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Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 104

Cardiff Workers Hear Communist Candidate

Tribune · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 6

NEWCASTLE.— Mr. Laurie Aarons, Communist candidate for Newcastle, held a successful lunch-hour meeting at Cardiff co workshops…

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Communist Candidate will Fight For Small Farmer

Tribune · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 7

STRUGGLE against the monopolies which are sapping the fife blood of small farmers is pledged by North Coast…

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Attentive Hearing For Communist Candidate

Tribune · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 5

MR. LAURIE AARONS, Australian Communist Party candidate for Newcastle in the Federal elections, was given an excellent…

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Candid Commentary Prelude to Elections

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 4

ENTERING an election campaign as we are about to, I keep on wondering how many who will vote have any…

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A.L.P. picks candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 5

The Central Executive of the A.L.P. last night selected Mr. W. Crook as the Labor Party candidate…

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Election Radio Order 'Chinese'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Fri.--The provisions and effects of the regulations covering election campaign broadcasting time seemed "all Chinese," Mr. Cameron…

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Cabinet Soon to Fix Election Date

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 8

CANBERRA, Fri.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day tha[?] Federal Cabinet on September 26 would consider…

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Elections Victory to Labor Canberra

The Sun · Sunday 18 September 1949 · page 2

LABOR is certain to win two of the five seats on the Canberra Hospital Board…

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Labor Election Hopes Rose

The Sun · Sunday 18 September 1949 · page 40

Labor won two by-elections in Queensland last weekend. The Liberals said…

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Hopes, Doubts In Canberra See-saw Labour Fears Election Boomerang Gant Retreat From Socialisation

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 18 September 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Saturday.—The Opposition is determined to make socialisation the main issue in the forthcoming Federal election, and Labour members are worried about it…

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Election at Canberra Dr. Nott Wins Council Seat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA, Sunday. — Dr. L. W. Nott, who will be independent candidate for the new Canberra seat at the…

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Redfern Seat Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

Only two candidates — Communist and A.L.P.—will contest the Redfern by-election on October 8…

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Parliament Federal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The House of Representatives was given a long statement on devaluation and its effects by the Prime Minister,…

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Commos Not Eligible for Radio Talks "Only Parties as are Represented in Parliament" Formula Endorsed by Federal Government

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 7

Daily newspapers throughout Australia hove been discussing the prospect of commercial radio stations broadcasting policy speeches of the Communist Party at the…

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Chifley Bucks the Press Tory Iron Curtain Pierced Censorship on Q'land By-Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 7

The importance of Parliamentary Broadcasts was underlined in the Federal Parliament last Wednesday when the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, was able to make use of the…

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Pre-poll Ban on News Will Not Apply In By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 5

The 70-hour pre-poll ban on publication of electoral matter will not apply to the Redfern and Cessnock by-elections, to…

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Allot Denial Angers Cessnock Alp Candidates

Tribune · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

THE ALP will contest the Cessnock by-election with seven rejected candidates bitterly resenting denial of a democratic…

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Start Election Drive Now Ogston Tells Communists

Tribune · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 6

With Federal election date set for December 10, all candidates and campaign directors should get their campaigns into full swing and immediately set up the organisation necessary to win victory, Mr. Adam Ogston, Central Campaign director for the Australian Communist Party, said this week…

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Victorian election predicted

The Sun · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- An early State election in Victoria is predicted by some political…

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Election class for Liberals

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 12

Forty-six Liberal Party candidates contesting seats at the Federal election in December will…

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