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Politics & elections, 1944

1,435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 72

"First Past Post" Elections Urged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 11

"First past the post" voting for parliamentary elections should be adopted in N.S.W., the Labor member for Bondi (Mr…

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V.r.c. Bars Two Sydney Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 16

Two rules of racing in force in Melbourne do not suit the owners of two of Sydney's best performers. A…

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V.r.c. Bars Two Sydney Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 16

Two rules of racing in force in Melbourne do not suit the owners of two of Sydney's best performers. A…

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"First Past Post" Elections Urged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 11

"First past the post" voting for parliamentary elections should be adopted in N.S.W., the Labor member for Bondi (Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

V.r.c. Bars Two Sydney Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 16

Two rules of racing in force in Melbourne do not suit the owners of two of Sydney's best performers. A…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

V.r.c. Bars Two Sydney Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 16

Two rules of racing in force in Melbourne do not suit the owners of two of Sydney's best performers. A…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

"First Past Post" Elections Urged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 11

"First past the post" voting for parliamentary elections should be adopted in N.S.W., the Labor member for Bondi (Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

V.r.c. Bars Two Sydney Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 16

Two rules of racing in force in Melbourne do not suit the owners of two of Sydney's best performers. A…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

"First Past Post" Elections Urged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 2

"First past the post" voting for parliamentary elections should be adopted in N.S.W., the Labor member for Bondi (Mr…

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Demand to Summon Parliament

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Demands for an early meeting of Federal Parliament, and a full and frank statement on…

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Bowls Keen Election The Nominations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 7

There will be keen contests for the office of president, and for five positions of vice-president of the New South Wales Bowling…

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Police Candidate In Competition

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 2

MISS JOAN READ, radio personality and Police candidate in the Miss Sydney competition for Anzac House, pinning a…

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Republicans Nominate Dewey Candidate Non-committal on Foreign Policy, Concentrates on Home-Front Record As Painstaking Administrator by a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 2

The Republican Convention in Chicago did the widely-expected thing by nominating Governor Thomas E. Dewey, of New York, as its candidate to oppose President Roosevelt in the November elections, but it preserved the element of surprise by giving him its accolade on the first ballot by the unprecedented margin of 1,056 to 1…

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Letters to the Editor Parliament and the People Problem of Powers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 2

Sir,—Your leader of June 28, asserting the wisdom of the suggestion that Parliament should be called together now, and pointing to the contrast between the…

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Prospects for Parliament Mr. Curtin's Homecoming Keen Interest in Man-power Review

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 2

However important and effective Mr. Curtin's statement to Parliament when it briefly meets—as is now nearly certain—the week after next, that Government cannot hope to get away with docile sittings of either House. Too much bureaucratic high-handedness…

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Editorial Our Submerged Parliament

The Sun · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 1

THE wish of the Prime Minister to meet Parliament at an early date and report on his visit overseas is very sound and proper. For over three months he has been abroad…

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Early Meeting Of Parliament

The Sun · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- Cabinet is expected to ask the Speaker, Mr. Rosevear, today to summon Parliament for a special…

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A.w.u. Election Case in Count

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 9

"THE ballot was conducted under Rafferty's rules," remarked Mr. Simon Isaacs in the Federal Arbitration Court today, appearing for…

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Joint Boat Owners Seek Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 16

Joint owners of champion 18-footer Swansea, Messrs. A. Coles and J. Noyes have both nominated for the executive committee, to be elected at the League's annual general meeting at the Trades Hall tonight. AS the League's constitution says…

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Joint Boat Owners Seek Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 16

Joint owners of champion 18-footer Swansea, Messrs. A. Coles and J. Noyes, have both nominated for the executive committee, to be elected at the League's' annual general meeting at the Trades Hall tonight. AS the League's constitution says…

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