition rode on floats in today's May Day procession in Newcastle. Miss Karal Gjorl (left), represented the Seamn's Union and Miss Norine Haines (right) the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Most speakers at the May Day gathering at Newcastle Sports Ground today urged the defeat of the Menzies Government on May 29. About 1500 people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE.—The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer (Sir Arthur Fadden) last night "threw the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nominations for the Federal elections on May 29 closed at noon today. Nominations for New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Monday. — Labour's wins in the Western Australian Legislative Council elections on Saturday were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →As the Federal election campaign gathers momentum the means test is becoming established, as the crucial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An important issue in the Federal election is whether the Commonwealth Government should have a policy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SEOUL (Korea), Tues. (O.S.R.)—At least 50 organisers have been arrested during the campaign for the South Korean National Assembly. The "offences" range from blackmail to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →If Labor was elected on Saturday week, Parliament would be called together immediately to carry out policy speech promises, the Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) told an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WARWICK (Qld): The Federal Treasurer (Sir Arthur Fadden) has objected strongly to an electioneering pamphlet showing him in a top hat. The pamphlet has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY: Approach of the Federal elections had been a factor in reducing the number of strikes and stoppages on the waterfront in recent months, said the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nominations for various positions in Newcastle branch of the Building Workers' Industrial Union…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At this stage, of the 1949 Federal election campaign, Labour was scenting defeat. The initiative had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. WATKINS, M.H.R., has let the cat out of the bag. He says that due to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three candidates, a Liberal, a Communist and one unclassified, will challenge the sitting Labor member for the Newcastle seat in the Federal elections next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight seats in New South Wales and 21 in other States are expected to determine the result of the Federal election on Saturday. These seats are in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At times in the past six months protection of secondary industries from foreign competition seemed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LISMORE, Wednesday.—The Communist candidate for Cowper, Mr. K. W. C. Harding, and Communist speakers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As an Independent Labour member, he would not be hampered by a caucus Mr. J. McCroarey said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Political observers predict a close vote in the Federal election on Saturday as an end to what has been a most unusual campaign. The Menzies-Fadden Government went to the…
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