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Politics & elections, 1950

2,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 105

Elections in Free Korea

Tribune · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 5

PYONGYANG—The elections of country, districts, and village people’s committees have been successfully completed in six…

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Edgar Holt's Political Form Guide Great Battle Of Tactics When Parliament Meets

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 11

When Federal Parliament meets a great battle of tactics will begin, a test of strength between a Government with a majority in the House of Representatives and an Opposition with a majority in the…

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Election Win Gives Reds Fresh Heart

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 5

Election of L. J. McPhillips, as national secretary of the powerful Ironworkers' Union for a three-year term, has given the badly-shaken Australian Communist Party its greatest morale boost this…

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Labor plan for election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 9

The Central Executive of the New South Wales Labor Party last night began preparations for a…

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Humming Top to Spin in Epsom Candidates Well Tested For Mile

Truth · Sunday 24 September 1950 · page 20

Epsom candidates have been through the crucible in the past month or so and Truth's 11th-hour selections for next Saturday's glamor mile race are Humming Top, Achilles and Denali…

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Entertainers Show to Aid Quest Candidate

The Sun · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 9

Bond's popular Entertainment Unit will present its Variety Bombshell at Parramatta City Hall to-morrow night in aid of pretty Betty Ashcroft, Parramatta RSL sub-branch's candidate in the Miss…

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Stop Press U.k. Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 24

LONDON, Monday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) told a Sheffield meeting yesterday that he was not going to say when the next…

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Epsom, Metrop. candidates to clash in barrier trial

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 23

Two Epsom and five Metropolitan candidates will clash in a seven-furlongs harrier trial at Victoria Park today. They are Persist and Beau China (Epsom)…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly continued the debate on the motion for the adoption of the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's Speech…

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Question on Wool Tax in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday. --The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today denied that the…

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Question on Wool Tax in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today denied that the…

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Canberra Alert To The Signs Of New Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

As members gathered in Canberra this week for the resumed sittings of the nineteenth Australian Parliament one question was on everyone's lips —…

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F.R. Peterson's London Diary Attlee's advisers urge new election

The Sun · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 21

LONDON, Wednesday. -- How long Clement Attlee will continue to govern at Westminster is anybody's guess -- and everybody seems to be having a guess. The woods…

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Caucus orders executive to prepare platform for election

The Sun · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Federal Parliamentary Labor Caucus today issued an instruction to the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party Executive to draw up an election…

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Election Now "Inevitable"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.--Senior Labor members claimed tonight that the A.L.P. Federal Executive's decision on the Anti-Red Bill now made a…

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Firm Labor Stand on Red Bill Election Threat No Bar

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--An unsuccessful attempt was made at today's meeting of the Federal…

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Firm Labor Stamp on Red Bill Election Threat No Bar

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--An unsuccessful attempt was made at today's meeting of the Federal…

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ANTI - Red Bill to Get Priority Election Threat No Bar

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Commonwealth Government has decided to. declare the Communist…

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Firm Labor Stand on Red Bill Election Threat No Bar

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--An unsuccessful attempt was made at today's meeting of the Federal…

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Firm Labor Stand on Red Bill Election Threat No Bar

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--An unsuccessful attempt was made at today's meeting of the Federal…

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