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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 105

Turkish Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 10

ANKARA, Monday. --Only 50 per cent of the people voted in the Turkish elections which were described as very quiet…

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Turkish Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 10

ANKARA, Monday. --Only 50 per cent of the people voted in the Turkish elections which were described as very quiet…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Turkish Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 10

ANKARA, Monday. --Only 50 per cent of the people voted in the Turkish elections which were described as very quiet…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Turkish Elections

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 10

ANKARA, Monday. --Only 50 per cent of the people voted in the Turkish elections which were described as very quiet…

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Cabinet To Decide: Election Date, New Commissions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 4

When State Cabinet meets this morning it will have four major items to consider—the date of the State elections and the membership of three commissions the Government intends…

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Polling in Turkey Government Is Defeated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 3

LONDON, May 15 (A.A.P.). —First results show that the Turkish Government has been beaten in Turkey's first…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Senate, after question time, spent the whole of its sitting to-day on a motion ot dissent trom a ruling…

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Man Collapses in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.--A spectator collapsed in the public gallery in the House of Representatives tonight while…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, May 17, 1950 Waiting on Mr. McGIRR for the Election Date

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 2

Shivering on the brink of the election pool, Mr. McGirr still hesitates to announce the date of the plunge. The water,…

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May Be Referendum And Election Soon

Tribune · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Moves and counter-moves made here by both “Liberal” and Labor members indicate that there will be a referendum held before the end of the year, and an election early in the New Year…

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vic. Elections Show

Tribune · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

The big swing to Labor in the Victorian State elections is clear proof that the Federal Labor Party could defeat the Menzies-Fadden Government if it called its double dissolution…

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Treatt Will Kill Commissions Threat to act if Party wins election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 9

If the State Opposition is returned to power if will repeal the Government's legislation setting up Transport and Electricity Commissions…

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C.p. to Fire First Shot in Election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 1

The Country Party's Policy speech will be devered at Inverell next Monday night, whether…

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C P. to Fire First Shot in Election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 2

The Country Party's policy speech, will be delivered at Inverell next Monday night, whether…

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C P. to Fire First Shot in Election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 1

The Country Party's impolicy speech will be delivered at Inverell next Monday night, whether…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Senate to-day continued the second reading debate on the Commonwealth Bank Bill. The debate was…

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Onus Of Proof Clause In Red Bill Debated In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Both the Government and the Labour Party have circulated amendments to the onus of proof clauses in the bill to outlaw the Communist Party…

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Candidate for Nepean

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 1

Aid. A. A. Taylor, of the Blue Mountains City Council, a resident of Leura, has announced that he will be a candidate for Nepean Electorate at…

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Constituent Bodies Elections

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

As the result of a postal ballot held among the effective members of the N.S.W. Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, the following…

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Liberal-cp. Pact for Elections

The Sun · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 15

The 12-point plan drawn up by the NSW Liberal and Country Parties constitutes an election pact and an undertaking to form a coalition government after the elections, Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt, MLA) said today…

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