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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1947

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State Elections Federal Aid for Cp Candidates

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The State Country Party leader (Mr. Bruxner) said tonight it was impossible to dissociate State…

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Tuesday, March 25, 1947. Labour Doubts On Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

WITH a State election in the offing in New South Wales, both State and Federal Ministers are beginning to show…

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Three Candidates Expected for Albert Seat

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 2

Present indications are that the Albert seat in the coming Queensland State election will be contested by the sitting member Mr. T…

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Nominations for Shire Election

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 7

In announcing the names of the candidates for the by-election in A., Riding and their nominators, in the "Examiner" of March 25, the name of…

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The Northern Star Saturday, March 29, 1947. Tyranny In Parliament

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 4

IT SEEMS CLEAR from a view of the Federal scene that the Government has for so long enjoyed a majority that cannot…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Ward-Political Enigma

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 4

Transport Minister, Eddie Ward, has become a most serious challenge to Labour rule by Prime Minister Chifley and External Affairs Minister Evatt. Refusal twice in one week and…

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Anti-labor Candidates

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: John Regine paid Paget (37), of Toongabbie, former Wing-Commander in the RAAF, has been chosen to…

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NSW Elections On May 3

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Premier (Mr McGirr) stated today that the State elections in New South…

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Dead Heat in W A. Elections

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 5

PERTH, Friday.—An unusual situation has arisen in the State elections. The counting of service votes in the Pilbarra electorate…

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State Election Policy Speeches

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The leader of the Opposition (Mr Treatt) said tonight that he expected to deliver his policy…

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E.hatfield Wins Byron Election

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 4

BYRON BAY, Sunday.—Mr. E. W. Hatfield was successful in a byelection held yesterday to fill a vacancy in D Riding of Byron Shire…

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Liberal Candidate

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Percy William Richardson, of Cowra, is the selected Liberal Party candidate to contest the Young seat at the…

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State Elections Nominations Close Today

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

Nominations of candidates for Byron electorate in the State elections to be held on Saturday. May 3, close with the returning…

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Contesting State Election

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 1

Two nominations were received on Tuesday for Casino electorate in the N.S.W. State Parliament Election. They are: right, Mr. Harold Stanley Edwards, Deputy Shire Clerk, of Kyogle, and left, the sitting member, Mr. J. T. Reid, M.L.A., who has represented the electorate…

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217 Candidates Will Contest State Poll

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Candidates numbering 217 were to-day nominated for the State elections which will be held on May 3 when nominations closed at noon to-day. This was less than the nominations for the last elections in May, 1944…

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217 Candidates for Election on May 3

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Candidates numbering 217 were yesterday nominated for the State elections which will be held on May 3 when nominations closed at noon yesterday. This was less, than the nominations for the last…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Chifley Has A Nightmare

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 4

Any dreams of a return to pre-war taxation on individuals or compaies were scattered by Prime Minister Chifley's smiling drawl as the members bolted to the exit doors for the Easter holidays…

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State Elections

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 2

WITH the close of nominations on Thursday last the stage is set for the triennial elections of the New South…

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Candidate with Non-party Policy

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 10

BALLINA, Friday.—Mr.Frederick George Stoker, 44-year-old returned soldier, of Swift Street, Ballina, who nominated as an…

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Communists Plan Big Part in . Jap. Election

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 5

TOKIO (AP): Sanzo Nosaka, Japan's foremost communist, recently declared that the party had 50,000 to 60,000 members who…

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