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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1948

351 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 18

Tennis Candidates Big Lift in Miss Wagga Quest

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1948 · page 2

The Miss Wagga elimination carnival on Thursday night has brought Miss Bernice Foster (Tennis) within £38 of the leading candidate, Miss Thena Karofilis (Miss Cafes)…

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Three Seek Election to Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 2

Three men nave been nominated to contest the Wagga City Council by-election on October 16…

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Berlin Election

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 3

BERLIN, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Berlin's City Council elections will not take place as scheduled on November 14 because the…

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Our Member in Parliament Building Industry

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

Mr. Fuller: According to a report in the "Melbourne Herald" last Monday, the Victorian Minister for Housing, Mr. Warner,…

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Local Candidate For Farrer Seeking Country Party Endorsement

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 2

Mr. Norman Pinkstone, of Cootamundra, has intimated his willingness to accept nomination for endorsement as a candidate in the County Party interest for the new Federal division of Farrer at next…

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MR. McDONALD and Federal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

Mr. Warren McDonald, Country Party candidate for the Hume electorate in the 1946 Federal elections, has again been…

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Wagga Council By-Election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 1

The Wagga City council by-election on October 16 will be a match between Robert James Harris, High School teacher…

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Cootamundra Candidate for Farrer Seeking Country Party Endorsement

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

Mr. Norman Pinkstone, of Cootamundra, has intimated his willingness to accept nomination for endorsement as a candidate…

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Our Member in Parliament Building Industry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 4

Mr. Fuller: According to a report in the "Melbourne Herald" last Monday the Victorian Minister for Housing, Mr. Warner, expressed the…

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Pitched Battle in Italian Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 1

ROME, Wednesday — Communist and Neo-Fascist deputies of the Italian Social Movement kicked, punched, yelled, and…

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Our Member in Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 3

Recently honoring its promise to producers, the Government increased the guarantee for dairy products, for the financial year…

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By-election Result Sat. Night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 2

The result of the Wagga City Council by-election on Saturday will be announced that night, probably at about 10 o'clock…

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Wagga Council By-Election Today

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 1

The returning officer for the Wagga City Council by-election, to be held today (Mr. F. H. Burns) has made an appeal to…

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Independent Wins Tasmanian By-Election

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 3

HOBART, Sunday: Mr. E. J. Record, an Independent candidate, has been elected to hold the Cornwall seat in the…

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State Parliament Opened in Sydney Today

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 3

The New South Wales State Parliament was opened by his Excellency the Governor (Lieut. General Northcott) is Sydney today. After appropriate opening remarks in reference to the…

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Liberal Social Benefits Government Increases to £90 MILLION Mr. A. N. Fuller's Speech In Parliament

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

Speaking in the House of Representatives last week on the Government's Bill to increase Social Service payments by £10,000,000, the local Member, Mr. A. N. Fuller, said it would give the people of Australia a further substantial measure of social…

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Victory for De Gaulle in French Election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Monday (A.A.P.): General De Gaulle's rally of the Preach People Party yesterday gained a victory in the French…

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Falkiner Case Mentioned in Parliament

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 7

The question of the allocation of a block of land under the Soldier Settlement Scheme to Mr Falkiner by the Gundagai Land Board was…

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Heated Exchange in State Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Heated scenes occurred in the Legislative Assembly today when the Country Party leader (Mr…

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Vehicles Our Member in Parliament Vehicles for Home Delivering

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 3

Mr. Fuller: In view of the relaxation of the zoning system and the legislation passed recently by the New South Wales…

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