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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 104

Penrith Branch of the P.P.U. is Functioning Election of Officers

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 4

The recently-formed Penrith branch of the Primary Producers' Union held another meeting on Wednesday evening, 12th inst., in the C.W.A. Hall,…

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Press Ban Move State Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 4

The New South Wales Country Press Association yesterday passed resolutions designed to overcome the…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Senate to-day agreed to the first reading of the following bills: Northern Territory…

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Xmas Coal Outlook Improves Chifley's Statement in Fed. Parliament

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday.--Subject to there being no serious industrial disturbances, there should be enough coal available for essential purposes over the Christmas period, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today…

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Xmas Goal Outlook Improves Chifley's Statement in Fed. Parliament

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday.--Subject to there being no serious industrial disturbances, there should be enough coal available for essential purposes over the Christmas period, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today…

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Xmas Coal Outlook Improves Chifley's Statement in Fed. Parliament

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday.--Subject to there being no serious industrial disturbances, there should be enough coal available for essential purposes over the Christmas period, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today…

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Xmas Coal Outlook Improves Chifley's Statement in Fed. Parliament

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday.--Subject to there being no serious industrial disturbances, there should be enough coal available for essential purposes over the Christmas period, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today…

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Xmas Goal Outlook Improves Chifley's Statement in Fed. Parliament

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday.--Subject to there being no serious industrial disturbances, there should be enough coal available for essential purposes over the Christmas period, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today…

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C.P. Election Talks This Week-end

The Land · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 20

A PRE-ELECTION conference of Country Par[?]y candidates and par[?]y officials will be held in Canberra this week-end…

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Vital Election for Council Yugoslav win tipped

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs.--While Yugoslavia is accusing Russia of massing troops on her borders, the U.N.O. General Assembly today is holding a…

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Luncheon For Queen Candidate

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 3

The Queen Competition, 1949, was officially opened by the President of the Jewish National Fund, Mr. H. B. Newman, at a…

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Northern Wizo-wizo-ivrah Queen Candidate

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 12

In support of our Queen candidate, Miss Henny Frankel:—Sunday, October 30, at 3 p.m., Garden-Card Party at the home of…

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Successful Party for Queen Candidate

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 12

A very successful party who held at Gold’s Restaurant of Tuesday, October 11, on behalf Railea Marks, Queen candidate…

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Parliament Federal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—In the Senate to-day the Liquid Fuel (Rationing) Bill, the Income Tax Assessment Bill, and the…

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C.p.- Lib. Unity in Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday. --The Country Party and Liberal Party were entering the election campaign…

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C.p.-lib. Unity, in Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- The Country Party and Liberal Party were entering the election campaign…

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C.p.-lib. Unity in Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- The Country Party and Liberal Party were entering the election campaign…

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C.p.-lib. Unity in Election

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday. -- The Country Party and Liberal Party were entering the election campaign…

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Menzies Expects A Petrol Find Before Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. R. G. Menzies, said to-night: "If I were a prophet I would say that the Commonwealth Government will, before the elections, discover that…

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Fuel before elections Govt. rushes petrol to aid rationing

The Sun · Sunday 23 October 1949 · page 1

THE Federal Government is trying to speed-up arrival of oil tankers to ensure there will be petrol for all when rationing…

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