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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1947

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Cable Items In Brief Election Forgery

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 3

BUDAPEST, Monday: It is likely that forgery of voting and identity papers and widespread plural voting will materially affect the result…

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Who Runs Parliament "Forum of the People" No Longer

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

Parliament will be in session again from September 17 and the tasks before it will bring into high relief net only major political Issues, but…

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Proportional Representation for the Shire Elections (To the Editor, “Coolamon-Ganmain Review.”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

Sir:—The . State Government has announced that it intends to legislate for proportional Representation for Municipal and Share Elections. This…

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Who Runs Parliament? "Forum of the People" No Longer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 4

Parliament will be in session again from September 17, and the tasks before it will bring into high relief not only major political issues, but also the…

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Labor Vote Drops in British By-election

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Labor, in retaining Edgehill-Liverpool by-election yesterday, saw its majority of 6039 at last general election reduced to 1935…

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Local Government Election System

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Because the Labor Party's policy is preferential voting in local government elections, the State Cabinet proposal…

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Election of Officers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 4

Patron, Mr. C. Brew. President. Mr. J. E. Blackeney. Vice Presidents, Messrs D. Chilvers, D. Young, D. Arctier and R. Davis…

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Hours, Costs and Banks Major Problems Face Parliament

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 2

Next Wednesday the Federal Parliament will resume sitting after a break of more than three months. There will he no…

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Burra-coolac Queen Candidate Meeting At Coolac

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 4

The combined meeting of Coola[?] Gobarralong and Burra people held at Coolac last Thursday night to devise means to raise money [?]…

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Hours, Costs and Banks Major Problems Face Parliament

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 1

To-morrow (Wednesday) the Federal Parliament will resume sitting after a break of more than three months. There will be no formality, no…

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Selecting Candidates

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 2

The meeting convened for Saturday night, to select candidates to contest D. Riding, at the Shire elections in December, was very…

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Items of News South Wagga Team for Elections

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 2

At a meeting of the South Wagga Progress Association, five members of the association agreed to contest the City Council elections. The…

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Public Opinion and Parliament Far-reaching Effects of Banking Protests

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 September 1947 · page 1

One salient fact can be deduced from the deluge of letters, telegrams and petitions still pouring into Parliament House in protest against…

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Prof. Einstein Suggests World Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday: In an open letter to the United Nations, Professor Albert Einstein called on delegates to convert the General Assembly into…

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State Parliament Opens No Unexpected Legislation

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: No unexpected legislation was foreshadowed in the speech of the Governor (Lieut. General Northcott) at the opening of…

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Public Opinion and Parliament Far-reaching Effects of Bank Protests

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 1

One salient fact can be deduced from the deluge of letters, telegrams and petitions still pouring into Parliament House in protest against…

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Cannery Board Vacancy Result of Election

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 2

The result of the ballot to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Leeton Co-operative Cannery, for one growers' representative, caused…

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Governor Opens State Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Chamber and Gallery of the Legislative Council was crowded today when the Governor (Lieut.-General…

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Einstein Urges a World Parliament "Gravest Crisis in History"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 1

FLUSHING (New York), Tuesday: In an open letter to the United Nations, Professor Albert Einstein called on delegates to convert the General Assembly into a full World Parliament, with power to eliminate the present "threat of extinction." PROFESSOR EINSTEIN said the present state of inter­national relations was the gravest crisis in history, and…

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Opening of State Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 1

The Governor (Lieut.-Gen. Northcott) inspects the band at the opening of the State Parliament this week…

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