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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 78

MP'S Widow To Contest By-Election

Truth · Sunday 4 April 1948 · page 5

Mrs. Catherine Cunningham, widow of Mr. L. L. Cunningham, M.L.A., will contest the Coogee…

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Reds Uneasy Over Italy Elections Ground Lost In Campaign Work Hold-up Is Threatened

Truth · Sunday 4 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—With the Italian elections only a fortnight off, there are indications that the Communists are becoming apprehensive over the result of the poll…

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Big March in Rome Pre-election Display Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 3

LONDON, April 4.— Twenty-five thousand men of Italy's armed forces to-day put on the biggest parade of power…

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Eclipse Stops Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Because there is an eclipse of the sun on Friday, the South Korea elections have been…

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Braund Report For Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, will table the Braund report in the Legislative Assembly probably on Thursday…

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Canberra Likely To Have Seat In New Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Residents of Canberra are almost sure to have a representative in the Federal Parliament after the next elections as a result of a recommendation to today's meeting of the Labor Caucus. CAUCUS is sure to adopt the…

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Canberra Likely To Have Seat In New Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Residents of Canberra are almost sure to have a representative in the Federal Parliament after the next elections as a result of a recommendation to today's meeting of the Labor Caucus. CAUCUS is sure to adopt the…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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Film Star's Embrace for Losing "Oscar" Candidate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1

LORETTA YOUNG (left), shock winner of an "Oscar" at the U.S. film industry's annual Academy Award…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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Film Star's Embrace for Losing "Oscar" Candidate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1

LORETTA YOUNG (left), shock winner of an "Oscar" at the U.S. film industry's annual Academy Award…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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By-election Nomination

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

Labor Party nominations for the Coogee by-election will close today. THE by-election is being held…

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People Against Bigger Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 5

By means of a Gallup Poll, Australians have again demonstated their definite opposition to the move to increase the size of Federal Parliament. In February, the Federal…

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Crucial Issue In Coming Italian Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

On April l8, 29 million Italians will be eligible to vote in one of the most crucial elections in European history. Tlie Italian people on that day will answer…

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Three Labor Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 6

Three candidates were yesterday nominated for Labor Party pre-selection to contest the Coogee by-election…

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Menzies Hits Out at Communists Censure Move In Parliament Chifley Says A.L.P. Policy Against Reds

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.--In spite of the "horrible accumulation of events in Europe" the Government of Australia continued to cloak "with the respect of the law" people who were the exact opposite numbers of those responsible for…

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