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Politics & elections, 1946

2,379 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 119

Molotov's View On Elections Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

PARIS, Aug. 29—The Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov', suggested in the Balkans Commission yesterday that after the…

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Luncheon, Musicale To Aid ACP Candidate

Tribune · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 7

TO enable the women of Cook electorate to meet and bear Mr. Lance Sharkey, Communist candidate for Cook in the coming Federal Election,…

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Businessman, Unions Aid ACP Election Fund

Tribune · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

Donations of £25 from a city businessman, £20 from a countryman, £40 from the BWIU and £10 from the Sheet Metal Workers’ union are features of his week’s “Communists to Canberra” election fund list. THE fund now stands at £831/17/4…

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Liberal Party Candidate. George A. Hohnen. Candidate’s Weekly Letter

The St George Call · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

The Liberal Party, if returned to power is pledged to endowment for the first child as child endowment has so obvious a bearing upon the family income, and…

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Labor Council Election Stands

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 13

Left-Wing supporters failed to upset the election of Mr. J. Kenny as Trades and Labor Council assistant-secretary at last night's meeting…

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Personal Issue Made of Election Deputy Opposition Leader's Claim 'Vilification and Abuse Campaign'

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

THE Labor Party had sought by vilification and abuse of the Leader off the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) to make the election a personal issue…

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Personal Issue Made of Election Deputy Opposition Leader's Claim 'Vilification and Abuse Campaign'

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

THE Labor Party had sought by vilification and abuse of the Leader off the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) to make the election a personal issue…

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Personal Issue Made of Election Deputy Opposition Leader's Claim 'Vilification And' Abuse Campaign'

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

THE Labor Party had sought by vilification and abuse of the Leader off the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) to make the election a personal issue…

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Aspiring To Parliament

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 4

MR. DUDLEY JEFF REE, Labor candidate for Parramatta at the Federal elections, carries on his farm by day and his…

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Aspiring To Parliament

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 4

MR. DUDLEY JEFFREE, Labor candidate for Parramatta at the Federal elections, carries on his farm by day and his…

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Aspiring To Parliament

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 4

MR. DUDLEY JEFFREE, Labor candidate for Parramatta at the Federal elections, carries on his farm by day and his…

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Aspiring To Parliament

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 4

MR. DUDLEY JEFFREE, Labor candidate for Parramatta at the Federal elections, carries on his farm by day and his…

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Aspiring To Parliament

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 4

MR. DUDLEY JEFFREE, Labor candidate for Parramatta at the Federal elections, carries on his farm by day and his…

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Nervy Woman Exempt From Election Voting

The Sun · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.--A woman who "loses her nerve" when she has to vote, has been granted exemption for September 28. Her's is one of many strange cases handled by the electoral…

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Five Candidates For People's Party

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 6

The Protestant People's Party has endorsed five candidates for the Federal elections on September 28. They are: J. W. Campbell (East…

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Solicitor Candidate

Truth · Sunday 1 September 1946 · page 36

Mr. G. R. W. MacDonald, Sydney solicitor and former M.L.C., will stand as an Independent for the Gwydir seat in the Federal election…

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TODAY : Political Roundabout ELECTIONS "Chif" would be vague about tax cuts

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 September 1946 · page 26

PRIME MINISTER CHIFLEY was going to promise you tax cuts after all -- that was pretty clear, despite all the secrecy about his policy speech to be delivered tomorrow night…

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Shannon most impressive of Epsom candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 September 1946 · page 18

Shannon's Campbelltown Handicap win at Randwick yesterday was the best Epsom Handicap trial this season. Shannon was more impressive yesterday than when he won the Campbelltown last year before going on to win the Epsom…

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Englishwoman's Local Election

The Sun · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 14

Although she has not yet arrived from England to take up a position as Principal of University Women's College, Miss Betty…

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M.H.R's SON, 10, Enjoyed Dad's Election Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 7

John Spender, 10, son of Mr. Percy Spender, M.H.R., attended his first political meeting last night. John, who is a pupil of Cranbrook School, accompanied his…

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