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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

261 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 14

Successful Dance Helps Air Race Candidates

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

Ghinni Ghi branch of the Red Cross held a successful dance in aid of the Geneva air race candidates in the Ghinni Ghi Hall…

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Counts Show Few Changes in Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Additional election figures received to-day were very small, and in no case were they sufficient to alter the…

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No Election Changes

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The election returns received to-day did not alter the position in any electorate…

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Win For De Valera In Eire Elections

Northern Star · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (AAP). —Early election returns from Eire indicate the return of the Fianna Fail…

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Canadian Election

Northern Star · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 5

OTTAWA, Friday (AAP).—A member of the Canadian C[?] said the Canadian Parliament may be dissolved in August and a…

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Eire Elections

Northern Star · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—The latest election figures from Eire give De Valera's party an overall majority of 14, the state of parties…

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No Election Changes

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Very few additional figures were announced by the Electoral Commissioner to-day and they did not affect the…

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NSW Elections

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Only a few hundred soldiers' votes were counted by the Electoral Commissioner today but it is hoped preferences…

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Election Results May Be Complete Tomorrow

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Delay in the receipt of a small parcel of Service votes is holding up the distribution of the election…

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Allotment of Rostrum on Election Eve

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

Replies to statements by Mr A. R. B. Dodd, Labor candidate for Byron, on the election eve, criticising Murwillumbah Municinal…

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Opposition Wants Parliament Called Referendum Propaganda Criticised

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The United Australia Party and the Australian Country Party at separate meetings today…

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Election Majority Of 2556 For Frith

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 4

With a majority of 2556, Mr. W. Firth, Country Party, was formally declared reelected as member for Lismore in the Legislative Assembly when the poll for the recent State…

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Election Rolls for L.g. Poll

Northern Star · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—For the Local Government elections in December next State Parliamentary rolls for the recent state…

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Nomination Day Fixed Hospital Election

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

Nominations for the election of directors of the Kyogle Memorial Hospital will close on Tuesday, August 15, at 8 p.m. This was decided at…

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May Be Brief Meeting of Parliament Before Poll

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday: Federal Ministers gathered here today for meeting's of the War Cabinet and War Advisory Council. They…

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Dewey Republican Candidate

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 3

CHICAGO, Wednesday: The Republican Convention nominated M.r Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New…

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Hospital Election

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 1

Talk about town suggests that a number of citizens--town and country--intend nominating for the forthcoming election of five…

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Republicans' Choice of Candidate For Presidency of USA

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday: Democratic leaders hailed the nomination of Mr Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate…

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Parliament to Discuss Report By Curtin

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Federal Parliament will be given an opportunity to discuss a report by the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin)…

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Parliament To Meet July 17

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA. Tuesday—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced tonight that Federal Parliament will meet on…

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