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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 78

Emergency Meeting of Parliament Called Tie-up In Victoria

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- State Cabinet today decided to call an emergency meeting of Parliament this week…

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Parliament Called In Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The State Parliament has been called together from recess and…

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Caucus To Decide Size Of Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, at its pre-sessional meeting here on February 17, will be asked to vote on the question of an enlarged Commonwealth Parliament FEDERAL Cabinet decided last night that if the vote…

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Caucus To Decide Size Of Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, at its pre-sessional meeting here on February 17, will be asked to vote on the question of an enlarged Commonwealth Parliament. FEDERAL Cabinet decided last night that if the vote…

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Caucus To Decide Size Of Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, at its pre-sessional meeting here on February 17, will be asked to vote on the question of an enlarged Commonwealth Parliament, FEDERAL Cabinet decided last night that if the vote…

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Caucus To Decide Size Of Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, at its pre-sessional meeting here on February 17, will be asked to vote on the question of an enlarged Commonwealth Parliament. FEDERAL Cabinet decided last night that if the vote…

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Lib. plans for early elections

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Early Federal and State elections are expected by Liberal Party chiefs…

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General Election in Eire on February

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

DUBLIN, Tuesday.--On the advice of Premier de Valera, President Sean O'Kelly has dissolved the Dail and…

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General Election in Eire on February 4

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

DUBLIN, Tuesday.--On the advice of Premier de Valera, President. Sean. O'Kelly has dissolved the Dail and…

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A Bigger Parliament Matter Referred to Caucus

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 12

Proposals for a bigger Commonwealth Parliament, which were considered by the Federal Cabinet at its meeting on…

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Vic. Tramway Strike Other Unions May Join Parliament Assembling

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- There is a strong possibility that the Melbourne tramway strike will develop by Friday into a general transport hold-up…

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Vic. Tramway Strike Other Unions May Join Parliament Assembling

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- There is a strong possibility that the Melbourne tramway strike will develop by Friday into a general transport hold-up…

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Vic. Tramway Strike Other Unions May Join Parliament Assembling

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- There is a strong possibility that the Melbourne tramway strike will develop by Friday into a general transport hold-up…

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Vic. Tramway Strike Other Unions May Join Parliament Assembling

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- There is a strong possibility that the Melbourne tramway strike will develop by Friday into a general transport hold-up…

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General Transport Hold-up Feared Vic. Unions Support Tram Men Parliament Assembling

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- There is a strong possibility that the Melbourne tramway strike will develop by Friday into a general transport hold-up…

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Americans Fight Against Unionism Costly Shop Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

The United States Government will spend four million dollars this year because the sponsors of the Taft-Hartley…

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Federal Election Possibilities Anti-Labor's Fanatical Yell

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

Theoretically, control by a majority-elected Government of the affairs of the nation is acceptable to most people in English-speaking countries in preference to control by an arbitrarily appointed…

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Liberals Get Ready For Early Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

The New South Wales division of the Liberal Party yesterday called for its first batch of Federal and State…

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Not Keen on Re-Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--President Truman "doesn't care" whether he is re-elected next…

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Tour Candidates' Failure Saggers Slow, Hamence Poor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 15

Candidates for the Australian team to tour England, R. A. Hamenee (S.A.) and Ron Saggers (N.S.W.), failed in the final day's play in the Sheffield…

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