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Politics & elections, 1947

1,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 87

Castlereagh By-Election w. H. Thomas (Llandilo) Successful

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 7

In what was a record vote for the Municipality. Mr, Walter Harold Thomas of Llandilo, was elected on Satureday in a by-election to fill the vacancy…

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Election of Officers

The Biz · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 8

The Mayor was requested to act as returning oflicer for election of president and vice-presidents, and the following were returned:—President, Mr. R. A…

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Liquor Referendum. Oyster Bay Polling Place

The Observer · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 7

The polling booth at Oyster Bay, in connection with the Liquor Referendum, will be at the Progress Hall, not at the Public School…

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Election Du Conseil General En Nouvelle - Caledonie

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

Comme partout en France et dans l'Union Française, les électeurs et électrices de la Nouvelle-Caléidonie ont été appelé a eére leurs represéntants…

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Labour Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

The entire meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council last night was occupied by the voting for the election of officers…

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New Japanese Elections Soon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

TOKYO, Feb. 7 (A.A.P.).— General MacArthur yesterday ordered the Japanese Government to prepare for a general…

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Writs for S.a. Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Friday. — The Executive Council has approved the issue of writs for a State election on March 8…

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Shire Conference Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Northern Suburbs Municipal and Shire Conference last night, the following office-bearers were elected:—…

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Communists Defeated Labour Council Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

Candidates who ran on the Communist ticket were defeated for the positions of vice-presidents and members of the executive of the…

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Macarthur Asks for Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 7

TOKIO, Saturday. -- General MacArthur has called for a general election in Japan. IN a letter to the Premier (Mr…

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State elections may be held in April

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1947 · page 2

ALARMED by the threat of a nation-wide strike in May, a section of the Labor Party is urging that the State elections be held in April…

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11,000 Polling Clerks Drink Referendum All Must Vote on

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 7

NEARLY 2,000,000 electors will vote in N.S.W. next Saturday, to decide whether hotels throughout the State…

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11,000 Polling Clerks Drink Referendum All Must Vote on

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 7

NEARLY 2,000,000 electors will vote in N.S.W. next Saturday to decide whether hotels throughout the State…

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11,000 Polling Clerks Drink Referendum All Must Vote on

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 7

NEARLY 2,000,000 electors will vote in N.S.W. next Saturday to decide whether hotels throughout the State…

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11,000 Polling Clerks Drink Referendum All Must Vote on

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 7

NEARLY 2,000,000 electors will vote in N.S.W. next Saturday to decide whether hotels throughout the State…

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11,000 Polling Clerks Drink Referendum All Must Vote on

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 7

NEARLY 2,000,000 electors will vote in N.S.W. next Saturday to decide whether hotels throughout the State…

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Divine Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 5

There was no reason to doubt that divine election was real, but the ground of it was not always fully conceived, the Rev. Percival…

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"Truly Free Elections" Russians Vote For Supreme Soviet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 10 (A.A.P.).— "There were never before in the world such truly free and democratic elections," Mr. Stalin told…

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Militant Wins AEU Election

Tribune · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 7

A MILITANT candidate, Mr. K. Miller, was elected to represent three divisions of the Amalgamated Engineering Union at the next…

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A.L.P. Candidates Beat Communists

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

Official A.L.P. candidates defeated the Communist ticket in the Trades and Labor Council elections. The assistant-secretary of the Trades…

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