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Politics & elections, 1945

1,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 63

Debate Motion Stifled In State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 3

An Opposition move to discuss the Bunnerong dispute as a matter of urgency was defeated by 46 votes to 21 in the…

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Blain Tells of Sadism in Note to Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--A pencilled note from Sergeant A. M. Blain, M.H.R., received today by the Speaker (Mr. Rosevear) gave Parliament first official word of his release from Changi prison camp…

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Chullora Aircraft Works Member for Reid's Questions in Parliament

The Biz · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 1

Mr. C. A. Morgan, in the House of Representatives: I draw the attention of the Prime Minister to the dismissal recently of 300 women workers at the…

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Cumberland County Election Ald. Allen and Ald. Mackay Candidates

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 2

The election of the newly-enacted Cumberland County Council is in progress to-day, and for the No, 10 constituency there are five candidates, viz.:…

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Latest Catholic News of the World. Catholics In British Parliament 16 Elected At Recent Vote

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 2

SIXTEEN Catholics, including the well-known authors, Halliday Sutherland and Christopher Hollis, were elected to the British House of Commons in the recent elections…

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Castlereagh By-Election Next

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 1

An extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in Castlereagh Council caused by the death of Ald. G. Carter will be held next Saturday, 22nd inst…

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N.D. Hospital Board Election of Officers

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 1

There was just a quorum present at the start of the first meeting of the Board of the Nepean District Hospital for the new financial year on…

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Dance for "Ugly Man" Candidate

The Biz · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 5

About fifty couples were present at a dance in the School of Arts, Fairfield, on Monday evening last, arranged by the committee supporting the Mayor, Ald…

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Long Recess for Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Federal Parliament will go into a recess of at least four months from to-morrow fortnight. October 5, according to…

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'Too Much Talk' In Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 11

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Far too much talk, including a great deal of nonsense, was uttered in the House of Representatives,…

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Fadden Flays Budget; Sees Tax Cut As Pre-Election "Plum"

The Land · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 2

"THE Commonwealth Budget which should be a prospectus for prosperity, rings like a cracked bell. It is a mechanical instrument as sou[?]less as an adding machine."…

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"Easy-Birth" An Issue In Election Fight Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 20.—Easy birth for all mothers is likely to become an issue at the British municipal elections in…

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Elections in Greece Allied Observers To Attend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sept. 20 (A.A.P.).— The British, American, and French Governments have revealed in a joint statement that…

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"Costly And Cumbersome" Election Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 3

Criticism of the polling method adopted by the Government for the election of delegates to form the new Cumberland County Council, which was held yesterday, was made by many persons in the metropolitan…

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Greeks Boycott Bogus “Elections”

Tribune · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 2

LONDON (Maritpress).—Boycott of the bogus "elections" has been so complete that only a small percentage of Greeks had registered for toting by the time the Electoral Rolls closed on September 9. IN nine Athens areas where 35,900…

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N.S.W. Jewish Board of Deputies Election of Committees

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 2

At the last meeting of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, held at the Maccabean Hall, on Tuesday, Sept. 11th, elections were held for…

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Parliament on the Air

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 September 1945 · page 2

"I," boasted Owen Glendower, "can call spirits from the vasty deep." "Why, so can I," retorted Hotspur. "But will they come when you do…

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Parliament On Air; A. B. C. Plan

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 September 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday. -- The A. B. C. believes the broadcasting of selected debates from Federal Parliament would be a…

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Parliament Tired of Sitting Danger of Too Long Recess

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 September 1945 · page 2

Sick of the sound of its own voice (rarely muted since mid-February), Parliament intends to propel itself into recess by Friday week at the latest. The case for an early recess is almost as unanswerable as that against the extension…

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Socialist Gain in France Municipal Election Swing To Left

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 September 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 24 (A.A.P.).— Substantial Socialist and Communist gains marked the early results of yesterday's French…

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