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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament Houses Taxation Tactics in Cabinet

Northern Star · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 6

In his review of Commonwealth finances, after his Tasmanian holiday, Ben Chifley put his pipe aside to dictate his script for has first postholiday broadcast…

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De Gaulle's Threat If No Elections

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 5

LILLE, Sunday (AAP).—General de Gaulle, speaking at the annual Congress of the Rally of French People, warned the French…

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Half Caste Will Contest Elections

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—W. Onus, an aboriginal half caste, was yesterday endorsed by the State Committee of the Australian…

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South Coast Election Shots

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 5

Delegates representing the Coolangatta and Rainbow Bay Progress Association and the Coolangatta Owners and Occupiers…

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Postal Ballots in South Coast Elections

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

A postal ballot will be conducted in No. 3 Progress Association division to elect two representative to contest the…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House "R.g." Meets Evatt Monotone

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 6

OPPOSITION LEADER R. G. Menzies has returned to his place in the House of Representatives looking well and keen. His first speech was a denunciation of the Government's policy towards…

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S.C. Election Plans Meeting Of C'gatta Bodies

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 2

A well-attended combined meeting of members of Coolangatta Owners and Occupiers' Association…

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Britain May Have "Snap" Election

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: The Sunday Express says that Britain's top Socialist Party managers are making plans…

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Shire of Albert Election Meeting

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

A public meeting was held in Beenleigh recently, to discuss the coming elections, for the Shire of Albert, about 60…

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Liberal-c.p. Nsw Election Agreement

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY,Monday: Complete agreement on plans for the next Federal elections was reached at a conference of the Liberal and Country Party executives today…

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Man Who Put Question to Burns Q.p.p. Candidate

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: Two returned servicemen were selected by the Q.P.P. tonight to contest the Federal seats of Lilley and…

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Cries of "Squib" in Parliament

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Amidst uproar in the House of Representatives today, Mr Williams moved the adjournment…

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Albert Shire Gaven Candidate For Chairman

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

The candidature of Cr E. J. Gaven for the chairmanship of the Shire of Albert was endorsed as a recent meeting of the three…

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Eva Peron Peace Prize Candidate

Northern Star · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

OSLO, Thursday (AAP).—The President of Argentina (Colonel Peron), his former film star wife, Eva, and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,…

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Federal Election in Crisis Year

Northern Star · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

"This is a year of crisis as far as this country is concerned and the forthcoming Federal election will undoubtedly be the most important the people have had to face," said Mr. E. J. Eggins, M.L.C., at the…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist. in Parliament House Defence in Canberra Pattern

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 6

AUSTRALIA'S defence and the unpleasant rumblings of the millions on the brink of Australia's territorial areas have threaded through all discussions inside and outside the debating chambers in…

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Labor Victory In British By-Election

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Labor's South Hammersmith victory maintained the Party's almost unbroken record of bye-election…

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No Snap Election in Britain

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).— There is no intention on the part of the Government to stage a snap general election, according to…

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British Labour Wins By-election

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Maintaining the Labour Party's almost unbroken record of by election wins it has lost only one seat won in…

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Govt. Wins S.a. by Election

Northern Star · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday. — The Liberal and Country League candidate (Mr. J. A. Heaslip) was elected to the House of Assembly at…

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