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Mercury, Tuesday 21 December 1948, page 13
A record number of branches, representing the largest number of members in the history of the organisation, will send delegates to the annual A.L.P. conference in Launceston on March 1, next year.
The date of the annual, conference was fixed at a meeting of the general executive of the party in Hobart yesterday. The Labour Women's Conference will take place on February 28.
The secretary (Mr. R. H. Lacey) said yesterday , that the. total membership of tine party in Tasmania would exceed the previous record by about 1,200. A new branch at Smithton had enrolled 250 members, and officials expected it to reach 300. The Snug branch had 150, and Cressy 250, and officials of the Prince of Wales Bay-Lutana, branch formed recently were confident that the branch would soon be the strongest in the State.
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Mercury, Tuesday 15 July 1952, page 2
The popular girl competition, conducted throughout the State by the ALP in aid of party funds, has been won by Mrs, Pat Woods, the Lutana - Prince of Wales Bay branch candidate.
The State president of the A.L.P. (Mr. Reece, M.H.A.) said yesterday the committee which worked for Mrs. Woods raised £306/17/6. Second place had been gained by Miss Robin Benjamin (Denison branch) and third place by Miss Nancy Wilson (affiliated unions).
Mr. Reece said the winner would be entitled to a free holiday in Melbourne for a fortnight, or the equivalent of the cost of such a trip.
Other candidates would he presented with mementos of the contest.
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Mercury, Saturday 1 April 1950, page 3
Mr. E. R. Cullen was, until recently, a businessman at Glenorchy. He spent most of his earlier life on a small fruits farm. He is a former president of the Transport Workers' Union, a Justice of the Peace for Glenorchy, and a foundation member and president of the Prince of Wales-Lutana branch of the A.L.P. He is keenly interested in athletics.
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Mercury, Tuesday 5 December 1972, page 3
HOBART, Monday.
- The Tasmanian ALP executive disbanded its Labor Youth Movement today and postponed a decision on its reconstruction until the party's State conference in February.
The executive also deferred a move for an inivestigation into statements allegedly made by Mr Richard Mulcahy, one of two men claiming to be the State Labor Youth president.
The party's senior vice president. Senator Poke, who chaired today's meeting, said the executive had a request from the Lutana branch requesting an investigation into alleged statements by Mr Mulcahy. This would be done at the executive's next meeting on December 18.
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The Australian Labor Party has a long connection with the Hall - from running meeting, social and fundrasing events and operating a branch from the Hall.