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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1946

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Goulburn By-election May Be on June 1

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Goulburn by-election will probably be held on June 1 after one of the shortest election campaigns…

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Candidate's New Line in Election Speech

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 1

HOBART, Friday: Mr E. A. Brooke, an Independent candidate for the Hobart seat in the Legislative Council put forward…

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Forde's Election Opponents

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

ROCKHAMPTON, Sunday: A Joint statement issued by the Country Party and QPP-Liberal Party announced the selection of…

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Pottsville Beach Dance for Queen Candidate

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

A dance was held recently in the kiosk, pottsville Beach, to aid the funds for Miss Betty Gray, Rodeo queen candidate for Reserve…

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Dance Aids "Popular Girl" Candidate

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 5

A "Back to New Guinea" dance at Jazzland on Friday night in support of the Coolangatta candidate (Miss Fat Flanagan) in…

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To Oppose Mr. Forde In Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A former prisoner of war, Mr. A. D. Taylor (32), will oppose the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) in the…

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Goulburn By-Election

Northern Star · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) will open Labour's campaign in the Goulburn by-election at Goulburn to-morrow…

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Premier Opens Case for Labour in By-election

Northern Star · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 5

GOULBURN, Thursday. — The Premier (Mr. McKell) tonight opened the Labour campaign in the Goulburn by-election in the…

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Polling Place for Blunobia

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 2

"The Commonwealth Electoral Authorities recently advised me of their intention to appoint a polling place at Blunobia, in the…

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Nearly 3000 Candidates for French Poll

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Nearly 3000 candidates have entered for the French general election on June 2…

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Council Seeks Polling Booth on Southside

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 5

Request to the electoral authorities to preside a polling booth at South Murwillumbah post office for future…

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Parliament, June 18

Northern Star · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. —Federal Parliament will reassemble on Tuesday, June 18, after a 10 weeks' break. The…

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"Princess Of Youth" Candidate

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 2

Miss Dorothy Budd, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. A. Budd, of Murwillumbah, last night was chosen as the Murwillumbah…

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Taxation Haunts Some M.h.r's. on Election Eve

Northern Star · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Federal Parliamentary Labour Party will hold a pre-sessional meeting on Monday afteroon,…

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Revue Aids Queen Candidate

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 5

Arranged by Mr and Mrs Noel Steele, of Brisbane, who also were the principals in several enjoyable numbers, a "Vaudeville Cocktail"…

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Election Fever in Italy

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 1

ROME, Monday (AAP).—A week before polling day, election fever throughout Italy is reaching its peak. Red, white…

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Crystal Creek Dance for Queen Candidate

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 5

A large crowd attended a dance in Crystal Creek, hall recently to aid the candidature of Miss V. Cooley, of Clothier's Creek, who is…

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Bavarian Municipal Elections

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—The Frankfurt correspondent of the Associated Press states that latest Bavarian municipal election figures…

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Parliament on Air by Mid-july

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: It is expected, that Federal Parliament will be on the air by the middle of July…

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State Parliament May Meet June 27

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—State Par[?]ament has been prorogued to June [?]7, but is not likely to meet then and a further prorogation is…

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