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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 105

Ban on Election Comment May Go

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

A move to abolish recent legislation providing a 70-hour pre-election press "curfew" on election, news and comment will be considered by State Cabinet tomorrow…

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Labor Candidates For Upper House

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

For the third time in a month, the Labor Party has nominated several candidates to fill a single vacancy in the Legislative Council. In this way, party organisers…

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Labor Candidates For Upper House

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

For the third time in a month, the Labor Party has nominated several candidates to fill a single vacancy in the Legislative Council. In this way, party organisers…

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Ban on Election Comment May Go

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

A move to abolish recent legislation providing a 70-hour pre-election press "curfew" on election news and comment will be considered by State Cabinet tomorrow…

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The Master Builders’ Association of New South Wales Ladies’ Auxiliary. Election of Office-bearers

Construction · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 3

At the First Annual Meeting of the Matter Builders’ and Exchange Ladies’ Auxiliary held at the Builders’ Exchange, 12 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, on Tuesday, 4th April, the following…

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Five Jews In Soviet Parliament

The Sydney Jewish News · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

MOSCOW. Five of the 1,302 Deputies elected to the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. in the recent elections were Jews…

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Penrith Girl in England Pageant at Opening of Parliament

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 7

Miss Maureen Sheens, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sheens, of Union Road, Penrith, left on a holiday trip to England several months…

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Jewish Labour Candidate

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 3

Mr. Harold Levien, of Rose Bay, has been selected by the Australian Labor Party as its candidate in the Vaucluse electorate for the coming State elections…

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Old Boys' Election

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 5

St. Patrick's College (Strathfield) Old Boys Union recently held its annual general meeting and elected the following committee for 1950:…

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Yugoslav Elections

The Sydney Jewish News · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

BELGRADE The Executive Committee of the Association of Jewish Religious Communities in Yugoslavia has issued an election…

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Labour Wins By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 3

LONDON, April 6 (A.A.P.). —Labour yesterday won Neep[?]end, Sheffield, by-election. The Solicitor-General, Sir…

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Disorder in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 22

WHEN the Labor Opposition in the House of Representatives at Canberra last…

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Candidates for the Ministry

The Methodist · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 3

The attention of prospective candidates for the ministry and superintendents of circuits is invited to important matters related to candidature. The "Manual of Directions" which gives…

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The Week in Politics New Parliament Shakes Down And New Figures Show Up By Our Political Correspondent

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 9

PARLIAMENTARY Canberra in recess time is like a rookery from which the birds have flown. The voices are silent, the corridors are deserted, the tourists are deprived of the free show provided by…

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Political Ins and Outs a Federal election this year, unless someone is bluffing

The Sun · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 33

In place of the fine, brave words in the maiden and other speeches, there will be some real action in the Commonwealth Parliament after the Easter recess, which ends on April 19. After a week or so in…

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State Labor plans a July election

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 34

ALMOST certainly the Labor chiefs will decide on July as State election month. That is about the furthest the evil day--from…

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Candidates to Attend 'School'

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 11

About 20 Liberal Party candidates for the State elections will attend a pre-election "school" at Kim's Camp,…

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Last sitting of State Parliament

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 9

State Parliament will meet at 4.30 pm tomorrow for its final sitting before the State elections expected to be held…

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M.L.A's. to defy A.L.P. at elections

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 11

If is expected that Mr. S. R. Heferen MLA will shortly resign from the Labor Party. Mr. Heferen will contest Barwon, for which he is the…

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More Bills For A Dying Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 2

At the recent "unity" conference between the State A.L.P. executive and the Parliamentary Labour Party, it…

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