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Politics & elections, 1978

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How to win an election

Tharunka · Monday 8 May 1978 · page 16

At UNSW there are c.18,500 students most of which are politically apathetic. I have been bribed into writing this article in the hope that this situation may change…

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Union election victory

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1978 · page 5

PERTH: Communist trade union leader Harold Peden has been elected president of the WA Metal…

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Adelaide Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 May 1978 · page 41

Jack Hines was reelected president of the South Australian branch of the Jewish National Fund…

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‘Al-quds’ Welcomes Navon’s Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 May 1978 · page 12

JERUSALEM: President-elect Yitzhak Navon won a lavish praise from “al-Quds” newspaper, Jerusalem’s largest Arab daily which rarely comments on Israel’s domestic politics…

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NCJW elections Recently Wed

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 May 1978 · page 18

The annual general meeting of the Seasiders Group of the National Council of Jewish Women…

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Elections Uni Union Elections Cometh Who will you vote for?

Tharunka · Tuesday 23 May 1978 · page 6

Elections are now underway to select nine people to represent the ordinary members (i.e. students) on the Board of Management of the University Union. The Ballot closes…

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Cremorne Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 May 1978 · page 5

At the recent annual general meeting of the Cremorne Hebrew Congregation, H.R…

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British election this year

Tribune · Wednesday 31 May 1978 · page 9

BRITAIN: The Liberal Party has announced it will withdraw its support from the Labor government when the present session of parliament ends in…

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Elections warm up

Tribune · Wednesday 31 May 1978 · page 4

SYDNEY: Gallagher-appointed NSW officials of the Builders Laborers Federation (BLF) are running their own separate ballot against the election run by the Electoral…

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Whitlam questions in Parliament

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 June 1978 · page 3

CANBERRA: Former Labor Leader Gough Whitlam has been asking questions in Federal Parliament about Australian fraud investigations…

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Nsw Will Contest the Validity of Election 28th Biennial Zionist Conference

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 June 1978 · page 1

The NSW delegation to the 28th Biennial Conference of the Zionist' Federation of Australia and New Zealand will contest the validity of elections and proceedings of the meeting held over the weekend in Melbourne at Beth Weizmann. In an unprecedented…

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Commerce Faculty By-Election for Student Union Council Terry Brogan

Tharunka · Tuesday 6 June 1978 · page 5

I suppose I could crowd this policy statement with many, wierd and wonderful promises such as 'free parking stickers for everyone' or 'free grog on campus…

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Commerce Candidate Slated

Tharunka · Monday 12 June 1978 · page 2

Dear Editors, I would like to comment on Robyn Miskelly's policy statement in Tharunka (June 6-13)…

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Adelaide Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 June 1978 · page 6

ADELAIDE: Michael Harrison will be the new chairman of the South Australian Maccabi…

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Dillingham sacks union candidate

Tribune · Wednesday 21 June 1978 · page 11

SYDNEY: Dillingham construction workers walked off the Qantas building last week in protest at the sacking of a crane dogman. They rejected proposals…

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NCJW elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 June 1978 · page 18

Three NCJW groups held annual general meetings recently. Those elected by the Pacific group are Miriam…

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North Shore Synagogue wants election contest

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 June 1978 · page 4

North Shore Synagogue president, Richard Dreyfus, this week called on younger members of the congregation to nominate for positions on its board of management. In the June edition of The…

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Rabbis Plan Emergency Meeting Over Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 July 1978 · page 8

JERUSALEM: An “emergency conference” of Israel’s rabbis will decide this week whether to cut off all contact with Religious Affairs Minister Aharon Abuhatzeira and demand his resignation — in protest against his efforts to…

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Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 July 1978 · page 18

Last year, more than $1,300 was raised by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the NSW Jewish…

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PCI gains in recent elections

Tribune · Wednesday 19 July 1978 · page 9

The Italian Communist Party (PCI) maintained and strengthened its position in the regional…

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