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Politics & elections, 1945

1,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 63

Yugoslavia's Elections Dancing, Singing In Streets Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Nov. 12.—Yugoslavia made its general election on Sunday a great festive occasion, with dancing and singing in the…

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Phil Collier's Outstanding Career Forty Years in W.A. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 7

Few men have had a finer political record than Phil Collier, the former Labor Premier of Western Australia, and representative of the Boulder Electorate for forty years without a break in the…

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Balkan Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 2

Yugoslavia is the first of the Balkan countries to hold what purport to be "free elections of Governments responsive to the will of the people," as…

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New Party to Seek Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 11

The Services and Consumers' Party announced yesterday that it would contest the next Federal and all State elections…

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Jewish Unity Committee. Election of Executive Officers

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 3

The following were elected executive officers of the recently established Jewish Unity Committee in Sydney at its fourth meeting, held at the Maccabean Hall, on…

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Labor Landslide in Maltese Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Labor Party in Malta has gained nine out of the 10 seats in the Government Council,…

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Latest Victorian Election Chances

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Absentee votes counted yesterday favored retiring members and slightly reduced Labor's prospect of an absolute…

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Labor Landslide in Maltese Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.--The Labor Party in Malta has gained nine out of the 10 seats in the Government Council…

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Labor Landslide in Maltese Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Labor Party in Malta has gained nine out of the 10 seats in the Government Council…

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Labor Landslide in Maltese Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The Labor Party in Malta has gained nine out of the 10 seats in the Government Council…

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Labor Landslide in Maltese Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The Labor Party in Malta has gained nine out of the 10 seats in the Government Council…

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Jewish Unity Committee Election of Executive Officers

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 8

The following were elected executive officers of the recently established Jewish Unity Committee in Sydney at its fourth meeting,…

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Free Elections

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 7

One can take heart from the werb way it (democracy) functined in France in the first national election that Frenchmen…

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Rioting in Portugal Over Election Posters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Rioting broke out in Oporto (Portugal) yesterday when police tore down election posters representing the Portuguese…

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Rioting in Portugal Over Election Posters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Rioting broke out in Oporto (Portugal), yesterday when police tore down election posters representing the Portuguese…

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Rioting in Portugal Over Election Posters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Rioting broke out in Oporto (Portugal) yesterday when police tore down election posters representing the Portuguese…

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Rioting in Portugal Over Election Posters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Rioting broke out in Oporto (Portugal) yesterday when police tore down election posters representing the Portuguese…

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'Miss Australia' candidate is glamorous bride

The Sun · Sunday 18 November 1945 · page 12

"MISS AUSTRALIA" candidate Joyce Harlen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Harlen, of Coogee, wore a beautiful old world gown of cream marquisette and chantilly…

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Protest Fails to Postpone Bulgarian Polling Day From Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Nov. 18.—General elections which are being held to-day in Bulgaria are being strongly criticised in sections of the British…

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Neutral Bay By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 3

It is expected that the State byelection for the Neutral Bay seat, which is vacant because of the death of Mr. R. W. D. Weaver, will be held…

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