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Politics & elections, 1946

2,379 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 119

Communist Losses in French Election Gains By Catholics

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday, -- The Catholic Liberal Party has gained 10 seats in the French elections…

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Communist Losses in French Election Gains By Catholics

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- The Catholic Liberal Party has gained 10 seats in the French elections…

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Communist Losses in French Election Gains By Catholics

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- The Catholic Liberal Party has gained 10 seats in the French elections…

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French Election Surprise Socialists Lose Seats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

PARIS, June 3 (A.A.P.).—As a result of yesterday's elections the M.R.P. (Ctholic Party) will be the largest party in be new French Provisional Parliament…

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Elections in Italy Umberto Votes On Monarchy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, June 3 (A.A.P.).— King Umberto of Italy to-day voted both in the general election for the Constituent Assembly and in…

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Surprises at French Elections Catholic Gains, Leftists Lose Heavily

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

PARIS, Monday.--The Catholic Progressive Party (M.R.P.) has made surprising gains in the French elections, and will emerge the strongest single party in France…

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Row About Priorities Foll Loses Passage Home Threat on Elections

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday.--A squabble over a berth on the Swedish ship Barranduna, due in Sydney from San Francisco next…

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Senator Foll in Bitter Squabble Loses Passage On Home-Bound Ship Row May Become Election Issue

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday.--A squabble over a berth on the Swedish ship Barranduna, due in Sydney from San Francisco next…

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Row About Priorities Foll Loses Passage Home Threat on Elections

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday.--A squabble over a berth on the Swedish ship Barranduna, due in Sydney from San Francisco next…

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Bitter Squabble About Priorities Senator Foll Loses Passage Home Row May Become Election Issue

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday.--A squabble over a berth on the Swedish ship Barranduna, due in Sydney from San Francisco next…

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Interstate News Burnside By-election Two Candidates Nominated

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

Two nominations were received last week for the Burnside by-election for the South Australian Legislative…

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Northern Territory Labor Candidate Nominations Called

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

The recent meeting of the Federal A.L.P. Executive in Melbourne instructed the South Australian Branch of the Party to call for…

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Hindmarsh Seat Twenty-one Candidates Seek Labor Selection

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

Twenty-one candi dales sought the Labor selection for the Hindmarsh seat in the House of Representatives…

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Goulburn By-Election Seat Retained By Labor

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

When postal and absentee votes are counted the Labor candidate will have a majority of about 600 votes over the…

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No Comfort For Liberal Party In Goulburn Election Result

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

DESPERATELY, Mr. Menzies and Liberal Party organisers are endeavouring to shield themselves from the icy blast of public indifference by dragging around themselves such shreds of comfort they profess to see in the Goulburn by-election result. GOULBURN is a country seat…

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No Comfort For Liberal Party In Goulburn Election Result

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

DESPERATELY, Mr. Menzies and Liberal Party organisers are endeavouring to shield themselves from the icy blast of public indifference by dragging around themselves such shreds of comfort they profess to see in the Goulburn by-election result. COULBURN is a country seat…

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Goulburn By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

GOULBURN, Tuesday.—Counting in the Goublburn by-election to day gave the Labour candidate Mr. E. J. Tully, a majority of 520…

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Liberals and Election Menzies Hopeful

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Success for the Opposition parties at the Federal election this year was predicted by the Leader of the…

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Mr. Ashkanasy, K.c., a Federal Labor Candidate

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 4

Lieut-Col. Ashkanasy. K.C., has been endorsed by the Victorian ALP Central Exexcutive as Labor candidate for Balaclava in the forthcoming Federal…

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Election Ban On Clergy In Slovakia

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 7

PRAGUE.—The Hierarchy of Slovakia issued instructions to members of the Slovak clergy, forbidding them to stand as…

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