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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1948

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Lockhart A. & P. Society to Sponsor a Candidate

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

A special meeting of members of the Lockhart A. & P. Society, held on Friday evening, decided to accede to the request from the…

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CORRESPONDENCE (To The Editor) P.R. and Local Government Elections

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

Sir: May I have an opportunity to explain the working of proportional representation at the recent City of Armidale election? It is the only…

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Cabinet to Discuss Dollars, Bigger Parliament Today

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday: Federal Cabinet will hold its first meeting of the year tomorrow, with the pressing problem of dollar trade the principal item for discussion…

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Vic. Parliament to Discuss Tram Strike This Week

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: An emergency meeting of the Victorian Parliament will be called on Thursday when the Government will assume powers enabling it to organise emergency transport during the currency of the present…

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Wine Grapes Marketing Board Election

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

The Acting Chief. Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics has announced that the following candidates have been nominated to…

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Federal Parliament of 121 Members to Be Considered

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The redistribution of Federal electorates will be carried out even if the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party on February 17 decides against enlarging Parliament before the next elections in 1949…

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EIRE Election Ordered

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

The President of Eire, Sean O'Reilly, yesterday dissolved the Dail, and ordered general elections for February 4. Mr. De Valera, on November 1,…

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"The Local Parliament."

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 2

Most of the new municipal, shire, and county councils have now settled down seriously for the ensuing three year term, and with no end of…

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Items of News Liberal Party Preparing for Elections

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 2

Messrs Fred Thyer and H. Reeve, Liberal Party Organisers for the respective Federal Divisions of Hume and Riverina, have returned…

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Shire Elections and Compulsory Voting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

A letter was read from the Shires Association at last Tuesday’s council meeting, stating that the Act passed last year required the Returning…

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The Local Parliament

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 4

Most of the new municipal, shire and county councils have now settled down seriously for the ensuing 3-year term, and with no end of problems to iron out…

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Next Election Liberals Active Candidates Sought for Hume and Yass Electorates

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

The New South Wales division of the Liberal Party has called for its first batch of Federal ami Stale nominations because it does not expect…

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Miss Lockhart Competition Notes from the Camps Country Candidate

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

The delayed harvest has been most detrimental to the various committees that have been formed throughout the surrounding districts…

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Macarthur Presidential Candidate

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

LITTLE BOCK (Arkansas), Wednesday (A.A.P.): It was announced today that General Douglas MacArthur's name will be…

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Nominated As C.p. Candidate

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

The Narrandera branch of the Australian Country Party has unanimously nominated Mr. A. W. Yeo, of Leeton, for endorsement at…

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Keeping Industrial Peace Parliament's Supremacy At Stake

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 6

Melbourne recently experienced a tramway strike. Trams and buses operated by the Tramways Board, a semi-government department,…

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Mr. Yeo Nominated As C.p. Candidate

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

The Narandera branch of the Australian Country Party has unanimously nominated Mr. A. W. Yeo, of Leeton, for endorsement at the…

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Keeping Industrial Peace Parliament’s Supremacy at Stake

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 9

Melbourne recently experienced a tramway strike Trams and buses operated by the Tramways Board, a semi-government department, ceased…

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Liberal Party Seeking Election Candidates

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

The Liberal Party his invited nominations from candidates prepared to contest the 1949 elections as the Liberal Party's endorsed…

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Keeping Industrial Peace Parliament's Supremacy At Stake

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

Melbourne recently experienced a tramway strike. Trams and buses operated by the Tramways Board, a semi-government department ceased…

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