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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

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"Breach of Faith" Minister on Election Campaign

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

The leader of the Country Party (Col. Bruxner), speaking at Parkes accused the M'Kell Government of a breach of faith in connection…

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State Election Wagga Electorate Striking Tribute to Mr. J. M. M'Innes From Hon. T. J. COLLINS

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

An old friend in the Hon. Tom Collins, former Postmaster-General, and member for Hume for nearly 13 years, called in…

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State Election. Major Chonter's address to the Electors

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 4

Speaking at Lake Cargelligo, Major J. C Chanter, D S.O., M.L.A., spoke in following strain, in asking the electors of Lachlan to re-elect him as the member…

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State Elections

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 2

Saturday [?] day after to-morrow) is State Election Day. Only two candidates (Major J. C. Chan[?] sitting member and…

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State Election Wagga Seat Mr. M'innes in the Country

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 6

Mr. J. M. M'Innes, the Country Party candidate for the Wagga seat in Saturday's Legislative Assemby election was well received yesterday…

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State Elections To-morrow Polling Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

To-morrow (Saturday) will be election day for the election of the State Parliament for the next three years. Voting is compulsory, and the…

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Writ to Issue Against Labor Candidate

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Thursday: Private Ran Sarina, Independent Labor candidate for the Illawarra seat, announced to-night that he…

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Democratic Party Leader's Election Forecast

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Democratic Party would hold all its present seats, would probably win seven others, and had an…

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Voting at Hospital Elections

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

By a ruling given by the Hospitals Commission of New South Wales yesterday it is now clear that contributors to special…

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State Election Wagga Electorate Mr. M'innes Sums Up "Socialism v Democracy"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 6

Mr. J. M. M'Innes, endorsed Country Party candidate for Wagga, visited North Wagga last night…

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Mr. Jim King is the Lang Labor Candidate for Temaro

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 5

[We regret not being able to include, on this page's political gallery, a photo of Mr. Jim King, Lang Labor candidate for Temora…

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Election Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 5

For the 90 seats 16 are unopposed and 13 out of the 16 are held by Labor (eight by Ministers.). Lang Labor has nominated in 23…

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Local & General Yass By-election Court Cases Dismissed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 8

The case of J. J. Cusack against Douglas John Kilpatrick (health inspector and poll clerk) on a charge of taking a ballot paper out of the polling…

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State Election Wagga Electorate Candidates' Campaigns End Address by Mr. M'innes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 7

Mr. J. M. M'Innes, Country [?]rty candidate for the Wagga [?]t at to-day's election, address[?] a well attended meeting at the…

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Election Eve Statements by Leaders

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday: Final election announcements wore made to-night by the Premier and the Opposition leader…

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Wagga Seat Mr. E. H. Graham Has Easy Win 4058 MAJORITY Swing Over At Most Polling Places

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 3

Polling day at Wagga passed quietly. The polling booth staffs at the Masonic Hall and South Wagga School were kept busy, but not at any time was there any rush which could not be comfortably coped with, except at the tables…

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N.z. Municipal Elections Labor Party President Defeated

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 2

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday. (A.A.P.).: In the New Zealand municipal elections yesterday the president of the New Zealand…

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State Election Comment by Mr. Forde and Col. Bruxner

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-night:"I am delighted to [?]e that the people of N.S.W. have overwhelmingly…

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Voting At Hospital Elections

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 1

By a ruling given by the Hospitals Commission of New South Wales it is now clear that contributors to special appeals will be…

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Lessons of the Election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

One very dear thing emerges from this election, and that is that the operations of the party machines have reached a stage when it is highly desirable in the interests of the constituents that there should either be a general party overhaul, or a new…

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