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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 78

Candidate Selected

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 7

Mr, D. D. Cross, Hurstville builder and contractor, was chosen last night as the Liberal Party's…

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Election Curtain

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Czechoslovakian Ministry of the Interior has announced that foreign correspondents will…

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Candidate Selected

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 7

Mr. D. D. Cross, Hurstville builder and contractor, was chosen last night as the Liberal Party's…

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Apple And Pear Board Election

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 16

CLOSING date for lodging of nominations for griwers representatives on the Australian Apple and Pear Board is June, 21…

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Smuts Leads in Poll South African Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

CAPE TOWN, May 27 (A.A.P.).—The United Party, led by General J. C. Smuts, is leading in the South African…

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Denial by Premier By-election Not Delayed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, yesterday denied that the Labour Party had delayed the Kogarah by-election in order…

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By-Election Not Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said last night the Labor Party had not tried to delay the Kogarah by-election…

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Smuts Leads in Election Boer Vote Uncertain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Thursday (A.A.P.).--General Smuts' United Party Government established a long lead in the early counting of the South…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday.--The Prime Minister (Field Marshal Jan Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday. -- The Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday.--The Prime Minister (Field Marshall Jan Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday. -- The Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday. - The Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday. -- The Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Defeated in South African General Election Party Also In Danger

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

PRETORIA, Friday. -- The Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts) has been defeated in the South African general election in his own constituency…

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Smuts Out of Office Landslide In Elections From Our Staff Correspondent And A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

CAPETOWN, May 28. —The anti-British Nationalist and Afrikander Parties have won a narrow victory in the South African general…

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Czech, S. African Election Contrast

Tribune · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 6

LONDON.—In South Africa’s general election, most of the people, being Negroes or Indians, couldn’t vote. In Czechoslovakia’s general election…

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S. African Election Chifley Silent On Result

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Neither the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) nor the…

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Apple and Pear Board Election

Truth · Sunday 30 May 1948 · page 31

The Commonwealth Department of Commerce and Agriculture states that candidates nominated by growers for…

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Czechoslovakia's "Free Elections"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

Yesterday the last act in the Czech tragedy was played out to an indifferent audience. Elections were held to confer…

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