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Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 85 of 104

Menzies Back in Election Contest Heard By Big Crowds

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) returned to the…

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Election Meetings

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 2

The following political meetings have been set down for tonight: LABOR meetings for 8 o'clock…

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Fist-fight in Parliament Queensland Row Over Lottery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Blows were exchanged in the lobby of Parliament House to-night by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. H…

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Petrol for Elections 'Unfair To Country Candidates'

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 5

The Leader of the N.S.W. Country Party, Mr. M. F. Bruxner, last night said the allotment of special petrol…

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Liberal Candidate for Mitchell

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 7

"The present Socialist Government is like a man who has won a big lottery prize and then wasted the money," said Mr. Roy Wheeler, Liberal…

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Freedom or Socialism Election Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 5

Mr. R. C. Wheeler said last night that the issue at the election was the choice between freedom and Socialism…

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Basic Wage Case. Hearing After Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —The Full Arbitration Court will resume the hearing of the £10 basic wage case on…

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New Zealand election Nov. 30

The Sun · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 24

New Zealand will hold its general election next Tuesday (Nov. 30), 10 days before the…

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Editorial Women's Voice in the Elections

The Sun · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 3

Mr. Spender's appeal to women last night to "throw out the socialists" is given a special force by the fact that the women who try to keep Australia's homes together are always the…

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N.Z. election results are hard to pick From W. J. GREEN

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 8

AUCKLAND, Wed. --Most political observers say that picking the result of the…

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Camels go on election trail

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wed. -- The Commonwealth will use camels and packhorses to deliver and receive ballot papers in…

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Senate Will Play Big Part in next Parliament

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 9

“With the increase in the number of seats in the Senate of the next Federal Parliament it will play a bigger part in the governing…

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Govt. Nominee and Election of Egg Board Chairman Member's Criticism

The Land · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 14

ACTION of the two Government nominees on the Egg Marketing Board in voting together for the election of chairman was criticised after the election by Mr. W. H. Bruce, one of the candidates…

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C.p. Candidate Has V.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 2

The Country Party has been encouraged to regard the seat as theirs because of the comparative narrowness of Mr…

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New Zealand Election The Question:—Is It Time For A Change? From a Correspondent in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 2

A close result is expected in the general election which will be held in New Zealand on Tuesday, when the vote will be taken in the four Maori seats, and Wednesday in the…

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Dedman Claims £10,000--Election Libel Suit

The Sun · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) late today took out a Supreme Court writ claiming £10,000 damages for libel against the Geelong Advertiser and A. Gibson…

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Guide to the election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 7

No Federal election has been more important than the present one…

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McGIRR on Bank 'Team' in Election

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

A huge team of bank officers was being paid by the private banks to go from meeting to meeting…

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McGIRR on Bank 'Team' in Election

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 5

A huge team of bank officers was being paid by the private banks to go from meeting to meeting…

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Election Votes Recounted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 3

The National Assembly accepted Arias as legal president after the Electoral Jury had reported that a recount[?]…

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