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Politics & elections, 1948

1,544 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 78

First N.t. Parliament Met Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

DARWIN, Monday. -- The first Northern Territory Legislative Council opened at 10 a.m. today…

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First N.t. Parliament Met Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

DARWIN, Monday. -- The first Northern Territory Legislative Council opened at 10 a.m. today…

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First N.t. Parliament Met Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

DARWIN, Monday. -- The first Northern Territory Legislative Council opened at 10 a.m. today…

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Labour Not Agreed On Parliament's Size By Our Canberra Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

Though the Federal House of Representatives will resume its sittings on Wednesday, interest in Canberra at the moment centres on to-morro.w's Caucus meeting rather than on the forthcoming…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.--Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Labor Man's Warning on Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.-- Official excesses and administrative blunders could defeat the Labor…

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Letters to the Editor Parliament's Size Federal Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—It may be that "the case for increasing, even doubling, the number of Federal members is unanswerable" if we entirely…

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Party Pay-off Claim Civic Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

Election of Alderman E. C. O'Dea as vice-chairman of the City Council's Health and Recreation Committee was "the…

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Parliament to Be Enlarged House Of 122 And 60 Senators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Parliamentary Labour Party to-night approved plans to increase membership of the House of Representatives to 122 and that of the Senate…

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Bigger Parliament Next Year 122 In Reps., 60 In Senate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 7

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Federal Labor Caucus tonight decided to enlarge the Federal Parliament. The decision means that the Senate will…

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Alleged Election Irregularities Two Men Charged

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 5

Two men appeared at the Glebe (Sydney) Police Court last week on charges arising out of alleged…

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Federal Parliament

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

FEDERAL parliament resumed its deliberations yesterday after an adjournment which began early last December, and the political commenators…

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Parliament to Debate Tariff

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday. The Government proposed to debate within the next few weeks all tariff…

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Parliament to Debate Tariff

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday. The Government proposed to debate within the next few weeks all tariff…

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Summary of To-day's News Bigger Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

Mr. Menzies and Mr. Fadden criticised the Labour Party's decision to increase the size of Parliament…

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