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Politics & elections, 1964

69 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 4

End of 1963 marked by militant gains in union elections

Tribune · Wednesday 8 January 1964 · page 3

A series of victories for progressive forces in union elections marked the end of 1963. THESE victories were recorded in the Building Workers'…

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More opinions on Menzies election

Tribune · Wednesday 15 January 1964 · page 9

This week again Tribute devotes space to the opinions of readers on the reasons for the return of the anti-working class Menzies Government last November. We would like further contributions to the discussion. As yet no women have taken part and we…

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Menzies Exposed in Election Deceit Over Credit Restrictions

Tribune · Wednesday 15 January 1964 · page 2

The stop-go policy of the Menzies Government is once more in full swing, as the Communist Party warned during the election campaign. WITH all the political…

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Newcastle Thc Elections

Tribune · Wednesday 15 January 1964 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: All Executive members of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council have been re-elected unopposed for 1964…

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Japanese Communist Party makes election gains

Tribune · Wednesday 22 January 1964 · page 8

TOKYO: The Japanese Communist Party won five seats (an increase of two) in the recent general election. Despite various restrictions placed on the J.C.P. in the campaign the…

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Facts About Wa Labour Councils Election Result

Tribune · Wednesday 22 January 1964 · page 8

PERTH: A printed rightwing hew-to-vote ticket end a phoney "leftwing" ticket played a part in the recent annual election for the Western Australian Trades and Labor Council executive, on which rightwing forces have gained ground…

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Labor Council election setback to disrupters

Tribune · Wednesday 29 January 1964 · page 3

The election to the executive of the Labor Council of New South Wales last week of Mr. P. Clancy was a serious setback to the Sydney Morning Herald, National Civic Council and their collaborators inside the ALP who are trying to disrupt the trade unions by fostering party political squabbles…

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A woman's view, on the elections

Tribune · Wednesday 12 February 1964 · page 10

IF you still want women's views on the reasons for the Menzies win at the last election, here are mine: Firstly, as usual the Lib.-C.P…

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The NSW Labor leaders have something to answer for Welshing on ALP policy won't win elections

Tribune · Wednesday 12 February 1964 · page 8

The picture of the Labor Party presented to the people during the Federal elections by NSW Labor Premier Heffron and his Ministers and the Oliver-Colbourne ALP State Executive leadership, impacted the electorate most unfavourably…

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Women's Election Makes History

Tribune · Wednesday 12 February 1964 · page 8

PERTH.--Election of two women by the W.A. Trades and Labour Council to the Equal Pay convention in Canberra has made history in this…

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Fishing Club Election

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 25 February 1964 · page 5

Merrylands Amateur Fishing Club conducted its annual election of officers recently…

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Student's view on elections

Tribune · Wednesday 26 February 1964 · page 10

HERE are my ideas why the ALP lost the elections: 1) The leaders allowed themselves to be led by the nose into the morass…

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Wollongong-Kembla by election debacle indicts ALP Right-wing

Tribune · Wednesday 11 March 1964 · page 9

Following the Federal election debacle for Labor in NSW, comes the near defeat in the Wollongong- Kembla State by-election…

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Elections were rebuff to rigto-witig Senator calls for militant ALP policy

Tribune · Wednesday 18 March 1964 · page 9

CANBERRA: A Labor Senator said in Parliament that the Australian Labor Party "must forget the idea that we can govern for the better security of investments and to keep secure the interests of big business and monopolies…

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Historic Parliament on the Danube

Tribune · Tuesday 24 March 1964 · page 5

HUNGARY'S Parliament building overlooks the Danube. It has twice been the seat of people's power, in 1919 for a few weeks only to be crushed by outside capitalist armies. The people took power again after the last world war and unlike 1919 there is nothing the capitalists can do about it…

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Menzies Exposes in Parliament His War Plane Swindle

Tribune · Tuesday 24 March 1964 · page 3

CANBERRA: Another piece of of election-eve trickery by the Menzies Government was revealed in Parliament last week when Menzies indicated the Government was considering purchase of a squadron of US Phantom fighter-bombers…

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Nouvelles De France Elections Cantonales

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 March 1964 · page 1

JT\ES élections au suffrage universel viennent d'avoir lieu en France et dans les départements d'Outre-mer, le le 15 mars, pour renouveler les…

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Raised in Parliament

Tharunka · Thursday 9 April 1964 · page 1

John Waddy, M.L.A. for Kirribilli, speaking in Parliament the other day said “the position is that concession…

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S.u.c. By-election to Be Held Soon

Tharunka · Thursday 9 April 1964 · page 3

By-elections in the faculties of Science, Engineering, Applied Science and Commerce are to be held on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, 24, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The by-elections have been necessitated by the resignations from…

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Communist candidates in Vic. elections

Tribune · Wednesday 15 April 1964 · page 5

The Victorian State Committee of the Communist Party of Australia has endorsed five candidates to contest the State elections on June 27. They are: Mr. R. Mortimer, East…

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