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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 78

Parliament House Extensions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Lemmon, said to-day that plans were complete for…

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Form Of Moorefield Candidates 12.40 First 2-Year-Old Stake, 6f

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 8

STAR DAY. Coronation Day (imp.)— Satea (J. MacKinnon); Was in need of the run when he finished a long way back in the Canterbury 2-Y.O. Maiden…

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Election of Council by Retail Traders

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 7

AT the annual general meeting of the Retail Traders' Association yesterday the following were elected members…

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Election of Council by Retail Traders

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 7

AT the annual general meeting of the Retail Traders' Association yesterday the following were elected members…

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Election of Council by Retail Traders

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 7

AT the annual general meeting of the Retail Traders' Association yesterday the following were elected members…

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Political Form Guide Early Election Talk in Canberra

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 11

LIKE an old man with the brand of mortality heavy upon him, the Chifley Government is looking very thin about the neck…

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Woollahra Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

AN extraordinary election to fill the vacancy on the Council caused by the death of Aid. R. R. Thornton will be…

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Woollahra Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

AN extraordinary election to fill the vacancy on the Council caused by the death of Aid. R. R'. Thornton will be…

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Woollahra Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

AN extraordinary election to fill the vacancy on the Council caused by the death of Aid. R. R. Thornton will be…

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Woollahra Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

AN extraordinary election to fill the .vacancy on the Council caused by the death of Aid. R. R. Thornton will be…

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"Election" Budget to Give You Price Cuts

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sat.--Labor members Forecast that the Federal Government's pre-election Budget will reduce the price of tobacco, cigarettes, beer and spirits, furniture and…

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Liberal Win In Vic. By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Liberal Party candidate, Mr. E. R. T. Reynolds, 56, K.C., leader of the Victorian Bar, had…

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Liberal Party Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 4

PARKES, Sunday.—A Liberal Party committee yesterday selected Mr. H. J. C. Cockram, 31, garage proprietor, of…

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By-election at Kogarah

The Sun · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 7

Nominations for Kogarah by-election close at noon tomorrow. The election will be held on July 17…

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The Republicans will select a candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Sunday.-- A tumultuous event, unlike anything of its kind on the face of this worried…

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Sydney Solicitor Wins By-election

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY solicitor, Aid. W. F. A. Harvey, won the Woollahra Municipal by-election on Saturday from Mr. Arthur…

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2 Candidates For Kogarah

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 4

Only two candidates were nominated yesterday for the Kogarah by-election on July 17. Nominations closed at noon…

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Liberals Call For State Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 4

The New South Wales division of the Liberal Party yesterday called for nominations of candidates to contest seven country…

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Priests were suspended for having taken part in Communist-rigged elections

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

MINISTER for Health in the Czechoslovak Communist Cabinet, the Rev. Father Joseph Plojhar, and several other Czech clergy, were suspended from priestly functions for their defiant participation in recent "rigged" elections. This action underlined…

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Kogarah By-election

The Propeller · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 2

The Labour Party campaign will open this Thursday night in the Memorial Hall, Hurstville Speakers wiil include the…

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