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Politics & elections, 1946

2,379 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 119

Communist Candidate

Tribune · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 8

MR. W. A. WOOD, Communist candidate for North Sydney in the coming Federal elections, is a keen supporter of the 40-hour…

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Fear of Civil War Boycott In Greek Elections Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 3

ATHENS, March 7.—Greece would be heading for another and more serious civil war if Left-wing parties did not participate in the…

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Dutch Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 3

THE HAGUE, March 7 (A.A.P.). —Elections for the Dutch Lower Chamber will be held on May 17. The last elections were held in May,…

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40 Hour Legislation Power Doubts Are Only Recent Ten years 090, when anti-Labor Governments were in office, trade union and Labor Party opinion was unanimous that the Commonwealth Parliament had full power to legislate for a 40 hour week

Tribune · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

EVEN the most conservative right-wing trade union officials and Labor politicians were emphatic on this point…

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the lodge. Election Tip

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 8

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Labor Fears For Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

State leaders of the Australian Labor Party believe that public indignation about the Japanese hell ship may cause serious…

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Labor Wins London Council Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday. -- With the last result of the London County Council elections declared, Labor holds 90 seats, a gain of 14. and a clear…

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Labor Wins London Council Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday. -- With the last result of the London County Council elections declared, Labor holds 90 seats a gain of 14, and a clear…

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Labor Wins London Council Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday. -- With the last result of the London County Council elections declared, Labor holds 90 seats, a gain of 14, and a clear…

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Labor Wins London Council Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday. -- With the last result of the London County Council elections declared, Labor holds 90 seats, a earn of 14, and a clear…

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Labor Wins London Council Elections

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday. -- With the last result of the London County Council elections declared, Labor holds 90 seats, a gain of 14, and a clear…

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TODAY: Political Roundabout Parliament a "hell ship" became a political issue

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 22

THE three-day censure debate in the House of Representatives looked like being--largely was--only window-dresssing for the Hen[?]y by-election and the general elections this year…

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KNOCKARLOW'S K.O. in Cup Well-Backed Candidates Fill Places In Australian Cup Trainer's Top Thrill Best Since Phar Lap

Truth · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Tommy Woodcock, trainer of Knockarlow, was the most excited man on Flemington course today after his mare had won the Australian Cup. He could…

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Free Elections in Italy Again

Truth · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 28

ROME, Saturday.—Italy's first free elections for 25 years will take place in smaller Italian towns tomorrow. Administrators are to be elected…

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Peasants feasted and votes bought at Indian elections CALCUTTA

The Sun · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 4

IT is the custom for candidates at Indian elections to entertain supporters at a lavish feast on the eve of the poll. He may also feed them, as I myself witnessed, openly at the poll. Votes are bought outright on a considerable scale…

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Voters Use Bows and Arrows in Indian Election

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 3

BOMBAY, Sat.--Tribesmen armed with bows and arrows clashed with Congress followers in the Bihar provincial…

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ELECTIONS For Henty, maps were drawn up

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 22

The Labor Boys were going to put everything they had into the Henty by-election campaign, which "Chif" would go…

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Wharfie parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

SIR,--Why all this hysterical outburst on the part of Sydney people because a couple of hundred Formosans are…

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Bevin Tells Greeks to Hold Election

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 6

LONDON, Monday. -- Mr. Beyin, British Foreign Minister, has told the Greek Government to go ahead with the elections on March 31, although three Ministers have resigned and three more threaten to resign in protest…

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Two Candidates for Henty Seat

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Only two men will stand for Henty. They are Valentine Joseph Doube, of Carpenter-street. Middle…

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