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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 78

Bunddeena Breaks the Ice. Shire Election Campaign

The Observer · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 9

Three of the five contenders for selection as Progress Group (B Riding) attended a representative meeting of Bundeena Progress Association…

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The Secret Document Case This Is What Privilege Means To Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 2

In refusing to disclose how he obtained documents from which he quoted in the House of Representatives on Thursday, the Leader of the Country Party, Mr. A. W…

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Letters Documents in Parliament Mr. Fadden's Rights To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 2

Sir,—The outstanding fact emerging from the embroglio now going on in Parliament between Mr. Fadden and Mr. Chifley is…

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Wollongong Council Election To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Friday. —The election of the first council of 15 aldermen for the Greater Wollongong area will…

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Plain Issues For The 1949 Election Your Vote Could Make Australia Socialist

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 7

Do you want a Socialist Australia? That's the question you will have to decide when you vote in next year's general election. Here we show how the Labor Party has…

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By-election Win for Labor Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--Labor retained the seat at the Stirling and Falkirk by-election with a majority of 2175…

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Elections in Berlin

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 5

BERLIN, Saturday.--The Berlin City Council yesterday decided to conduct the municipal elections on…

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By-election Win for Labor Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.--Labor retained the seat at the Skirling and Falkirk by-election with a majority of 2175…

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Elections in Berlin

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 5

BERLIN, Saturday.--The Berlin City Council yesterday decided to conduct the municipal elections on…

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U.S. Election Moves Little Hope For Truman

Truth · Sunday 10 October 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Saturday.—Invading Governor Dewey's bailiwick—the Hew York State capital of Albany—President Truman yesterday made a bid to obtain the vote of the…

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Election Music Hits The High Notes

Truth · Sunday 10 October 1948 · page 11

CARING considerably more for a dollar than for what is happening in the world, songwriters are adding a political note to popular music. Each time an international or national event hits the head-…

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Labour Wins By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Oct. 10 (A.A.P.). Mr. Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) won the by-election for Stirling by 2,175 votes…

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Letters to the Editor Privilege in Parliament Mr. Fadden's Stand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

Sir,—In a barrage of platitude directed against the Fadden affair and the Opposition in general, Mr. Reg. Martin makes at least…

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Wild Melee In Italian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 3

ROME, Wednesday.--Fist fights between Communists and neo-Fascists raged for an hour in the…

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Wild Melee In Italian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 3

ROME, Wednesday.--Fist fights between Communists and neo-Fascists raged for an hour in the…

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Smiles for Police and Frowns for Parliament C.P. Leader's 'Act' for Electors

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 1

It would be difficult for any politician or even an actor to adopt a more hypocritical pose than that assumed by the Country Party Leader, Mr. Fadden, during the "confidential…

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Letters Privilege and Parliament Mr. Fadden's Case To the Editor of the "Herald."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 2

Sir,—Even if the reading of confidential documents in Parliament by Mr. Fadden was ethically wrong, surely the people of…

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Civic Reform Party Council Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 4

VICE-PRESIDENT of the Citizens Reform Party (Sir Sydney Snow) today announced the following additional…

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Civic Reform Party Council Candidates

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 4

VICE-PRESIDENT of the Citizens Reform Party (Sir Sydney Snow) today announced the following additional…

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Election Date Fixed

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

TEL-AVIV, October 12.—The elections for the Israeli Constituent Assembly have been fixed for December 15, 1948…

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