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Politics & elections, 1945

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The Late Mr. T. J. COLLINS Tributes In Parliament

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 4

Sincere regret at the death of the former Postmaster-General (Mr. T. J. Collins) was expressed by members of the House of Representatives…

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Election Candidate Admits Being A.w.l

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Gunner Albert Sloss, who is a candidate for the by-election in the Phillip Ward of the City Council, has…

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Phosphate Rock Unlimited Supplies on Offer Extraordinary Allegations In Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Australia was being offered, but would not accept, unlimited supplies of phosphate rock from Transjordan,…

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Conservatives Lose By-election British Political Stir

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.): Conservative loss of Chelmsford at in the first by-election in which younger servicemen have…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) What's Wrong with Parliament? (To the editor of the "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 3

Sir: What's wrong with our Federal Parliament? It does not represent public opinion. It did not represent the desire and…

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Communist Gains in French Municipal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. (A.A.P.): Complete return of the municipal elections for the Seine Department, including Paris and…

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Independent Radio News Questions Asked in Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.: Questions regarding the inauguration by newspapers and commercial broadcasting stations of a news service…

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V-e Day Arrangements for Observance Announcement in Federal Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Arrangements which the Commonwealth Government has decided should be made for the observance of…

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Mr. Menzies' Request Examination of Proposals by Federal Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A request that the House of Representatives should have an opportunity of examining the proposals,…

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Servicemen's Party to Contest Elections

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A Serviceman's Party to contest the Federal and State elections has been formed in Sydney. The…

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Lifting of "Hush-hush Policy" Urged in Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Gen. MacArthur's communique referring to the participation of Australian forces in the Borneo operations…

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Cheers in Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Both sides of the House of Representatives cheered when the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) read the…

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Sydney Council By-election Win for Lang Labor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Dr. S. J. Foley, Lang Labor candidate for the Philip ward at the Sydney City Council by-election…

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City Council By-election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Dr. Foley won the Philip ward in the City Council by-election. The first count final results were: J. Carrol…

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In Parliament Members Cheer When Surrender Announced

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tues.: Confirmation of the news of the surrender of the German forces in Europe was given in the House of…

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Waterfront Strike Criticism in Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The deputy lender of the Opposition, Mr. Harrison, moved the adjournment of the House today to direct public attention…

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Australian Country Party Annual Meeting of Riverina Electorate Council Nomination of Candidates Closes on 28th July

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council of the Country Party was held in .the Criterion Hall, Narandera, on Saturday last. There…

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Weather Expert's Forecasts Praised in Victorian Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 3

In the legislative Assembly a few days ago the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Martin) said that he had been asked to give…

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French Elections

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: "A swing to the Left in French politics is evident in the second ballot of the French municipal elections,"…

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Swing to Left In French Elections

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

PARIS, Friday: Final figures for the French Municipal Elections, covering over 400,000 electors in 957 localities, confirm the swing to the…

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