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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 105

Election Speeches Treatt Says Labour's Housing Is Failure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 4

The McGirr Government was trying to bluff its way out of its "horrible housing mess," the Leader of the State Liberal…

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Election Rally

Tribune · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 8

A COMMUNIST Election Rally and protest against Menzies’ Fascist Bill will be held in the Domain this…

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Candidates for Today's Races at Randwick

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 35

DYNAMITE, a candidate for the Exeter Handicap (lm.) at Randwick today, gets a "brush up" from apprentice Darcy Holland. RIGHT: Apprentices Bob Denn (left) and Brian Kilian (right) admire Conductor, topweight for the Ellesmere Handicap (1[?]m.). Brian Killian will have the mount on Conductor…

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Parliament House Is 134 Years Old

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 1

Next Saturday thousands of people will take part in the N.S.W State Elections. The old colonial buildings in Macquarie Street, where the new Parliament will sit, is the oldest Parliament House in the Commonwealth, and one of…

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Autumn Election Tipper

Truth · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 14

Signs of an Autumn election are multiply[?] but the Government won't fall without making [?] tremendous fight on lines carefully worked out [?] their chief tactician Herbert Morrison…

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Harpoons And Cudgels Made First Election Lively Mob Ruled Sydney After Street Fighting

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 2

THIS election campaign has been one of the State's quietest; but on a June day 107 years ago, the young Colony of New South Wales celebrated its first free elections with violence and bloodshed. NEITHER eggs nor…

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State Election Speeches Labour Attacked By Bruxner Over Red Bill Delay

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 6

The Leader of the Country Party, Mr. M. F. Bruxner, said at Moree yesterday that if people were really earnest in their desire to have Communists dealt with they must rally to the non-Socialist parties at the State election as they did at the Federal election…

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15 key seats to decide fate of McGirr Govt. Six Days to the Elections

The Sun · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 6

SEVEN country and eight city key seats are expected to decide the fate of the McGirr Government at the State elections next Saturday. Liberals confidently predict a landslide, but a Labor…

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Six days to election P.M. to support State Liberals at City rally

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 8

Prime Minister Menzies will support State Opposition Leader Treatt in a Liberal Party State election rally in Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday night…

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Four days to go before elections Final efforts as polling day nears

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 11

The Government and Opposition parties have strenuous programmes for the…

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Parties Plan Big Rallies for Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 8

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, will appear for the first time during the State election campaign at a Liberal Party meeting in the Town Hall to-morrow…

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Election Issues McGIRR Failure on Housing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 1

HOUSING is a big issue in next Saturday's State election. The McGirr Government won many votes in 1947 on its promise to have built in three years…

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Labor man says "If Labor loses NSW next Saturday we'll scamper for cover" 10 Federal Labor men watch the N.S.W. election

The Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 15

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--A relatively few men, by bold and dextrous manipulation of…

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Ball Aids Candidate

The Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 2

At a ball tonight, arranged by the campaign committee of Mr. Philip Goldman, Liberal candidate for Maroubra, a…

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Key Seats in State Elections--6 Danger for Ministers in Darlinghurst, Dulwich Hill

The Sun · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 12

If about 700 voters who supported Labor last December in both Darlinghurst and Dulwich Hill switch their votes to the Liberal Party, two State Labor Ministers will probably be defeated at next Saturday's election…

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Party Spokesmen Give Their Views on Election Issues Liberal "Labor's aim is socialisation"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 6

CITIZENS with the welfare of New South Wales at heart should now be…

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No Election This Year, Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--There will be no election this year, the Minister for Food (Mr. Maurice Webb) told a meeting…

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Election Drive Rallies

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 6

The Labor and Liberal parties will hold important election meetings tonight and tomorrow…

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Apathy to State's Election Campaigan

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 3

State election campaign enters its last days. Leaders of all parties are depressed at the lack of…

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No Election This Year, Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--There will be no election this year, the Minister for Food (Mr. Maurice Webb) told a meeting…

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