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Politics & elections, 1945

1,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 63

Liberals and By-elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 5

Sir,—Concern at the loss of Prahran and failure to win Fremantle and Blacktown by-elections is understandable in those…

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Bulgaria Heeds Allied Protest On Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 1

LONDON, August 26 (A.A.P.).—The Bulgarian Government has postponed the elections which were to have been held to-day. After considering the Notes…

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Kuring-gai Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1945 · page 4

Squadron-Leader N. D. McIntosh, a former Mayor of Kuring-gai, was on Saturday elected to fill a vacancy in Killara ward of the Kuring-gai…

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Election Ruled Invalid Heated Atmosphere In Athens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 3

ATHENS, Aug. 27 (A.A.P.).— The election of the committee of the Workers' Centre—in which the Communist workers'…

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Federal Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 7

Canberra, Wednesday.--The Parliamentary session which opens today is expected to last for six or seven weeks…

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Williamstown Council Elections. Tories Support Communist Candidate

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 4

At Williamstown (Vic) municipal elections on Saturday Dr. A. H. Dobbin, who resigned his North Ward seat…

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Interstate News Fremantle By-election. Soldiers Vole for Labor Candidate

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 4

Service votes in the Fremantle by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Curtin were nearly…

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Recent By-Elections Interesting Comment by Sydney "Truth."

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 3

The result of by-elections at week-end confounded all prophets of the anti-Labor and non-Labor Parties was the…

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Questions In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Questions and answers in the House of Representatives to-day included:—…

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Parliament Thanks Servicemen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 11

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The House of Representatives today passed a vote of thanks…

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Parliament and the Charter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

To-day the charter of the new world security organisation is expected to come before the Commonwealth Parliament for…

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Cumberland County Council Mayor of Penrith a Candidate

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 1

PENRITH Council, at a special meeting on Friday evening, discussed the approaching election of Cumberland District County…

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Overseas Relief Fund Postponed Meeting & ELECTIONS

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

Following the postponement of the meeting, at the request of the J.N.F. and the Zionist Federation, the following alterations are notified…

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Bill on Uncio Commended to Parliament Better Prospects Than League, Says Evatt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—High hopes that the organisation set up after the San Francisco Conference would be more successful than the League of Nations were held out by the Minister for External Affairs, Dr…

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C.P. Candidate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 5

AT one of the best attended meetings of the Riverina Electorate Council at Nerrandera. Mr. H.S. Robertson, Winchenden Vale, Old…

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Les Actes du Gouvernement Participation Franchise a la Commission, de controle des Electionsgenerales en Grece

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 3

communique du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres: L' article 1 de l'accord signeG a. Varkiz le 12 fevrier, entre los representants du Gouvernement Gree et les representants do 1'E.A.M. (parti de gauche Grec) prevoit qu'un plebiscite et des elections auront lieu on Grece, on 1945. Le…

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Liberals Open Election Fight At Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 3

Dame Enid Lyons, M.P., who opened the campaign in Manly last night for the selected Liberal candidate, Mr. Douglas…

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Free Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 12

THE State Council of the Liberal Party will probably debate a proposal that, in safe seats at least,…

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Only One Liberal Candidate For Each Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 September 1945 · page 4

A motion that the Liberal Party endorse more than one candidate for each electorate was defeated at yesterday's sitting of the party's State council. The motion was submitted by…

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Three in Manly By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1945 · page 4

Three nominations for the Manly by-election on September 15 were announced yesterday by the returning officer, Mr. Doyle…

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