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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 105

Middle-class gets pre-election sympathy F.R. Peterson's London Diarry

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 14

LONDON, Wednesday. -- All this week some of Britain's best brains have been…

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Reds Prepare for Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).--The Communist. Party hoped to have 100 candidates at the next annual, elections in…

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Early Returns In Egyptian Elections 'Peoples Party' Leading

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 5

CAIRO, Wednesday. -- Unofficial returns in Egypt's general elections yesterday show that the Wafdist Party, the self-styled "people's party," has…

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Early Returns In Egyptian Elections 'People's Party' Leading

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 5

CAIRO, Wednesday. -- Unofficial returns in Egypt's general elections yesterday show that the Wafdist Party, the self-styled "people's party," has…

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Candidate dies

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 7

DUBBO, Thursday.--William Ferguson, 64, Independent candidate for the Federal seat of Lawson in the…

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Candidate's Death In Hospital

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 7

DUBBO, Thursday.-- William Ferguson (60), Independent candidate for Lawson in the last…

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Anti-farouk Party Wins Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

CAIRO, Thursday.--The anti-Farouk Wafdist Party last night gained an absolute majority in the…

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Candidate's Collapse Is Fatal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

DUBBO, Thursday.-- William Ferguson (60), Independent candidate for Lawson in the last…

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Candidate's Death In Hospital

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 7

DUBBO, Thursday.-- William Ferguson (60), Independent candidate for Lawson in the last…

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Anti-farouk Party Wins Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

CAIRO, Thursday.--The anti-Farouk Wafdist Party last night gained an absolute majority in the…

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Candidate's Death In Hospital

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 7

DUBBO, Thursday.-- William Ferguson (60), Independent candidate for Lawson in the last…

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By-election Ballots A.L.P. Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

The N.S.W. executive of the Australian Labour Party, at a special meeting last night, decided to select…

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Victorian Senate election

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. G. J. Rankin (L.-CP), former MRH for Bendigo, and Senator J. J. Devlin (Lab.) have…

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A.l.p. Plans for State Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 14

A special meeting of the State Executive of the A.L.P. last night made plans to contest the State elections and three by-elections this year…

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Elections In Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, came back from holidays…

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Elections In Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. Herbert. Morrison, Lord President of the Council, came back from holidays…

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Elections In Britain

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, came back from holidays…

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By- Elections In Four State Electorates

Tribune · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 7

BY - ELECTIONS in the State electorates of Armidale, Concord, Wollondilly and Wollongong-Kembla will be held on Saturday, February…

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King Paul calls for election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 4

ATHENS, Fri. (A.A.P.).--King Paul today called upon John Theotois…

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Liberal Plans for By-elections

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 12

The Liberal Party would contest the seats of Wollondilly, Concord, and Wollongong-Kembla in the Legislative…

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