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Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 104

Fifty Years Ago Election of Hospital Officers

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

At a meeting of the Committee of Nepean Cottage Hospital held last Tuesday at the Council Chambers, officers for the ensuing year were…

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Concord Election

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) will open Labor's campaign for the Concord by-election in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall…

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Govt. to Fight Election on Taxation Cuts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.--Ministers said tonight that the Federal Government would fight the next election on its direct and indirect taxation cuts…

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Liberal Team for Fed. Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 11

THE State president of the Liberal Party (Mr. W. H. pooner) said today he expected the party would begin…

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Liberal Team for Fed. Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 11

THE State president of the Liberal Party (Mr. W. H. Spooner) said today he expected the party would begin…

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Liberal Team for Fed. Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 11

THE State president of the Liberal Party (Mr. W. H. Spooner) said today he expected the party would begin…

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Liberal Team for Fed. Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 11

THE State president of the Liberal Party (Mr. W. H. Spooner) said today he expected the party would begin…

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Liberal Team for Fed. Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 7

THE State president of the A Liberal Party (Mr. W. H. Spooner) said today he expected the party would begin…

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Liberal Team for Fed. Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 11

THE State president of the Liberal Party (Mr. W. H. Spooner) said today he expected the party would begin…

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I Know These 'People's Courts' a Hungarian member of Parliament "purged" by the Reds and now living in Sydney, tells the inside story of Communist "Trials" in Hungary today

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 3

THE author of this article, Dr. Frank Palinay, is a former member of the Smallholders Party in the Hungarian Parliament. He is a Doctor of Economics of the Budapest University and, besides being a Parliamentarian, was assistant-manager of an Hungarian oil company. He was in Hungary throughout the Nazi occupation, and he and his mother sheltered Jews in their homes. He was elected to Parliament at the elections of 1945, after being elected to…

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F.S.A. Nominees For Wheat Committee Election

The Land · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

NOMINEES from four zones in New South Wales were appointed at its meeting this week by the executive council of the F.S.A, to contest the election for producers representatives on the State Wheat Committee…

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Candidates For New' Wheat Board

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

EIGHT wheatgrowers have been selected by the excutive council of the N.S.w. Farmers and Sottlers' Association to contest the…

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Labor Election Victory Will Change Nation's Face, Casey Declares

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

GREATER efforts to broaden the basis of Australia's , economy, particularly on the rural tide, were necessary, said the Federal president of the Liberal Party (Mr. R. G. Casey), addressing a large public meeting at Mt. Gambier…

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Liberal Party Selection Of Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 4

The Liberal Party to-night will select its candidate for the Concord by-election, to be held on March 12…

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Liberal-c.p. Election Talks

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

Liberal and Country Party executives will meet in Sydney today to consider a pact for the next Federal and State…

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Parties Prepare for By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 13

The State Opposition Leader (Mr. Treatt) will open the Liberal Party's campaign for the Concord by-election at…

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Jew’s Election Stirs Hopes of S. A. Democrats

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, (W.N.S.)—When a Jew is elected to a high municipal post anywhere in the world outside of Israel, that is news. But when that happens in Malan's Union of South Africa where race hatred is on the increase,…

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C.p. to Support Liberal Candidate

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 12

NO Country Party candidate will be endorsed for Calare electorate against the sitting Liberal Party member (Mr…

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Candidates For By-Election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 4

The Liberal Party last night chose Alderman Brice Mutton as its candidate to contest the by-election on Saturday, March…

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Labour Wins By-election Staff Correspondent and A.a.p

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 3

LONDON, February 18.— Labour retained the Batley and Morley seat, in Yorkshire, at a by-election yesterday…

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