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Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 104

Satirical Note on Elections

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 20

FRANKFURT. -- The Frankfurt newspaper A bend post recently gave advice, to candidates…

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Conference On Plans For Election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.-- Plans for the Federal election are being discussed at a conference…

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Conference On Plans For Election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Plans for the Federal election are being discussed at a conference…

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Election Date Likely To Be December 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Federal Labour members said to-night that they believed the Federal elections would be…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, September 1, 1949 Tasks Before the State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 2

One of the first of several important tasks which the State Parliament faces in its Budget session is consideration of price…

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LISMORE Annual Election Of Hibernian Officers

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 6

The annual election of H.A.C.B. Society officers of St. Carthage's branch, Lismore. resulted as follows: President, Bro. Tom Doolan…

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In This Year's Elections... Senate Poll Will Have Special Importance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 2

Before long a host of aspirants will be asking the electors to allow them to occupy places on the red leather-upholstered benches in Canberra's Senate Chamber and…

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Chifley Confers on Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— The Federal Labour Advisory Council to-day conferred with the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley,…

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Redfern By-election

The Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 7

Eight candidates have nominated for ALP pre-selection for Redfern by-election. Among them is Mr. D. H…

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Instruction Course for Lib. Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 13

Liberal candidates contesting New South Wales and Queensland electorates at the next Federal elections will attend an "instruction" conference at Gosford on…

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Candidates Seek Votes in Caucus Deputy Premiership Will Be Vacant Seen

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 20

MORE than half the members of State Cabinet are competing for the position of Deputy-Premier, which will become vacant when Mr. J. M. Baddeley is appointed Director of State Coal Mines…

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Candidates Seek Votes in Caucus Deputy Premiership Will Be Vacant Soon

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 20

MORE than half the members of State Cabinet are competing for the position of Deputy-Premier, which will become vacant when Mr. J. M. Baddeley is appointed Director of State Coal Mines…

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Candidates Seek Votes in Caucus Deputy Premiership Will Be Vacant Soon

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 20

MORE than half the members of State Cabinet are competing for the position of Deputy-Premier, which will become vacant when Mr. J. M. Baddeley is appointed Director of State Coal Mines…

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Candidates Seek Votes in Caucus Deputy Premiership Will Be Vacant Seen

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 20

MORE than half the members of State Cabinet are competing for the position of Deputy-Premier, which will become vacant when Mr. J. M. Baddeley is appointed Director of State Coal Mines…

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Candidates Seek Votes in Caucus Deputy Premiership Will Be Vacant Soon

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 20

MORI than half the members of State Cabinet are competing for the position of Deputy-Premier, which will become vacant when Mr. J. M. Baddeley is appointed Director of State Coal Mines…

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"Miss Australia" Candidate Miss Marjorie Nicholson

The Biz · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 3

AH the [?]unds which are raised as a [?]sult of the sopport given to Miss Aus[?] Candidates for 1949 are to be used for the establishment of a neurosis clinic…

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Question For Commonwealth Parliamentary Candidates

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 6

CANDIDATES at the next Federal Parliamentary elections may be required to say whether they favor basing "cost of production" in the butter industry, on a 40-hour week or on the 56-hour week as practised at present. This was urged at the conference of the Australian Primary Producers'…

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Fascists Win Vienna University Elections

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 8

VIENNA (JWNA).—The “Freie Stimme”, organ of the Austrian Nazis, hails as a victory for their movement the result of the recent…

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Chifley Says No Federal Election Yet Fixed

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.--The Prime Minister (Mi. Chifley) said today that no date had yet been fixed for the Federal general elections. "I HAVE a date in my mind,…

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Chifley Says No Federal Election Date Yet Fixed

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. today that no date had yet been fixed for, the Federal general elections "I HAVE a date in my mind…

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