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Politics & elections, 1947

1,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 87

Reunion Will Aid Candidate in Big Quest

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 17

Proceeds of the Air Force reunion in the basement of the Town Hall tomorrow night will aid the candidature of Mrs…

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Reunion Will Aid Candidate in Big Quest

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 17

Proceeds of the Air Force reunion in the basement of the Town Hall tomorrow night will aid the candidature of Mrs…

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Reunion Will Aid Candidate in Big Quest

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 17

Proceeds of the Air Force reunion in the basement of the Town Hall tomorrow night will aid the candidature of Mrs…

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A.W.U. ACTIVITIES Tasmania Branch Election of Mr. Jack Ferguson

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 5

A special meeting of the Tasmania Branch Executive was held on July 24 for the purpose of considering the appointment of a Secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. W. H…

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Elections in Burma Aung San's Widow Elected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 10 (A.A.P.). —Mrs. Aung San was elected unopposed yesterday to the Burmese Constituent Assembly,…

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Collingwood By-election September 20, Polling Day

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 4

Saturday, September 20, has been fixed as polling day for the Collingwood vacancy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly…

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Parliament Assembles On Sept. 23

The Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 7

State Parliament will open on September 23 for a heavy legislative session, which will extend until…

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Re-Election of Bowls President Unopposed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 12

Bruce Ramsey's nomination for re-election as president of the Parramatta Bowling Club will be? unopposed at the annual meeting…

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State Parliament Resumes Sept. 23

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 6

The Governor (Lieutenant-General Northcott) will open the next session of State Parliament on September 23. General Northcott will…

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Popular Re-election

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 14

LOUD applause erected the announcement at the conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association that…

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N.S.W. State Parliament Opens September 23

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

The New South Wales Parliament will open on Tuesday, September 23, for a heavy legislative session, which will extend…

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Industrial Conditions in Australia Branch President C.L. Davis in the S. A. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 11

But for the courage of our Commonwealth Government, said the Adelaide Branch President, C. L. Davis, recently in the South Australian Parliament during his speech on the Address in Reply, we…

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Ball at Courtlands for Teen-age Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 7

A lovely white marquisette frock made with a wide shirred skirt and trimmed with clusters of flowers made of tiny pale blue and pink beads was worn by Miss Mary Cummins, guest of honor at a ball organised for her at Courtlands last Wednesday by Mr…

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Lovely "Motherhood" Candidate

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 2

L[?] "Motherhood" candidate for Merrylands is Mrs. Grace Da[?] ad D[?] Anyone [?] send [?] or organise any…

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A.l.p. Candidate for County Council Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 14

The State A.L.P. Executive has selected Mr. J. H. Gardiner as the Labor candidate to contest the County Council vacancy which the resignation…

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Hungarian Elections

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 4

ON the last day of this mouth new elections are to be held in Hungary. At the last elections (the first after the country's "liberation") the Small…

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Candidates for City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 6

Civic Reform candidates for the forthcoming Sydney Municipal Council elections were announced yesterday by the acting president,…

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Liberals' Task at Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 5

The main task for Liberals in the next two years was to gain supporters in seats the party did not hold, the N.S.W…

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Demand For Election On Bank Issue

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Liberal Party has changed its demand on nationalisation of banking from a referendum to…

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Demand for Election On Bank Issue

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Liberal Party has changed its demand on nationalisation of banking from a referendum to…

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