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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

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Election Items

The Western Herald · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

Mr. Wetherell (the Labor Candidate for Cobar by-election), will be in attendance at the League meeting next Sunday…

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Country Party Candidate At Gilgandra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. Failes the endorsed Country Party Candidate for Lawson the new Federal start, spent last week-end in the Gilgandra…

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Labor Confident About Next Elections

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

Delegates from the various branches of the Australian Labor Party, who met in conference at Gilgandra last Sunday, expressed confidence that Labor representatives for Castlereagh and Lawson electorates (Messrs. J. B. Renshaw,…

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Cobar By-election Communist Meeting Dispersed. Candidate Greeted with Rotten Eggs and "Stink Bombs"

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 7

What looked like being one of the largest political meetings ever held in Bourke commenced at 7 o'clock on…

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Labour Wins By-election Seat London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

Maintaining its decisive by election record the Labour Party has retained the North Saint Pancras seat with a…

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Candidates For Wheat Committee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

At a meeting of the Duhbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, on Saturday afternoon, it was…

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Cobar Election Floods Interfere with Voting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

Labour has won the Cobar by-election by a large majority. When counting finished Wednesday night, the…

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P.P. Board Elections

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

In last issue it was stated that the result of a “gallup” poll, showing the likely result of the Coonabarabran P.P. Board elections,…

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Cobar By-Election. Statement by Col. M. S. BRUXNER

The Western Herald · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 8

"Having taken part in the by-election at Cobar and knowing the feelings of the country people scattered over this huge area of the…

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Cobar By-Election Statement by Col. M. F. Bruxner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

"Having taken part in the by-election at Cobar and knowing the feeling of the country people scattered over this huge…

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Highlights of Debate In British Parliament LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

A statement that there are 7,000 United State air personnel in Britain and an uproar in the House of…

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Labor's Lawson Candidate "Reared in Opposition Camp"

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

Addressing the recent Lawson Electoral Council meeting in Gilgandra, the endorsed Labor candidate, Mr. Alan…

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Labor Prefers Communists Indications in Cobar By-election

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

Says the "Sydney Morning Heirald" in a leading article:—Labour, as expected, has won the Cobar by-election; but it will…

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P.P. Board Elections Forecast of Results

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 6

A poll of those persons whose names appear on the rolls of the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board district, will…

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Country Party Candidate for Lawson

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. Laurie Failes, endorsed Country Party candidate for Lawson, who last week-end made a trip to Sydney to confer with…

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Billy Hughes Nears Empire Record Fifty-Five Years in Parliament

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 10

In a few months, William Morris Hughes, now in his 85th year, will break the Empire record of nearly 55 years" Parliamentary service made by Lloyd George — another Welshman. The ups and downs of this remarkable little…

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C.p. Candidate Qualifications of Mr. Knight

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. Noel Knight, endowed Country Party candidate for Castlereagh State Electorate is a young man who should…

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Liberals Not to Oppose C.p. Candidate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

Orange State Electoral conference of the Liberal Party last week-end decided not to oppose the sitting member, Mr. Charles…

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Candidate Addresses Farmers on Wheat Committee Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

The vital necessity for farmers to record their postal votes at the State Wheat Committee elections to be held on April 22 was stressed by Mr. Ellis Griffith when addressing a well attended meeting of…

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Conservative Gains in British Elections London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

Conservative losses in the British County Council elections included 11 seats to Labor, but they won 225 from that Party…

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