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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1945

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Hungarian Election May be Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: The Hungarian general election may be postponed, or become a popular vote on a list of candidates agreed…

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Tito Supporters Win Yugoslav Elections

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 1

BELGRADE, Tues.: "Supporters of Marsha] Tito have been unanimously elected in all elections to the National Committee, the organ…

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French Election Results Provide Big Problem Two-Party Agreement Believed Probable

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 1

PARIS, Tuesday. (A.A.P.): "The sweeping electoral gains by three French parties—Communist, Socialist and the new Catholic Left…

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Melbourne Racing Gossip Cup Candidates at Work

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Plight and Russia gained in prestige at worthy challengers of Lawrence for the Cox Plate on Saturday,…

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Liberal Party Preparing for Federal Election

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Nominations for Liberal candidates for the next Federal elections will be called immediately, said the…

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Electricity Authority To be Set Up by State Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 6

"Powers of the proposed N.S.W. Electricity Authority were defined in the Legislative Assembly when the bill to set up the Authority was introduced…

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Federal R.S.L. Election Results

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 3

PERTH, "Thurs.: At the Federal R.S.S.A.I.L.A. conference to-night the Federal president. Sir Gilbert Dyett, was returned…

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Queen of the Prairie Diggers' Candidate Wins

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 2

In the Queen of the Prairie competition at Griffith, Miss Merle Fallon (Diggers' Queen) was the winner with £1,856, and Nurse Jean Munro…

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Rbesentations to A.c.f. Queen Candidates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 4

The general public are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, to be…

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Country Party’s S Candidate for Hume The Career of Brigadier W.D. McDonald

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 4

Brigadier McDonald, who will be the UCP candidate in Hume at the next Federal elections was born in Penquin, Tasmania, on September…

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Wild Cheering Greets Czech President Parliament's First Duties

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 1

PRAGUE Monday: When he appeared yesterday at the first meeting of the Czech Parliament since 1938, Dr. Bones was…

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Austrian Election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 1

VIENNA, Monday: The Austrian general 'election will bp held on November 25, it has been announced The Provisional…

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Supremacy of Parliament Mr. Drummond Challenges Government

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1945 · page 3

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the recent industrial paralysis in the metropolitan area due to the Bunnerong dispute, the…

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British Forces Thanked By Both Houses of Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: A resolution thanking the British Services for the victorious conclusion of…

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C.p. Candidate for Hume

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 5

Brigadier McDonald, C.P. candidate for Hume, was born in Tasmania in 1901. and as a student of Launceston Grammar School, revealed his future…

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Swedish Election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 1

COPENHAGEN, Thurs.: Following the Swedish general election, the Social Democrat Prime Minister (Wilhelm Buhl) handed in his…

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Conservative Wins London By-Election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The City of London by-election was won by the Conservative candidate, Mr. Ralph Asheton, by a…

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Labor Party Sweeps Polls in Britain Municipal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1945 · page 2

LONDON. Friday: Following its record-breaking success in the recent parliamentary election, the British Labor Party is sweeping…

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Liberal Party Wins W.A. By-election

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1945 · page 2

PERTH, Friday: David Brand, aged 32, a returned soldier who had served in Crete and Greece, won the rural Greenough seat for…

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Hotel Hours to Be Extended Country Towns May Open 8 TO 9 P.M. Vote Taken At L.G. Elections SYDNEY

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 2

A section of country members of Parliament will resist any proposal to determine country liquor trading hours by local government polls…

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