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Politics & elections, 1956

132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 7

Election Pointer

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 6 January 1956 · page 1

An American correspondence in Paris, Harold Callender of the New York Times, writing on the French national elections held on January 2,…

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Big Communist Team for Nsw Elections

Tribune · Wednesday 11 January 1956 · page 12

The Communist Party will enter the NSW State elections in full force, contesting from 30 to 35 seats, the largest number for many years…

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Elections and Petrov

Tribune · Wednesday 11 January 1956 · page 11

ELECTION results have demonstrated, among other things, the utter failure of the Petrov stunt. This was obviously intended to discredit the…

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French Elections Communists biggest Party again

Tribune · Wednesday 11 January 1956 · page 3

Voting overwhelmingly for peace, the French people have seriously jolted the ricketty NATO-SEATO warmaking machine. WITH the support of the Socialists…

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Communist view on elections

Tribune · Wednesday 11 January 1956 · page 10

THE Rationalist Association of NSW has invited Mr. W. J. Brown Communist Party candidate for East Sydney in the 1955 Federal elections,…

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Les Elections En France D’outre-mer

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Au scrutin du dimanche 8 janvier, le député sortant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, M. M. Lenormand, a été réélu avec une confortable majorité. quelque 12.000 voix, contre 8.000 à son concurrent direct. Me Chatenay, plusieurs centaines à M. Raigasse…

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Apres Les Elections Legislatives En France La repartition definitive des sieges métropolitains (1)

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

PARTIS Elus Différences —11 Moselle…

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Parliament To Hear Findings

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1956 · page 1

Findings of the recently concluded inquiry into the administration of Per re matt a District Hospital are now certain to be made public. The inquiry dealt with 21…

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Candidate au titre de “Miss New Australia”

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 5

T E charmant ^ compétition organisée en aide au Fonds international Agée de 18 ans, née à Paris et résidant à Sydney depuis 1950, Mademoiselle…

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Election Prospects in W.a

Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1956 · page 9

PERTH.--The West Australian Labor Government goes to the polls this month with the State Legislative Assembly evenly divided…

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CPA launches £20,000 NSW election fund

Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1956 · page 12

A State Election Fund of £20,000 has been launched by the NSW State Committee of the Communist Party. THE Party will be contesting…

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Election Results

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 February 1956 · page 8

President: Mr. M. Freilich. Exesutive: Mr. H. B. Newman (President of N.S.W. State Council), Ron…

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C.P.A. Candidates for N.S.W. Seats Nsw Communist call to ALP on preferences

Tribune · Wednesday 8 February 1956 · page 1

The Communist Party has asked the NSW Branch of the ALP for an exchange of preferences in the State election on March 3. THE Communist Party has done…

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Cpa Candidate to Oppose Sa Premier

Tribune · Wednesday 8 February 1956 · page 2

ADELAIDE. -- The Communist Party will oppose SA Tory Premier Playford in the coming State election. He will be opposed by…

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South Australian elections March 3 Best Chance Yet to Put Out Playford

Tribune · Wednesday 8 February 1956 · page 9

This article, by a special correspondent, is one of a series on the situation in States in which elections are to be held early this year…

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State Elections Polling Booth at Penrith High School

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 February 1956 · page 1

A polling booth for the State elections to be held on Saturday, March 3, will be established in the Assembly Hall of…

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Four Candidates Likely for Nepean

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 February 1956 · page 4

Nominations for the State Elections close at noon tomorrow and at present it appears likely that there will be four…

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Liberal Candidate For Kogarah

The St George Call · Thursday 9 February 1956 · page 1

An interesting nomination to the sportsmen of the St. George district is that of H. E. ("Bill") Harper, Liberal candidate for…

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Les Elections Grecques

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 10 February 1956 · page 1

Le dimanche 19 février auront lieu en législatives dont le résultat décidera du sort et de l'avenir de la Grèce,…

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New Steps at Polling Booth

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1956 · page 6

For a number of years many accidents, have occurred at the Merrylands Drill Hall on each polling…

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