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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1959

152 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 8

Election Date Delay Childish, Says M.l.a

The Biz · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 8

The refusal of the Premier (Mr. Cahill) to set the election date is childish, endorsed…

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Communist Candidate's Policy

The Biz · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 8

Election promises by the Fairfield Communist Party candidate include Fairfield Hospital…

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Cabramatta District News Naturalisation Ceremony the Candidates

The Biz · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 7

Mrs. Krystyne Anyszklewies, 27 Albert Street, Cabra- matta (Polish); Mrs. Maria Francesca Arlco. Rowley…

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Communist miner candidate

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 9

JACK TAPP, mine check inspector, who is Communist candidate for the N.S.W. mining electorate of Lake Macquarie…

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Communists standing for S.A. election

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 8

BELOW are the Communist candidates who will be contesting seats in the South Australian State elections, which are to be held on March 7…

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Libs beaten on election stunt bid

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: The presence of Communist Party and trade union spokesmen at…

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Communist candidate for Fairfield

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 12

E. LIPSCOMBE . . . one of the Communist team in the N.S.W. elections…

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Election Hollies

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 1

New South Wales : Wednesday, February 25 7.30 p.m. Sydney Trades Hall. J. R. Hughes (Bankstown),…

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Good Start for Party Candidates

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 3

SYDNEY: Members in the Parramatta Section got away to an excellent start on Sunday in the campaign to…

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Calls to miners to play active part in N.S.W. elections

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1959 · page 9

SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation Central Council last week unanimously decided to urge all members to play an active part in the forthcoming N.S.W. elections and to do everything possible to defeat the Liberal - Country…

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C.P.A. Alderman's record shows what could be done in Parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 9

SYDNEY: The record of Communists in local Councils gives a sample of what could be achieved, on a State-wide scale, by Communists in State Parliaments. THE work of Ald. Mel McCalman of…

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Miss Fairfield Competition Candidate to Baby-sit

The Biz · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 2

Gail Crosby, the Fairfield High School candidate in the "Miss Fairfield" competition in aid…

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Fete for Sports Candidate

The Biz · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 7

The fete in support of Miss Rosemary Piggott, Sports candidate in the "Miss Fairfield" Quest, in…

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To put the "NEW" in New South Wales Here it is Communist Party election policy for NSW

Tribune · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 5

A NEW force is needed in State Parliaments to represent the workers and small farmers, the producers of wealth. That force is the Communist Party…

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£220 for eight months use of T.V. set Candidate exposes H.P. rackets

Tribune · Wednesday 25 February 1959 · page 10

SYDNEY: The case of a Fairfield worker demonstrates the urgent need for electing…

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Three Jewish Candidates In State Poll

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 1

Three candidates at the State elections on March 21 are members of the Jewish faith. They are contesting metropolitan…

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Communists will be 'job delegates' in Parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 11

SYDNEY: "Communist members of Parliament will play the same part as union delegates on the job. "They will fight for the workers' interests in Parliament…

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Fred Pater son showed what Communists do in parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 8

On two successive occasions when members of the Queensland Parliament voted themselves handsome rises in salary, Mr. Fred Petersen (then M.L.A. for Bowen) passed his entire increase over to the Queensland Trades and Labor Council to help its campaign…

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State Elections Communist Candidate on Hire Purchase

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 7

The case of a Fairfield worker demonstrates the urgent need for electing to Parliament Communists who would genuinely fight against hire purchase rackets and the…

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Labor's Fairfield Candidate

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 2

Mr. Clarrie Earl. M.L.A. for Fairfield far the past six years is a happily married man with five…

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