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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1948

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Chifley Sees Bitter Election Looming

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

Federal elections in 1949 are takings shape. In the last week both sides have been laying down the foundations upon which the struggle…

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State Parliament Should Control Coal

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

Mr. Charles Cutler, Country Party Member for Orange, said in Sydney tat control of the coal industry within the State of New South Wales…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columist in Parliament House “Seething with Mistrust”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

Battle of the secret documents underlies all speeches, all tactics in the current debates in the House of Representatives. Remembering how…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Paper Chase Continued by Security

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 2

Parliament has decided on the voices without being pressed by the Opposition parties to vote that the Government was justified in…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House “Hell Hath No Fury”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 2

Dame Enid Lyons has become the leading Liberal Party crusader for personal freedom. A few hours after she had been brusquely swept…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Impending Drama on Documents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 2

Secret documents are still the main subject of Canberra conversation. An atmosphere of impending drama pervades Parliament House…

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The Coming Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 2

Candidates to represent the Liberal Party at the forthcoming Federal and State elections met a largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of…

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Disclosure of Members' Private Affairs in Parliament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

A strong protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) against the action of…

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Scenes at Greek Parliament Member Thrown Out By Colleagues ATHENS, Tuesday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

Amazing scenes developed inside, and outside the Greek Parliament yesterday when fellow members beat up the Liberal M.P., Gecrge…

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In Canberra Today Form Our Columnist in Parliament House Censure Motion a Senseless Failure

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

Censure of the Government collapsed amid confusion and was rejected on the voices the other day. For the second time this session,…

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Canberra Parliament End of Session in Sight

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

Opinion in Parliament House lobbies last week was that the current session of the 18th Federal Parliament will end on Friday,…

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Canberra Parliament End of Session in Sight

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 4

Opinion In Parliament House lobbies last week was that the current session of the 18th Federal Parliament will end on Friday, November 26…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Unity to Change Federal Rule

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 2

Liberal and Country Party members are now alive to the urgency of more positive unity to defeat the present Government. High hopes…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Visitors Making News

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 2

While politicians have been behaving like tired children in the House of Representatives, the real news has been made—and net only…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Three Secrets Released

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 2

Three of the best secrets in years were released this week when Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, announced the cancellation of the Royal Tour…

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DECEMBER 1949 Election Tip Parliament Was In Benevolent Mood

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 3

Canberra’s political prophets believe, that the Government will hold the elections about the middle of next December…

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December 1949 Election Tip Parliament Was in Benevolent Mood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 4

Canberra's political prophets believe that the Government will hold the elections about the middle of next December…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Long Bitter Session Ends

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

Parliament has gone in Christmas recess after a session in which all Federal electorates have been redistributed, members have been…

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Shire Council Election of President

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council held yesterday morning, Councillor Courtney Moore was re-elected President and…

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The State Opening of Parliament

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 4

For the first time since 1938 His Majesty the King drove with Her Majesty the Queen from Buckingham Palace to Westminster for the full-dress State Opening of Parliament. For many hours large crowds gathered along the route of the…

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