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Politics & elections, 1946

2,379 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 119

Communist Candidate

Tribune · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 8

MR. KEVEN HEALY, who served in the AIF, will be the Communist Party candidate for Perth in the coming federal elections…

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Greek Elections Vicious Conspiracy British MP’s Expose Fraud

Tribune · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

LONDON.—“The Greek electoral lists were faked and cooked in stinking kitchens of reaction,” said the well-known British Labor MP, Mr. Seymour Cocks…

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Barton Electorate. New Liberal candidates

The St George Call · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Mr. G. A. Hohnen, the newly selected Liberal candidate, was born at Dunmore Street, Bexley, in 1909. His father, Charles E. Holtneu, had…

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Liberal Candidate Says Youth Asset

The Observer · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 8

Ray Watson, 23, who has been selected Liberal Party candidate for the Federal, electorate of Werriwa, thinks he has a good chance of being elected…

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Questions In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—Questions and answers in Parliament today included:- REPRESENTATIVES…

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Enlargement of Parliament Chifley Sees Merit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—The suggestion that Parliament should be enlarged to give greater representation had much merit in it, the…

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Parliament on the Air Must Choose Debates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 12

If the broadcasting of Parliamentary debates was to be effective, much care would have to be used in selecting the debates to be used, said the general…

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Service Party's Election Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Every effort would be made by the Service Party to contest all scats in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria…

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Call For Cancellation Of Greek Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

ATHENS, April 5 (A.A.P).—Greek Left Wing parties have asked the British, French, United States, and Russian Governments to cancel the recent Greek elections because the average poll was only 45 per cent…

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White Australia Policy, And Spooner Liberal Candidate Gives His Explanation

Truth · Sunday 7 April 1946 · page 31

Different kinds of interpretations are being put on our White Australia policy, but it means exactly what it implies —a white Australia. There is no need to apologise for it. firstly, this policy seeks…

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Greek King in London gets an echo of elections LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1946 · page 3

RESIGNATION of the Greek Regent, Archbishop Damaskinos which has been sent to King George, of Greece, in London, may not be accepted immediately. Many Greeks hope that he will…

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ELECTIONS Electors will be doing sums

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 April 1946 · page 22

Next September the air around the electorate of Macquarie will be thick with figures. They will be bandied about between…

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Tokyo Mob Storms Premier's House First Pre-Election Violence From Our Staff Correspondent, Jack Percival, and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 1

TOKYO, April 7.—This afternoon I watched a mob of 10,000 persons storm the gates of the official residence of the Japanese Premier and hurl stones and bricks through the windows in Tokyo's first outbreak…

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Pinpoints From Parliament

The Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 5

Until requirements of the postwar science programme were determined, it was not possible for the Army to release all the…

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Liberals and C.P. Election Pact

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 1

Federal executives of the Liberal and Country parties have recommended to State organisations the constitution of joint…

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Joint Liberal-c.p. Policy Plan For Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 1

The Liberal Party and the Country Party have agreed on a joint policy for the Federal elections. The two parties will run a joint Senate team…

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Airman Candidate For Federal Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 9

Wing-Commander John Reginald Paget, 37, of Toongabbie, was selected last night as Liberal Party candidate for Lang at the Federal elections this…

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Common Liberal-c.p. Policy Planning For Federal Elections Exchange of Preferences

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 4

A COMMON policy for the Federal elections, agreed to yesterday by the Federal executives of the Liberal and Country parties, has been submitted to State organisations of the…

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Liberal-c.p. Plan Election Policy Joint Senate Team

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 8

A COMMON policy for the Federal elections, agreed to yesterday by the Federal executives of the…

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Hundreds For Jap Elections

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- Greatest number of candidates ever to seek office In Japan will contest the 466 legislative seats in…

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