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Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 104

Us Money Buys Two Elections London

Tribune · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 2

American money “bought” the two general elections of the last weekend, in Canada and Belgium…

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Election Bait Seen in Crisis on Currency

Truth · Sunday 3 July 1949 · page 7

COMMONWEALTH Treasurers, whose visit Sir Stafford Cripps has beseeched, are, perhaps unknowingly,…

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Treatt Advocates Tough Strike Policy Parliament to Get Views

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 7

PROSECUTION of strike leaders and operation of open-cut mines are included in a four-point plan to settle the coal crisis which the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt)…

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Treatt Urges Tough Strike Policy Parliament to Get Views

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 7

PROSECUTION of strike leaders and operation of open-cut mines are included in a four-point plan to settle the coal crisis which the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt)…

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Treatt Urges Tough Strike Policy Parliament to Get Views

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 7

PROSECUTION of strike leaders and operation of open-cut mines are included in a four-point plan to settle the coal crisis which the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt)…

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Treatt Urges Tough Strike Policy Parliament to Get Views

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 7

PROSECUTION of strike leaders arid operation of open-cut mines are included in a four-point plan to settle the coal crisis which the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt)…

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Election Pact In Victoria

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Agreement has been reached between the Country Party and Liberals…

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Election Pact for Victoria

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Agreement has been reached between the Country Party and Liberals…

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Election Pact In Victoria

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Agreement has been reached between the Country Party and Liberals…

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Law Court Reports Original Jurisdiction (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) Election Importing Co. Pty. Ltd., v Court1ce and Another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 5

His Honor dismissed this motion for an injunction and ordered that defendant's costs be costs in the action A stay of proceedings was…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — At question time in the House of Representatives to-day many questions on the coal strike were…

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Adelaide Branch Levy Tickets Selling Well in South Australia Happy Pointer to Federal Election Results

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 11

Reports from Branch Secretary Cameron reflect the enthusiasm of A.W.U. members for the 5/- Voluntary Levy to help the campaign fund for the coming Federal elections…

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A.L.P. Federal candidate a Red, says Sharpley

The Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- John Bennett, endorsed ALP candidate for Latrobe in the next Federal elections, was a secret member of the Communist Party, Cecil Herbert Sharpley declared today…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Senate to-day passed through all stages the Genocide Convention Bill, the Whaling Bill, the Immigration…

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Parliament Should Remain in Session During Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 2

"Nobody has a better realisation of the situation than I have," said the Prime Minister, when Mr. Menzies…

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Parliament And The Press Comment on the News

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 4

THERE are some aspects of the report of the Royal Commission on the British Press which should be of more than passing interest to Australians. In a particular manner, the report should…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The House of Representatives to-day passed the Post and Telegraph Bill and the Lighthouses Bill, the…

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Parliament Adjourned Indefinitely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Federal Parliament adjourned at 11.7 to-night to a date to be fixed…

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Not a Candidate

The Sun · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 24

Former international Rugby Union player Brian Palmer said today that he was not a candidate for the…

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Labour Candidate Denies Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Asked to-day whether he was a member of the Communist Party, Mr. John Bennett,…

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