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Politics & elections, 1953

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Progress Associations to Aid Shire Candidate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 1

Saratoga Progress Association will communicate with other district progress associations in an attempt to organise a combined effort to support the candidature of Mr D. Rowles in the…

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Election Comment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

All responsibility for electoral comment appearing in "The Gosford Times" is accepted by Barry J. Young. 148 Mann…

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Election Comment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

All responsibility for electoral comment appearing in "The Gosford Times" is accepted by Barry J. Young,. 148 Mann,…

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Labor Candidate Opens Campaign in Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

Failure to secure justice for district growers at the city markets could only be laid at the door of men who, in the past had been elected to represent the electorate, Labor candidate for Gosford,…

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Election Comment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

All responsibility for electoral comment appearing in "The Gosford Times" is accepted by Barry J. Young. 148 Mann…

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Change of Polling Venue

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

The location of Gosford's polling booth tot the State elections tomorrow week has been altered…

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Liberal and Labor Candidates 'Pep-up' Election Campaigns Political "Big Guns" Burst Into Action in "Battle" for Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

For several hours yesterday Gosford electors had the opportunity of hearing Liberal, then Labor opinions as top-ranking politicians of both parties spoke in support of candidates for the Gosford seat at the forthcoming election—tomorrow week. State Leader of the Opposition, Mr V. Treatt, [?]pported the Liberal candidate, Mr Harold Jackson, sitting member for Gosford,…

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Candidates to Be Asked School Policy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 8

Members of Parents and Citizens' Associations should ask their candidate. in the State elections, what he was doing with regard to educational needs, particularly in his own electorate…

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Election Day Results For Radio

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 11

New South Wales country listeners will hear a continuous broadcast of progress figures in the…

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Election Talk

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 10

Sir: The guns of the elections arc booming, and the unfortunate public is to have a spate of "policies"—in the…

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Election Policy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 5

Sir: It would be tragic if we, the people of NSW, all held the same defeatist convictions aa put forward by…

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Candidate Says He Is "Proud"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 5

"I am very proud to have for a leader of a political party Mr. Vernon Treatt, a man who is considered the greatest leader the liberal Party has had Mr. Treatt is always on hand in time…

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State Candidates Ready to Face Poll

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Voters throughout New South Wales will go to the Poll to-morrow between 8 am…

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Candidates Praise Clean Campaign

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

Mr. Harold Jackson, Liberal member for Gosford, said today that he was pleased that the campaign fight in the electorate had been clean, and he extended to the Labor candidate, Mr. Rupert Wallace, his appreciation for Keeping it on a correct plane…

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Grahame, Brown, Rowles To Team In Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Gosford shire president, Cr. W. B. Grahame, Cr. J. A. Brown, and Mr. D. J. Rowles will team together and seek election as A Riding representatives at the triennial shire poll next December. Cr. Grabame, who leaves…

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Three Candidates Nominated For Coronation 'Queen' Quest

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

Three candidates have been nominated for the Queen competition to be conducted by Gosford Shire Coronation Celebrations Committee in aid of the memorial pool and bookmobile funds. Candidates are Miss Peggy…

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Saratoga Wants Explanation About Teaming of Shire Council Candidate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

Mr. D. Bowles will be asked by Saratoga Progress Association to explain why he has teamed with Crs. W. B. Grahame and J. A. Broun for the next shire elections. The announcement, that Mr,…

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Candidate Tells Saratoga Reason

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

Mr D. Rowles' only motive in co-operating with Crs W. B. Grahame and J. A. Brown for the next…

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Election Comment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Responsibility for any election comment in this issue is taken by Barry J. Young, 148 Mann Street, Gosford…

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Labor to Contest All Ridings at Shire Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 3

Gosford branch of the Australian Labor Party will contest the shire elections in December on a nine-point policy. Patty will contest the…

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