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Politics & elections, 1944

1,435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 72

Final Bids in L. Govt. Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 3

Strong last-minute bids for local government representation are being made throughout the city. shires and…

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Final Bids in L. Govt. Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 3

Strong last-minute bids for local government representation are being made throughout the city, shires and…

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Final Bids in L Govt. Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 3

Strong last-minute bids for local government representation are being made throughout the city, shires and…

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Belgium needed an election

The Sun · Sunday 3 December 1944 · page 2

Cloaked, white-helmeled policemen stood in groups on the streets of Brussels in the thin winler sunshine…

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Council Elections Camera sidelights

The Sun · Sunday 3 December 1944 · page 3

Ald. K. S. Williams cools off with an ice cream at Darlinghurst polling booth yesterday…

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Parliament in a Hurry

The Sun · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 4

ONE of the charges brought occasionally by politicians against the Press is that it attacks the…

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Conservatives' Programme Platform For Next General Elections Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Dec.3—A sevenpoint programme on which the Conservative Party will contest the next general election was…

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Little Interest in Local Elections Communists in Control of Kearsley Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 4

Little interest was shown in the elections on Saturday for 163 city and country municipal councils and 138 shire councils. In some districts only 25 per cent, of the electors enrolled recorded their votes…

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Lang Candidates Fail to Oust A.L.P. 35 To 40 Likely To Secure Seats

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

The Lang Party's attempt to unseat the Official Labor Party in the Local Government elections on Saturday failed. Of 500 Lang candidates, only 35 or 40 are…

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Election Test Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--In a test vote on "How will you vote at the next election?" the result was Labor 27 per cent., Conservative 17. Liberal…

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Election Test Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--In a test vote on "How will you vote at the next election?" the result was Labor 27 per cent., Conservative 17. Liberal…

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Election Test Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--In a test vote on "How will you vote at the next election?" the result was Labor 27 per cent.. Conservative 17. Liberal…

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Election Test Vote

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--In a test vote on "How will you vote at the' next election?" the result was Labor 27 per cent., Conservative 17, Liberal…

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Editorial Round-up Lack of dignity, sanity in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 8

The Commonwealth Press in the past 24 hours: Brisbane…

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Brisk Campaign in Lord Mayoral Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 4

Canvassing among Reform aldermen for the party nomination as Lord Mayor is more active than it has been since the party first achieved a majority in the City Council in 1930…

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Ballot Paper Mystery Delays Mayor's Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 2

Because of the disappearance of a ballot paper during the mayoral election at Willoughby Council last night, aldermen had to vote twice before Alderman J. Bales was finally elected to the chair…

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Ballot Paper Mystery Delays Mayor's Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 9

Because of the disappearance of a ballot paper during the mayoral election at Willoughby Council last night, aldermen had to vote twice before Alderman J. Bales was finally elected to the chair…

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Ballot Paper Mystery Delays Mayor's Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 2

Because of the disappearance of a ballot paper during the mayoral election at Willoughby Council last night, aldermen had to vote twice before Alderman J. Bales was finally elected to the chair…

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Guildford Railway Footbridge Questions in Parliament

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly:—Mr. Limo: I ask the Minister for Transport whether it is a fact that a boy named Garner recently met his death…

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School Pupils Form Own "Council" Inspired by Visits to Parliament

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 9

"Visits by pupils from district Schools to sessions of State Parliament are helping to fit them for their roles as citizens of to-morrow…

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