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Politics & elections, 1947

25 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Voting Might Be Compulsory Local Government Elections

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 6

Voting at the Local Government polls on December 6, will be compulsory for all electors, and those who fall to vote will be penalised…

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Challenge by Publican “[?]Esion and Contest Election”

The Bega District News · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 6

Wol[?]a’s pub[?]can, Mr. R. Richard[?] has challenged Crs. S. Scott and W. K. Collins, Imlay Shire’s “A” [?] representatives, to retire from…

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Municipal and Shire Elections Position Now Clarified

The Bega District News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 3

Local Government Association Secretary, (A. Mainerd), said yesterday that some confusion appeared to exist in regard to the Local Government…

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Defeat of Veteran Alderman Young Men Dominate Bega Election

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 1

The omission of veteran alderman F. R. Zingel from the Bega Municipal Council and the decisive defeat of Cr. L. F. Tarlinton of Mumbulla Shire were features of the Local Government Elections in the Bega district…

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Municipal Elections

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 1

The Municipal Elections took place on Saturday last, and as far as Berry was concerned interest was confined to very few…

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