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Politics & elections, 1946

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, July 13, 1946 Pre-election Finance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 2

Both the Treasurer's sketchy survey, of the Commonwealth finances and his long-awaited tax cuts, which the public must still wait nearly-two months to…

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Know Your Parties: This Is Election Year

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 5

YOUR choice would be easy if it were as simple as this: Ben Chifley, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labor Party; Bob Menzies, No, 1 Liberal; or Artie Fadden, Country Party. Artful Labor Party propagandists will try to kid you that it is just…

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Candidate's Offer On Casey Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday.--A joint meeting of the State executive of the Queensland People's Party and the Lilley Electorate Council decided tonight to refuse…

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Labor Leaders Confer on Election Campaign

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley),who flew from Canberra late yesterday, conferred last night with executive…

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TODAY: Political Roundabout PARLIAMENT Sinatra hadn't much to fear, they thought

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 July 1946 · page 26

AMIABLE Fred Daly, who gaily pretended to mistake the microphone in the Federal Parliament for a parish pump and spoke frankly for the special benefit of listeners in his own electorate of Martin,…

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Political Ins and Outs Labor again would play Evatt as an election trump

The Sun · Sunday 14 July 1946 · page 6

The Government has prepared an election campaign plan which it hopes will counter the suggested swing against Labor, especially among middle-class voters…

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ELECTIONS He was usually on the receiving end

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 July 1946 · page 26

Opposition Leader Robert Gordon Menzies took a few hours off from Parliament to motor over to Queanbeyan to a…

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Candidate for S.t.c. Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 July 1946 · page 19

Mr. Stanley Crick, former Lord Mayor of Sydney, will stand for election to the committee of the Sydney Turf Club in August…

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MHR Says Parliament "Exploited" By Labor

The Sun · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Labor Party was using Federal Parliament merely for party propaganda, Mr. White, MHR, said today. The rights of the Opposition…

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Labor To Seek Elections Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sunday--All Australian workers would be asked to contribute towards a fighting fund for Labor's Federal election campaign, the Federal…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 6

ANKARA, Monday.--Turkey is in the midst of an election campaign, and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago, there…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 8

A NKARA, Monday.--Turkey is in the midst of an election campaign and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago, there…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 6

ANKARA, Monday.--Turkey is in the midst of an election campaign, and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago there…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 8

ANKARA, Monday.--Turkey is in the midst of an election campaign, and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago, there…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 8

ANKARA, Monday.--Turkey is in the midst of an election campaign, and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago, there…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 6

ANKARA, Monday.--Turkey, is in the midst of an election campaign, and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago, there…

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Elections in Turkey

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 8

ANKARA, Monday.--Turkey is in the midst of an election campaign, and for the first time since it became a republic 23 years ago, there…

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Broadcast Times for Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 4

The A.B.C. will broadcast Parliamentary proceedings through 2BL and 2NC this week at the following times: To-day: 2.55 p.m. to 6 p.m.. 7.55…

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Parliament on the Air

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2

Sir,—With an earnest personal desire to vote intelligently at the next election, I welcomed the opportunity of listening in to Parliament…

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Wharfies Reject Communists Clean Sweep Indicated In Polling A.L.P. Nominee New President

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 4

V0TING at the annual election of officers in the Sydney branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation seems certain to result in a clean sweep of Communist officials…

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