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Politics & elections, 1948

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Election Candidate Has Fine Record

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

Endorsed by the East Parramatta Progress Association, Mr. Joe Henderson is a candidate for Parramatta City…

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Deputies Reject Motion to Limit Membership Bitterness at Record Meeting: Hiatus: in Election of Officers

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 8

Art motion limiting membership of. the Board of Deputies to British born and to others who had availed themselves of the opportunities of British naturalisation, was defeated at the monthly meeting of the Board of Deputies held at the Maccabean Hall on Tuesday night…

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28 Jews Members of British Parliament

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, (World News Service) Writing in the Liberal News Chron icle recently, A. J. Cummings said, that people kept writing to ask how…

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Rockdale’s Beach Girl Candidate

The St George Call · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Miss Betty Davis, well-known resident of King St. Rockdale, has been chosen as Rockdale Police Candidate in the Sunday Telegraph Beach Girl…

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Broadcasting Parliament A.B.C. Programmes To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 2

Sir, — Your correspondent "Viardot" views with apprehension the bleak days ahead when Canberra broadcasts will…

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Fairfield By-election

Truth · Sunday 25 January 1948 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Henshaw (Official Labor) won a by-election for Fairfield Municipal Council yesterday with 2652 votes. Other…

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Union bans Red from election as official

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1948 · page 4

A COMMUNIST nomination for State presidency of the Printing Industry Employees' Union has been rejected. The board of management, interpreting new…

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Chinese Apathy at Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

HONG KONG, Jan. 25 (A.A.P.-Reuters).—Only about 15 per cent, of China's 250 million electors, it is believed, bothered…

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International Trade To be Discussed in Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

It has been suggested that there will be a full-dress debate on international trade when the next sittings of Parliament…

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By-Election Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

The last minute nomination of Mr. R. T. Vinnicombe as a candidate for the by-election on February 7, for the vacancy…

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Fine Record Of Election Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 5

An ardent worker for the public interest, Mr. Frank Quealey, of Fennell St., North Parramatta, is a candidate for…

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Five Candidates

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

The candidates are: Rex Gladstone Collect, dairyman; Joseph Alexander Henderson, bootmaker; Robin Charles Levick,…

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Election 'Headache' for Town Clerk

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

The by-election for the vacant seat on Parramatta Council is likely to give Town Clerk, Les Brown, the biggest headache of his Local Government career…

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Portrait for Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

The Commonwealth Art Advisory Board yesterday visited the Archibald Prize exhibition and inspected the paintings, one…

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Penrith Eight Candidates

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

Eight candidates are contesting two vacancies in Penrith Council and campaigning rather more intense than that of any municipal election in…

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By-Elections Castlereaghs Four Includes a Lady

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

THERE are four nominations for two vacancies in Castlereagh Council, including. Mrs. Laurence, of Londonderry, who also stood for…

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St. Marys Six Candidates

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

There are six candidates in St. Marys, where also there are two vacancies. The names appear in another column…

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N.s.w. Youth Aliyah Has a Big Task Ahead Splendid Support by Gentile Organisation: Unanimous Election of Office-holders

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

Youth Aliyah held its annual meeting on Wednesday, January 21, at the Tarbuth Rooms. It was well attended. Rabbi Schenk was in the Chair, and…

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Duntroon candidates

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Among successful NSW candidates for the Royal Military College, Duntroon, for…

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Socialist Setback By-election In Glasgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 29 (A.A.P.). —The Conservative candidate, Mr. Charles McFarlane, has won the Camlachie (Glasgow)…

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