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Politics & elections, 1949

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 86 of 104

Tenants Intimidated, Alleges Candidate

Tribune · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 7

Communist candidate for Martin, Mr. Tom Dowling, last night charged landlords and estate agents with developing a campaign of fear and intimidation. HE said that this was deliberate…

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Candidates Stand for New Deal for Coalfields

Tribune · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 7

COAL FIELDS Communist election candidates have a policy designed to torn their electorates from “Cinderella country…

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Election worker missing

The Sun · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 3

Mr. R. S. Watson, Liberal, candidate for Werriwa, assisted in a bush search at Como this afternoon for one…

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Candidates sought in all States tor Youth Forum

The Sun · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 2

The Sun is seeking a NSW boy and girl to compete with nominees from other States for selection as Australia's delegates to the 1950 Youth Forum in Britain…

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Shouting Match By Candidates

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 2

Three of the four candidates for Watson electorate tried to shout each other down, and at the same time cope with interjectors at Maroubra Junction this morning…

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Shouting Match By Candidates

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 2

Three of the four candidates for Watson electorate tried to shout each other down, and at the same time cope with interjectors at Maroubra Junction this morning…

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Shouting Match By Candidates

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 2

Three of the four candidates for Watson electorate tried to shout each other down, and at the same time cope with interjectors at Maroubra Junction this morning…

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Lang's Election Tip 'Calwell P.M. If Lab. Wins'

Truth · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 5

MR. J. T. LANG predicted last night that the Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) would be Prime Minister within a year if Labor won the elections…

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The Week in Politics Keen Interest In Elections

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 10

"SUNDAY HERALD" staff men with the three Party leaders on their election tours report that Messrs. Chifley, Menzies, and Fadden are drawing big audiences and getting highly…

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Both Leaders Are Confident Of Election Outcome Close Poll Tipped with N.S.W. As Key From Our Special Representatives

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—With the campaign half over and the election a fortnight away, both the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. R. G. Menzies, seem to be confident of the result…

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Organiser Missing Candidate Halts Campaign To Join Bush Search

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 1

The Liberal candidate for Werriwa, Mr. R. Watson, last night temporarily abandoned his campaign to search for his organiser, Reginald Eves, 53, builder, who has been missing int he bush since…

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Election Fever Vote Johnstone National Paste No Election Bills Here, Or Else—

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 4

Over-enthusiastic supporters of Federal election candidates are breaking the law by pasting up stickers…

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Boy Of Nine Gives Election Addresses

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 5

Adrian Walker, aged nine years, made seven election addresses in the Lowe electorate in support of the…

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Doctors to reject Govt's new plan "Election bribe"

The Sun · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 1

THE BMA will reject the Government's latest medical benefit scheme. An informed BMA source told The Sunday Sun last night that the BMA…

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Faces and slogans from election speeches

The Sun · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 5

"AT TODAY'S PRICES the working man hasn't a chance to put good food on his table."--S. E. Card,…

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Election Opponents Sum-up Chances

The Sun · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 5

THE SUNDAY SUN'S political correspondent, Oliver Hogue, yesterday questioned two men regarded as Australia's best election tipsters to get their views on the campaign and their parties' prospects. They are the Liberal Party's…

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Senate seats and candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 32

THE Senate poll has attracted 23 candidates, of whom all but two are in groups in this State the Liberal group drew first…

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Boy, 8, gives election speech

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 5

An eight-year-old schoolboy yesterday gave public addresses in Support of a Liberal candidate. He is Adrian Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. A…

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Federal Election Guide Sunday Telegraph Most Fateful Poll Since 1917

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 27 November 1949 · page 29

A life end death struggle between two political systems makes the Federal elections on December 10 the most vital in almost 50…

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Fadden Predicts Defeat Of Labor On Polling Day

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 8

WANGARATTA, Monday.--"Labor is on the way out and neither abuse nor falsehood can save the Chifley Socialist Government from the wrath of the electors on December 10," the Leader of the Country Party (Mr…

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