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Politics & elections, 1945

1,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 63

'Hang-over' Election No Excitement In Britain Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

LONDON, July 12.—The million voters in the "little election" of the north go to the polls to-day in an atmosphere free of the…

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Chifley New Prime Minister No Cabinet Re-election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Mr. Joseph Benedict Chifley will become 16th Prime Minister of Australia before noon tomorrow…

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Fremantle Election Poll on August 18

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.--The by-election for Fremantle. caused by the death of Mr. Curtin. would be held on Saturday, August 18, the…

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Election of P.m

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

Yesterday's meeting of the Federal Labour Party, which elected Mr. J.B. Chifley Prime Minister…

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Mr. Chifley's Call to Party "Election Win If Unity Maintained" By Our Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 3

An appeal for continued unity in the Labour movement was made yesterday by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, in his first public address since he formed his Government on Friday. He declared the late Prime…

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Elections In India Urged By Cripps

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.). -- Immediate elections should he held in India, Sir Stafford Cripps,…

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Which Of These Four Men Would You Want In Parliament?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 8

NOW that the new Liberal Party has established its organisation, worthy citizens are trying to climb on the bandwaggon. Here we compare four personalities to illustrate a difference…

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Italy Prepares for Elections

Tribune · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 8

ROME (ALN).—Election of a Constituent Assembly and economic reconstruction are the two primary tasks being tackled by the new Parri…

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India Needs Democratic Elections

Tribune · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 1

Failure of the Moslem League to nominate representatives for the proposed Executive Council should not have prevented…

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Missing Airman-member Problem for Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 11

PERTH, Tuesday.--Whether to fill the seat of a member reported missing in 1944, but hot known to be dead, is a problem worrying the Western Australian Parliament…

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Everything Explained. Tory Member's Absence from Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 2

The announcement of the engagement of the 61-year-old Tory member for Parramatta, Sir Frederick Stewart, to a…

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Clifton Hill By-election. Tory Support for Commo Candidate

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 4

The slight increase in the Communist vote in the by-election for the Clifton Hill seat in the Victorian…

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Candidate for Labor Selection Hughson After Blacktown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 1

Mr. W. Hughson, well known Labor worker in Granville and Parramatta district is a candidate for the Labor selection for the Blacktown…

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Britain's Snide "Snap" Elections Disgraceful Anti-Labor Tactics and Practices Two Votes for the Rich—none for War Workers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 6

Labor commentators and others, referring to the British snap elections—voting for which commenced in some of the constituencies on Thursday, July 5, and which concluded in others on July 13—…

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By-election at Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Tuesday.—The Communist Party has endorsed Mr. Patrick L. Troy to contest the Fremantle Federal seat…

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Blacktown By-election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 7

BY-ELECTION to All the Black- town seat in the State Legislative Assembly, made vacant by the death of Mr. Frank Hill (Labor) will be…

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Parliament Opens in Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 8

ADELAIDE. Wednesday.—The State Parliament will be opened at noon to-morrow. Both parties met to-day to discuss their programmes for the…

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The Unplaced Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 2

THE following list sets out horses engaged at Randwick on Saturday who have been unplaced at their last three or more starts…

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Late News Fremantle Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 1

PERTH, Wednesday.—The Liberal Party to-night endorsed Donald M. Cleland, a Perth solicitor, who recently returned to civil life after five and a…

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Writ Issued for By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 10

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The writ for the Fremantle by-election, made necessary by the death of Mr. Curtin, was issued to-day by the…

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