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Politics & elections, 1944

1,435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 72

Labor in Ascendancy in South Australia. Mr. Richards on the Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

Reviewing the outcome of the recent South Australian State elections, Labor Leader R. S. Richards said that the…

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Put Communists in Nsw Parliament!

Tribune · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 1

A call to all Party members to do their bit in the mighty drive which is sweeping Communists to success in the State Elections has been issued by Campaign Director H. B. Chandler…

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Candidate's Election Signs Questioned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 4

Mr. D. P. Macdonald, M.L.A. Independent candidate for Mosman, said yesterday he had been advised by the Commonwealth…

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Important Notice Re State Election on Sabbath

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

The State Elections this year will take place on a Sabbath being at the same time the Eve or the She[?]oth Festival. The Election Act makes specific…

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Tough Task in Canterbury Flying Bangster May Prove Best Seven Candidates Well in Running Should Go Well

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 1

PUNTERS are confronted with a difficult task to put their finger, with any degree of certainty, on the winner of Saturday's Canterbury Flying Handicap (to be run at 2.25)…

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MR. De Valera Defeated Eire to Have General Election Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON Mav 10.—Following the defeat of the de Valera Government of Eire in the Dail Eireann last nicht a…

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Election Notice

Tribune · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 8

All election material in this issue authorised by L. H. Gould. 312 Rawson Chambers, Sydney…

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Awc Sacks Communist Digger Candidate Limbless El Alamein Hero Victimised

Tribune · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

Returned soldiers, trade unionists, Labor democrats are demanding a searching inquiry into the scandalous victimisation by the Allied Works Council of ex-Lieut. Stan Coulton, Communist election candidate for Burwood, who lost his right leg in the Battle of EI…

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Election in Eire Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.). --A general election will be held in Eire in the next few weeks, following the resignation of the…

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Communist Believes McKell Govt. "Worthy Of Election"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 9

The Communist Party believed the McKell Government was the only one worthy of election at this time, Mr. Adam Ogston said last night. Mr. Ogston, now in the…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr. A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr. A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr. A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr. A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr. A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Communist Election Backing for McKELL

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

GIVING the Communist Party's election speech, Mr. A. Ogston, party candidate for Lakemba, said at a rally in the Town Hall last night…

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Variety Concert Benefit for Bowling Club's "Queen" Candidate

The Biz · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 1

Organised by Mr. C. Bannister, jun.. with the co-operation of the Bowling Club's social committee[?] a popular variety concert was presented in Fairfield School…

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Points From Election Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 7

The leaders of the Labor, Democratic, and Liberal Democratic parties continued their…

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Stale Elections C.P. Hopes To Win At Least Four More Seats

The Land · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

THE Country Party hopes to win at least four more seats at the State Election on Saturday, May 27. The General Secretary of the C.P. (Col. E. J. Munro) said yesterday…

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