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Politics & elections, 1972

77 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 4

ALP Left in truce for election

Tribune · Tuesday 12 September 1972 · page 2

An announced compromise between the Australian Labor Party's Socialist Left and the rest of the party to establish unity in the federal election campaign is…

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CPA election campaign

Tribune · Tuesday 12 September 1972 · page 12

Preparations are speeding up to launch what promises to be one of the best ever Communist Party election campaigns. There has been an enthusiastic response to the…

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En Metropole . . . Pas D’elections Anticipees

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 15 September 1972 · page 1

paris. — La controverse sur la date s élections législatives, qui dure dejis quatre mois maintenant, pourrait être…

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Et En Nouvelle-caledonie Elections Territoriales

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 15 September 1972 · page 1

. -utnea. — Le scrutin du 10 sepr re pour le renouvellement sieges qui composent l'Assemblée-itoriale s'est déroule dans le plus…

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The Elections and the Future

Tribune · Tuesday 19 September 1972 · page 5

NEARLY a quarter-century of conservative political domination can . . . must . . . will be ended when the people go to the polls. This era of political conservatism has certainly been a period of "growth"…

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Parliament Arians Protest to Russia

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 21 September 1972 · page 1

Sixty-two members of Federal Parliament, representing all political parties, have signed a petition protesting at the Soviet tax placed on Jewish academics wishing to leave Russia and emigrate to Israel. The petition was sent to…

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Newtown elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 21 September 1972 · page 4

President of the Western Suburbs Synagogue, Mr B. Proweller, was re-elected for a second term of office at the…

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Meet the Candidates Jill Hyman - Likes to Help People

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 21 September 1972 · page 17

A fall gentle girl, Jillian Hyman, a 1972 JNP Queen candidate, is studying at Miss Hale's Business College. Her immediate aim is to work with an airline or some other interesting position where…

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Cpa Election Fund

Tribune · Tuesday 10 October 1972 · page 12

The Federal election fund for the Communist Party of Australia over the last two weeks raised a further $1,310. It is now nearly half way to target and leaves just…

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Meet the Candidates Queen quest for AZA youth worker

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 12 October 1972 · page 15

As a member of the editing committee, in addition to the executive of AZA, one of dark-haired Sonia Newell's tasks is to arrange the pages of over a hundred copies of their monthly magazine…

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Editorial Vietnam and the elections

Tribune · Tuesday 17 October 1972 · page 3

The history of United States policy in the Indochina war has two distinct but closely related sides: one concerns decisions as to the conduct of US aggression in the actual theatre…

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Meet the Candidates Tradition, Beatty Combine for Liane

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 October 1972 · page 14

With a grandfather who was one of the early Zionists, a brother of 24 now in the Israeli Army and an uncle living in Tel Aviv, it was natural for Liane Simons to be delighted when one of her…

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Notes Australiennes Elections Federales

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 20 October 1972 · page 4

L'Australie se réunira le samedi décembre 1972 pour élire les cent vinq-cinq Chambre fédérale des Représentants…

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Women quiz candidates

Tribune · Tuesday 24 October 1972 · page 12

SYDNEY: The Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) held a highly successful public meeting at Glebe last Friday night. At least 150 people were crammed into a not…

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Gearing up for election

Tribune · Tuesday 24 October 1972 · page 12

SYDNEY: Supporters of the election campaign for Laurie Aarons, CPA candidate in the Sydney electorate, will be out every Thursday night from 5 pm. and every…

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Education, the Election and the Draft

Tharunka · Wednesday 25 October 1972 · page 5

One of the most important issues in next Federal elections is education. The State and Federal Liberal Party governments have consistently done…

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Meet the Candidates Sports Girl Aims at Jnf Crown Win

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 October 1972 · page 13

She could be nominated as Sportsgirl-of-the-Year, for Karen Opit was named the most outstanding female basketball player in Maccabi for 1971, was chosen to play for the Eastern Suburbs District team and coaches the girls at Moriah College…

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A View of the Alp and the Elections

Tharunka · Wednesday 1 November 1972 · page 10

The Federal elections take place under conditions unlike any previous ones. The postwar stabilisation of capitalism, after Stalin’s betrayal of the European working…

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Central's election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 November 1972 · page 2

Central Synagogue will have a contested election for the twelve seats available on the congregation’s…

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Party for candidate

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 November 1972 · page 17

JNF Queen candidate, Liz White, was aided in the fund-raising quest for Israel by a recent reception in her parents’ Vaucluse home. She is pictured (centre) with Mr H. Roth, Mr and Mrs L. White, Israel Consul-General,…

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