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Politics & elections, 1947

1,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 87

Election Sidelights Callagnan v. McGirr

The Leader · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

P[?] at the big Hargreaves Park protest meeting last Sunday in adition to the Premier and a large ritinue of satelites, was Mr. Erme…

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Juvenile Queen Candidates Keen Liverpool A.o.f

The Biz · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 4

Great interest is being shown, both by the candidates and by the public, in the current queen competition being conducted by Liverpool Foresters' Juvenile…

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Questions in Parliament

The St George Call · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

Currey: 1 ask the Minister whether it is a fact that many of the people [?] home were damaged by the [?] [?] are very hard put to find the…

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Argentine Parliament Discusess Anti-Semitism

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 10

Charges and counter-charges concerning, the allegedly pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic actions of the Governor of the province of Santa…

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Campaign Shots Electors Go To Polls Tomorrow ELECTION DAY—To-morrow (Saturday). Voting is Compulsory. Hours of Polling—8 a.m. to 8 p.m

The Land · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

PARTY leaders have given their election eve messages and the final shots are being fired to-day in what has been a remarkably quiet…

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Communist Party Election Fund Result “Magnificent”

Tribune · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

The ACP Election Fund has been an amazing success and a fine demonstration of the growing desire to have…

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ACP Candidates In 5 Q’ld Seats

Tribune · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE. — Enthusiastic meetings have been held by the five Communist candidates contesting seats in the State poll on May 3—Messrs. F…

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Acp, Alp Speakers Flay Lang Candidate’s Record

Tribune · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

Past record of the Lang Candida te for King, Aid. Dr. H. J. Foley, is being severely criticised both by Communist and Labor Party speakers during the State election campaign. WHEN Aid. Foley was Mayor…

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Ryde Candidate Has No Party

The Sun · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

Mr. R. J. R. O Neile, Independent candidate for Ryde. said to-day that he had been designated in the morning Press as an…

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Women's News Younger Set Launches Miss Aust. Candidate

The Sun · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 11

MEMBERS of the Eastern Suburbs Auxiliary of the War Widows' Craft Guild met yesterday morning to make…

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Party Leaders Make Final Appeals: Elections Tomorrow

The Sun · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

Final appeals to the electors were made today by both the Premier (Mr. McGirr) and the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt). Mr. McGirr said Labor had made the State…

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"Sun" Readers Say -- Election Bait

The Sun · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Current electioneering notices are obviously designed to appeal to low instincts and rudimentary powers of reasoning. If we are…

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Questions for Candidates. To the Editor

The St George Call · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

Sir.—I would like a little of your space to put forward a few questions of public importance which should receive the attention of candidates at the State Elections…

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The Att Attacks Housing Plans McGirr Affirms Election Promise

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 9

The Opposition Leader (Mr. Treatt) said last night that the McGirr Government's promise to build 90,000 homes in the next three years had shrunk in the last two weeks…

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Candidate For Bondi

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

MR. S. W. McNALLY, Liberal candidate for Bondi in tomorrow's State elections. Mr. McNally is opposing the sitting…

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These Are The Main Issues Of The State Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

THREE years ago the people of New South Wales renewed the McKell labour Government's…

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Strike and the Election Communist Tactics To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

Sir,—One of the most remarkable features of the Victorian strikes is that they have been kept south of the border for so long…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, May 2, 1947 Election Eve

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

Democracy's workings have shown up poorly in Labour's conduct of the State election campaign, which will close to-night. Serious issues have…

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Candidates' Final Meetings To-day State Poll To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

Voting will take place to-morrow throughout New South Wales to elect a new Legislative Assembly of 90 members. There will be no voting in Botany, Clarence, Cobar,…

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Car Hits Polling Desk; Candidate's Wife, Others Hurt

The Sun · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 1

Mrs. Vera Moore, wife of the Lang Labor candidate for Phillip electorate, Mr. M. D. Moore, was injured with two others when a car crashed into a polling table in St. John's-road,…

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