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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 105

Reds Were Quiet At Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 4

TOKIO, Monday.-- The Japanese election for the House of Councillors of 132 members yesterday was quiet and orderly, a contrast to the noisy election campaign. For more than a week…

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Reds Were Quiet At Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 10

TOKIO, Monday.-- The Japanese election for the House of Councillors of 132 members yesterday was quiet and orderly, a contrast to the noisy election campaign…

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Beds Were Quiet At Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 10

TOKIO, Monday.-- The Japanese election for the House of Councillors of 132 members yesterday was quiet and orderly, a contrast to the noisy election campaign…

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Reds Were Quiet At Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 10

TOKIO, Monday.-- The Japanese election for the House of Councillors of 132 members yesterday was quiet and orderly, a contrast to the noisy election campaign…

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Reds Were Quiet At Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 10

TOKIO, Monday.-- The Japanese election for the House of Councillors of 132 members yesterday was quiet and orderly, a contrast to the noisy election campaign…

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Reds Were Quiet At Jap Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 10

TOKIO, Monday.-- The Japanese election for the House of Councillors of 132 members yesterday was quiet and orderly, a contrast to the noisy election campaign…

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Speeches In Elections "No Hope" Policy On Housing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 4

There was no hope of an improvement in housing if the N.S.W. Labour Government stayed in…

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New Quest Candidate Resembles Film Star

The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 21

Priscilla Duff-Fyfe, 20, latest entrant in the Miss Australia Quest--bears a striking resemblance to a British film star, Jean Simmons. She is petite with naturally…

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Key Seats in State Elections--2 Elections may end life of Lang parliamentary party

The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 6

One likely outcome of the impending State elections will be the defeat of the three Lang Labor candidates and with them the Parliamentary demise of the party. The three candidates are Mr. Chris. Lang, sitting member…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA Tuesday—The Senate to-day continued the second reading debate on the Communist Party Dissolution…

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Deadlock in Tasmanian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 10

HOBART, Wednesday.-- With a speaker to be selected by the Labor caucus from its own…

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Deadlock in Tasmanian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 10

HOBART, Wednesday.-- With a speaker to be selected by the Labor caucus from its own…

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Deadlock in Tasmanian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 10

HOBART, Wednesday.-- With a speaker to be selected by the Labor caucus from its own…

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Deadlock Sn Tasmanian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 10

HOBART, Wednesday.-- With a speaker to be selected by the Labor caucus from its own…

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Deadlock in Tasmanian Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 10

HOBART, Wednesday.-- With a speaker to be selected by the Labor caucus from its own…

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To Meet To-day Tasmania's Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 5

The new Tasmanian Parliament will, meet to-day. The Labor Party will assemble at 10 o'clock for…

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Liberal Candidate

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

Alderman W. Campbell commenced his campaign in earnest last week, and addressed excellent meetings at Grenville Harris Park, Merrylands and…

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Review Of Labour's Prospects For The State Election By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

If Labour wins the elections—and observers rate its chances at slightly less than even-it may have to…

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Election Speeches Progress in State Labour Aid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 4

The State Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. J. Cahill, said at Glebe last night that New South…

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‘Peace Our Main Election Plank’

Tribune · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 7

“Only the organised might of the working class can stop war,” declared Communist Party campaign director Adam Ogston in opening the Party’s election campaign in the Domain on Sunday afternoon…

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