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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 105

F.R. Peterson's London Diary They promised to abolish income tax at the last February election

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 16

LONDON, Wednesnesday. -- For an election that was demanded with such…

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Teacher is candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 7

Mr. John Clark Adamson, 39, schoolteacher at Rozelle Junior Technical School, will be the…

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Irish Prisoners As [?] Poll 'Candidates'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

BELFAST, Wednesday.--[?]ee prisoners in Belfast gaol [?]ve been elected by the Sinn[?] to stand as abstentionist…

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Teacher Chosen for By-election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 8

A schoolteacher, Mr. John Clark Adamson (39) was chosen last night to be the Liberal Party candidate in the Concord…

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Irish Prisoners As Uk Poll 'Candidates'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

BELFAST, Wednesday.--Three prisoners in Belfast gaol have been elected by the Sinn Fein to stand as abstentionist…

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Irish Prisoners As Uk Poll 'Candidates'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

BELFAST, Wednesday.-- Three prisoners in Belfast gaol Wave been elected by the Sinn Fein to stand as abstentionist…

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Teacher Chosen for By-election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 8

A schoolteacher, Mr. John Clark Adamson (39) was chosen last night to bthe Liberal Party candidate in the Concord…

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Stormy Scene in Austrian Parliament

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 9

VIENNA.—Deputies of the neo:Nazi Union of Independents exchanged blows with members of the other three parties when the new Austrian Parliament met…

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Liberal Pre-Selection for Wollondilly Twenty-five Candidates

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

Twenty-five candidates are seeking selection as the Liberal candidate for the Wollondilly State by- election caused by the resignation of Mr. Jeff…

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Deputies' Election Duty

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

"Members of the Board of Deputies must ask and Invite people to register for the forthcoming elections," said Mr. Sydney Einfeld, chairman of the…

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Don Iddon's New York Diary Americans focus attention on the British election

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 24

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Perhaps Tate and Lyle should tip off Abercrombie…

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Election Held in Tiny Principality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 9

MONACO, Thursday.--Right-wing national coalition candidates won 11 of the 18 seats in the elections held…

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Election Held in Tiny Principality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 24

MONACO, Thursday.--Rightwing national coalition candidates won 11 of the 18 seats in the elections held…

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Election Held in Tiny Principality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

MONACO, Thursday.--Rightwing national coalition candidates won 11 of the 18 seats in the elections held…

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Election Held in Tiny Principality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 9

MONACO, Thursday.--Rightwing national coalition candidates won 11 of the 18 seats in the elections held…

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C.p. Candidates for Armidale By-election

The Land · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

THE Australian Country Party (N.S.W.) has endorsed two candidates for the Armidale byelection to be held early next…

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The British Elections

The Land · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

AUSTRALIANS will watch with more than the usual amount of interest the result of the British general elections set down for next month…

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Govt. Will Honor Election Pledges

The Land · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday,—Quite unjustifiably, a section of the community is evidencing impatience at the failure of the Menzies-Fadden Government to…

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Early Decision on Petrol Promised End Of Rationing Expected Election Policies Unchanged, Menzies Declares

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 11

FEDERAL Cabinet in expected to announce a decision on petrol rationing after its meeting on Monday. The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) has declared that there was no question of any abandonment of the policies set out by…

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State By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 2

Sir,—It is announced that by-elections to fill the Legislative Council vacancies are arranged for different dates…

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