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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 105

Australia's Only Red M.p. Defeated in Qld. Election

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 April 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--F. W. Paterson, Australia's only Communist member of Parliament, is certain to lose his seat as a result of today's State elections. His electorate of…

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Footballer As Lib. Candidate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

Well-known former international Rugby League footballer, Mr. Ross Lachlan McKinnon, has been…

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Footballer As Lib. Candidate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

Well-known former international Rugby League footballer, Mr. Ross Lachlan. McKinnon, has been…

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Footballer As Lib. Candidate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

Well-known former international Rugby League footballer, Mr. Ross Lachlan McKinnon, has been…

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Footballer As Lib. Candidate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

Well-known former international Rugby League footballer, Mr. Ross Lachlan McKinnon, has been…

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Queensland Election Treatt's View On Voting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 4

The Leader of the New South Wales Opposition, Mr. V. H. Treatt, said yesterday that the most noticeable…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Social Services Consolidation Bill, passed by the Senate, was introduced into the House of…

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State Parliament's Life Nearing End

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

The present, and final, session of State Parliament would end this week or early next week, the Premier (Mr…

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State Parliament's Life Nearing End

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

The present, and final, session of State Parliament would end this week or early next week, the Premier (Mr…

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State Parliament's Life Nearing End

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

Tire present, and final, session of State Parliament would end this week or early next week, the Premier…

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Robbing Labor Groups of Anti-Communist Kudos Tory Spotlight for Menzies in Swoop on Labor's Anti-red Drive Phoney Bill As Campaign Trick for Next Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 4

Despite the fact that the industrial groups of the Labor Party hove been working tirelessly in recent years to dislodge from Trade Union positions prominent Communists who had wormed their way into key positions during the regime of Tory…

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State Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 6

The Chief Secretary, Mr. C. Matthews, said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that completely new rolls for the coming…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—In the House of Representatives the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, gave notice of a bill to alter the…

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Municipal Elections in November

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 2

TEL AVIV, April (JTA).—Municipal elections will be held throughout the country on November 14 for 12 Municipal Councils and 27 local councils…

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Labour Caucus Members' Election Tip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. J. McGirr, told yesterday's meeting of the State Labour Caucus that the Government expected to…

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Don Iddon's New York Diary Crime wave overshadows election in Cleveland

The Sun · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 22

CLEVELAND (Ohio), Wednesday.--I came to Cleveland to report an election, but I feel compelled to cover also a crime story. The election--the…

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State Elections

The Propeller · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

Mr. C. H. Little, Of Padstow, has been selected as the Liberal Party candidate for the George's River Electorate…

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McGIRR Replies on Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) yesterday attacked an editorial in the Daily Telegraph. The editorial pointed…

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Candidate in Quest

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 12

Kath Pullen has been nominated by the Willmott Advertising Agency in the "Miss Advertising…

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Candidate in Quest

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 10

Kath Pullen has been nominated by the Willmott Advertising Agency in the "Miss Advertising…

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