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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 105

Australia's foreign policy The special session of Parliament on Thursday on Korea puts spotlight on--

The Sun · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 13

CANBERRA, Tuesday. --Labor's prewar attitude to foreign affairs was once summarised by…

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Attlee's Driver Averted A By-election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) and Mrs. Attle were able to leave their safely when the brakes caught fire while they were driving from their country home to As Mr. Attlee got in his secretary's car, which was…

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St. Marys Trades and Labour Council Election of Officers, Anti-red Bill, Etc

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 1

AT a meeting of St. Marys Provisional Trades and Labour Council held on 28th ult. (postponed from 14th) officers were…

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Ald. H. Connell Resigns Exemption From By-election Asked for

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 1

ALD. H. CONNELL has resigned from Penrith Council, but it may not necessitate the holding of a by-election, as application…

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Parliament called "too late"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Two former Labor Ministers--Mr. Ward and Mr. Calwell--criticised the Government in the House of Representatives today for not having called Parliament earlier to discuss the Korean war…

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Parliament Backs Korea Policy Unanimous Support For Menzies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Both Houses of Federal Parliament to-day unanimously approved the Government's action in placing naval and air units at the disposal of the…

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Menzies Seeks Parliament's Approval Of Korean Policy Both Chambers Endorse Help for U.N.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, to-day asked a specially summoned meeting of Federal Parliament to endorse the. Government's policy on the…

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Les elections au Conseil superieur des Francais de l'Etranger

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

Les renseignements et commentaires que voici, publiés par l'U.F.E. dans La Voix de France, intéresseront certainement nos compatriotes résidents: "Un de nos correspondants nous écrit au sujet de la désignation par…

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Elections Showed Japanese People Turning to Left

Tribune · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 5

TOKYO.—A realistic analysis of the results of the recent elections to the Japanese Upper House indicates that the political centre of gravity is moving left. COMPARED with the last…

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Tom Bowling Thanks Election Helpers

Tribune · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 7

MR. TOM DOWLING, Communist candidate for Balmain in the recent State election, has asked the Tribune to thank all those who took…

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Labor's £80,000 Plan to Train Candidates

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 4

A remarkable £80,000 scheme to train young Labor M.P. s in-the-making is being, considered by the Federal A.L.P. PLAN was picked up by keen, cagey. A.L.P. general…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 10

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 10

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. Will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 8

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 10

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Commission Will Open Parliament

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 10

The first meeting of the 36th Parliament of N.S.W. will take place tomorrow, when the principal business will be the…

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Formosa may be the big test for U.N. Although some members were asleep or drinking in the bar when the motion was carried without dissent in the Federal Parliament last week, that one-day sitting was probably a turning point in our history. Members learned that the Korean war may be localised, but

The Sun · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 14

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Bold and imaginative experiments, fated ultimately to…

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Parliament Unanimous on Korea

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

Both Houses of the Federal Parliament last Thursday passed unanimous resolutions endorsing the action of the U.N.O. Security Council on Korea…

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