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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

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Parliament Meets To-day in Canberra Sittings May Extend Into September CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 1

Both Houses of the Federal Parliament will resume to-morrow, and it is probable that the sittings…

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King Leopold Refuses to Abdicate Want Election to Decide Issue

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 1

BRUSSELS Wed.: The Belgian Chamber of Deputies yesterday adopted a bill declaring that King Leopold shall not reign again…

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Stall for A.c.f. Candidate

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 4

Donations of cakes, James, smallgoods. produce flowers fruit etc., are solicited for the stall to be held on Thursday next in support of Miss…

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Nomination Period Extended For Hume C.P. Candidate

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 1

WAGGA, Friday: There was a very large attendance of delegates at the Hume Electorate Council meeting of the Australian Country Party, held…

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Election of Prime Minister Criticism in Britain

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA Thurs.: Statements made by Lord Hardmge of Pensghurst. about the election of the Australian Prime Minister, made in…

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Fremantle By-election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Liberal Party to-day agreed to make a determined effort to win the Fremantle seat in the House…

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NARANDERA C.P MEETING Mr. F. C. Garner Nominated As Candidate

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Narandera brench of the Australian Country Party was held recently and was well attended…

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Country Party Candidate For Hume Nomination Period Extended

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 3

There was a very large attendance of delegates at the Hume Electorate Council meeting of the Australian Country Party, held…

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N.Z. By-Election Won by Labor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 2

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday.—Dunedin North, for 20 rears a strong Labor seat, was retained for the Government in the…

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Country Party Candidate for Hume Nomination Period Extended

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 2

There was a very large a [?]endas of delegates at the Hume Electoral Council meeting of the Australia Country Party, held last week at…

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Country Party Candidate for Hume Nomination Period Extended

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 2

There was a very large attendance of delegates at the Hume Electorate Council meeting of the Australian Country Party held at…

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Co-operative Building Society to Be Formed in Tumut Adelong and Gundagai Areas Well Represented At Public Meeting Election of Provisional Board Deferred

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

There was a large and representative gathering in O'Brien's Hall on Wednesday night last at a public meeting, convened by Maura W. A. Jacques and J. G. Orr, for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a co-operative building society in Tumut…

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No Elections Until Poles Return Home

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 4

MOSCOW, Tues. (A.A.P.): M. Morawski, addressing the plenary session of the Polish National Council at Warsaw, said that no…

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Federal House War Veterans Returning Fremantle By-election

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.: A substantial contingent of long service war veterans will arrive in Australia from overseas operational areas…

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Country Party at Griffith Candidate Nominated

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

At a very well-attended meeting of the Griffith branch of the Australian Country Party, several nominations were considered of…

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Labor Candidate Selected for Fremantle Seat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

PERTH, Tues.: The State executive of the A.L.P. has selected Mr. K. Beazley, 28. school teacher, to contest the Fremantle by-election…

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"Salute to Valor" Contest in Wagga Position of Candidates

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

For the purpose of providing comforts for the many Australian divisions now in action against the Japanese a keen contest is…

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British Election Results May Be Known To-day

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): While Mr. Churchill, Mr. Eden and Mr. Attlee are flying back from Berlin, election officers to-day in…

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Miss Gracie Fields Visits Parliament House Sings "Biggest Aspidistra" to Federal Members

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA. Thurs.: Miss Fields said later that the Commonwealth Government reception tendered her to-day was the greatest honor she had ever…

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A.l.p. Planning for Elections

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

Nominations for candidates to fill 15 prospective vacancies in the N.S.W. Legislative Council will be called by the A.L.P. executive…

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