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Politics & elections, 1947

1,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 87

U.K. Candidates For 'Oscar' Honors

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday (AA.P.).--The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced nominations for the 1946 "Oscars."…

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S.A. State Elections Nominations Close Monday Polling Day March 8

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 8

Nominations for the South Australian State elections will close on Monday next, February 17, and polling will take place on Saturday, March 8. This decision of the Playford…

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Miners Plan Mass Protest To Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--Southern miners plan to hold a mass demonstration in support of their claims at the opening of State Parliament on February 26…

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Social Services Legislation Validating Bill for Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

A new Social Security Bill to validate existing social services legislation and remove many of the present difficulties will be…

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Russia's Democratic Elections Stalin Secures 100 per cent. Victory No Other Candidates Permitted to Stand

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

Ballot papers in the current election of representatives in each of the electoral districts of the 16 Soviet Republics carried only one name because there were no opposition candidates…

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N.S.W. Labor Council Ballot Communist Supported Candidates Defeated

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

Communist supported candidates were defeated for all positions in the annual ballot for the…

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Two St. George Players Await Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 10

Whether lock-forward Walter Mussing, and five-eighth Don Graham will play with St. George Rugby League club…

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Election Publicity

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

HOW much longer are we to be confronted with defaced walls, telegraph poles, etc., with crudelyprinted notices and posters of advice…

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Election Publicity

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

HOW much longer are we to be confronted with defaced walls, telegraph poles, etc., with crudelyprinted notices and posters of advice…

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Election Publicity

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

HOW much longer are we to be confronted with defaced walls, telegraph poles, etc., with crudelyprinted notices and posters oi advice…

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Election Publicity

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

HOW much longer are we to be confronted with defaced walls, telegraph poles, etc., with crudely printed notices and posters of advice…

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Election Publicity

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

HOW much longer are we to be confronted with defaced walls, telegraph poles, etc., with, crudelyprinted notices and posters of advice…

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Election Publicity

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

HOW much longer are we to be confronted with defaced wails, telegraph poles, etc., with crudelyprinted notices and posters of advice…

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Southern Miners Plan Rally At Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Wed.— Southern miners decided to-day to organise a mass demonstration outside Parliament House when…

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Labor Candidate Wins By-election

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 19

LONDON, Thursday.-- The by-election in Normanton (Yorkshire) has resulted in a win for the Labor candidate. Mr. Sylvester…

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Labor Candidate Wins By-election

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 19

LONDON, Thursday.-- The by-election in Normanton (Yorkshire) has resulted in a win for the Labor candidate, Mr. Sylvester…

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King To Make History In South African Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

FOUR days after his arrival at Capetown, next Monday, for his two[?] month tour of South Africa, the King will open the Union Parliament…

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Why There Is One Candidate Only la The Soviet Elections

Tribune · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

Whenever elections are held in the Soviet Union the same question is always asked abroad: “Why does only one candidate run in each constituency?” This question was asked last year, at the time of the elections to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR,…

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From the Four Corners Two Important Bills Under Discussion in British Parliament

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 8

Parliament has been discussing the Town and Country Planning Hill, and the Electricity Bill during the past few days. So much detail is involved both in the Bills and in the procedure of Parliament for their passage that one is liable to become lost in viewing their objectives…

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Orange Liberal Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

ORANGE, Thursday.—Mr. T. A. Whiteley, solicitor, of Orange, has been selected as the Liberal candidate for Orange at the State election…

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