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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 78

Labour Loses By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

An independent candidate, Mr. C. C. Adams, of Matraville, defeated the Labour candidate, Mr. P. D. Hills, at a by-election on…

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Labor Loss In Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 7

Support for Labor in the South Ward of Randwick municipality declined 18 per cent. in the last 12…

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U.s. Speaker Urges Free Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.--"There will be no peace until all nations keep their hands off elections in other countries,"…

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U.s. Speaker Urges Free Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--"There will be no peace until all nations keep their hands off elections in other countries,"…

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U.s. Speaker Urges Free Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday.--"There will be no peace until all nations keep their hands off elections in other countries,"…

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U.s. Speaker Urges Free Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--"There will be no peace until all nations keep their hands off elections in other countries,"…

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Election Trends Coogee Key To Voting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

The result of the Coogee by-election next Saturday is expected to indicate the trend of voting at a later by-election in…

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Season Of Elections In Canada Special Correspondent in Ottawa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

PARTY politics are beginning to dominate the Canadian scene, for it is believed that a Dominion election will be held…

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Prosecution Ordered Leaflet For By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

The Government will prosecute T. W. McCristal for an alleged offence against a section of the Parliamentary…

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Candidates In Mother Quest

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 5

MRS DOROTHY BUCKINGHAM and her son Jon (two years and 10 months), of Manly, who…

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Candidates In Mother Quest

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 5

MRS DOROTHY BUCKINGHAM and her son Jon (two years and 10 months), of Manly, who…

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Vote for Taft in Election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday. -- Early returns indicate that Mr. Harold Stassen took on more than he…

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Candidates In Mother Quest

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 5

MRS DOROTHY BUCKINGHAM and her son Jon (two years and 10 months), of Manly, who…

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Candidates In Mother Quest

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 5

MRS DOROTHY BUCKINGHAM and her son Jon (two years and 10 months), of Manly, who…

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Housing Bigger Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Alterations to Parliament House to accommodate additional members of the House of Representa…

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Heated Scene in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Heated interjections from the Government benches punctuated a series of questions by the Deputy- Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Harrison) in the…

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By-election Leaflet Summons Is Served

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 3

A detective sent from the Sydney C.I.B. yesterday afternoon served a summons on T. W. McCristal, at Stoney Creek,…

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Close fight expected in Coogee election

The Sun · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

Both Liberal and Labor parties hope to win Saturday's by-election at Coogee, but neither expects a big margin. In 1947, Mr. Kevin Ellis…

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Meetings in By-election

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Final meetings in the Coogee by-election campaign will be held by the Labor and Liberal parties…

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Meetings in By-election

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Final meetings in the Coogee by-election campaign will be held by the Labor and Liberal parties…

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