City Council By-election
The City Council by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alderman A. McElhone will be held on Saturday, July 13…
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Magazine Section Radio Parliament On Air
Parliament will be broadcast for the first time in Australian history when the A.B.C starts to transmit debates from the…
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Canberra, with microphones installed for broadcasting debates. These broadcasts will probably begin next Wednesday. Members are:--Standing: Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies). Seated at table: Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde), left; Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley). Front row (from left):…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday, June 20, 1946 Final Tasks of Parliament
Since the new series of sittings which have begun in Canberra this week will be the last before the present Commonwealth Parliament expires,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buffaloes' Ball for Princess of Youth Candidate
Lodge Penrith, 236, R.A.O.B., G.A.B., held a very successful ball in the Police Barracks, High Street, on Saturday, 15th inst, in aid of the…
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The Citizen's Reform Association invites nominations for selection as a candidate for the vacancy in Fitzroy Ward created by the death of Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Communist Candidate. L. Mullin at Cabramatta
"If elected to Canberra, I will fight for the immediate introduction of a 40-hour week, a £1 increase in the basic wage, and elimination of taxation on incomes…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Questions asked in Parliament to-day, and Ministers' replies included:- Open Cut Minies…
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CANBERRA. Friday.-- Broadcasting of Parliament would go far to strengthening the association between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Star Letter of the Week Robot Candidates and the Farmer to the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—"One Atom" has been star gazing, and he sees a future Government repealing the Wheat Stabilisation Act ("Land," 14/6/'46). Well,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Voting May Be Compulsory Local Elections
Compulsory voting at local government elections is proposed. The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Cahill, said yesterday that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Libs” Make Election Capital Out Of ALP Red-Baiting CANBERRA
Thursday.—Suspicious synchronisa-tion of the NSW ALP Rightwing’s redbaiting attacks on the labor movement and the “liberals” election propaganda was suggested by developments when…
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Mr. LES MULLIN, Communist candidate for Werriwa in the Federal Elections, recently addressed five cottage lectures, a vegetable…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Grand National Hurdle candidate Spawater has arrived at Caulfield from South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Liberals Seek Election Funds
State president of the Liberal Party (Mr W. H. Spooner) last night appealed for funds to contest the Federal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TODAY: Political Roundabout PARLIAMENT They were waiting for the broadcasts
OVER verbal skirmishes in the House of Representatives this week loomed the impending Federal general elections. While firing in dozens of…
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For the first time in Australian political history an adherent of Leon Trotsky, famous Bolshevik leader, will contest a…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Liberal Party Candidates Discuss Tactics From a Special Reporter
BUNDANOON, Sunday,.— Young Liberal Party Candidates who came to Bundanoon this week-end to sit at the feet of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. John McElhone For City By-Election
Mr. John McElhone, son of the late Aid. Arthur McElhone, who represented Fitzroy Ward in the Municipality of Sydney for…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--In the distribution of preference in the Ballarat province for the Legislative Council elections. Mr. J. F. Kittson…
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