Labour Defeat in English Municipal Elections Hailed as Protest Against Socialistic Mis-Management
The North Western Courier · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1
Results of the Saturday's English and Welsh elections, which saw a landslide against Labour, has deprived the Attlee Social Government of any mandate they obtained at the 1945 general election, Mr. Winston…
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North West Champion · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 4
In an emphatic swing in the Victorian Elections on Saturday, Labor lost at least 14 seats, including three held by Cabinet Ministers. When counting ceased on Setur-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vic. Labor Defeat May Prompt Tasmanian Election Bank Nationalisation Would Again Be Prime Issue Of Poll MELBOURNE
North West Champion · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 1
Following the defeat of the Labor Government in Saturday's Victorian elections, speculation whether the Tasmanian Upper House, which has a non-Labour majority, will attempt to force the election in Tasmania,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Additional Shire Polling Places
The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 1
Additional polling places for the forthcoming Shire elections were decided on at Tuesday's Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parliament Is Deteriorating
North West Champion · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 4
Are our traditional British institutions being challenged in Australia? The question is prompted by recent happenings, and has special…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →M'cpl Elections Off in Sydney SYDNEY
The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1
Following the action of the Legislative Council in deferring for six months, the Bill to merge sixty metropolitan councils into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seventeen Candidates Seek Municipal Honours
The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1
Desire to serve the interests of Narrabri has prompted some candidates to offer themselves for election as aldermen for the municipal council, at the Local Government, elections on Saturday, December 6…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Government Elections. Sydney
North West Champion · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1
The Local Government Electoral Provisions Bill, which provides for compulsory voting at municipal elections, unexpectedly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Candidate's Progressive Policy
The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1
A candidate seeking election to the Narrabri Municipal Council, Mr. Albert Weakley, sets out his progressive policy in this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Voting Compulsory At Council Election
The North Western Courier · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 1
Electors are advised in this issue that voting at the Municipal and Shire elections on Saturday, December 6, will be compulsory…
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The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 1
Voting is compulsory for all electors on the Municipal roll at the election on Saturday, whether they are residents or not. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saturday's L.G. Elections Mellor Tops Municipal Poll
North West Champion · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 1
The Returning Officer for the Moree Municipality, Mr. M. Boland, reports that very little confusion was experienced at the elections on Saturday, through the introduction of compulsory voting for the first time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scullin Not Standing at Federal Elections. Melbourne
North West Champion · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 7
Former Prime Minister, James Scullin, Federal Labour Member for Yarra for 25 years, will not stand at the next Federal…
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The North Western Courier · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 8
The President of the Shires Association, Councillor A. R. Townsend, commenting on the Local Government Elections, said today that Local…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Election Costs
The North Western Courier · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 3
Shire Councillors remarked cost of the recent election was high, considering the number of electors who voted. Cost was £87…
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