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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

378 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 19

Election Bet Senator's Criticism

National Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A newspaper director had made a substantial wager that Dr. Evatt would be defeated at the last elections, Senator…

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Macquarie Seat More Lithgow Candidates

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thursday: Dr. William Hammond, of Lithgow, announced to-day that he had submitted his name as a Liberal Party candidate for the…

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A.l.p. Ballot Candidates at Bathurst Meeting

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Fly candidates for the preselection ballot for the Macquarie by-election on July 9 last night addressed the Bathurst A.L.P. in…

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Candidates Address Bathurst A.L.P.

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 4

At the Bathurst A.L.P. meeting last night five candidates for the preselection were given permission to…

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Macquarie by - Election A.l.p. Pre-selection Nominees

National Advocate · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Nominations for the A.L.P. preselection ballot to decide the Labor candidate for the forthcoming Federal by-election for Macquarie closed…

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Lithgow Doctor Selected Lib. Candidate

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

At a pre-selection ballot held by the Liberal Party at Lithgow last night, Dr. William Henry Hannam was selected kas that party's candidate for the…

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Early Election Expected A.L.P. Action

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday At a meeting in Canberra today, the Federal executive of the Australian Labor Party decided to recommend that…

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Macouarie Seat A.l.p. Candidates

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Ten candidates win contest the A.L.P. preselection ballot for the Macquarie by election. The ballot will be…

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Lithgow Medico As Liberal Candidate

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 3

A graduate of Sydney University, Dr. William Henry Hannam, of Wrights-road, Lithgow, was last night endorsed as Liberal Party candidate to contest the Macquarie by-election, on July 28…

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Labor's Pre-election Polling Arrangements

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 3

Twelve polling places have been arranged by the A.L.P. brandies in Macquarie for the conduct of Saturday's…

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Macquarie By-election Liberal Campaign Opens

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: It is unlikely that the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies will make a personal appearance in support of the Liberal Party…

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Parliament And The Primary Producer

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.—There were encouraging signs in the Federal House last week that a new attitude is developing towards the problem of the primary producer—so often misunderstood in the past. The already harassed…

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The Macquarie by - Election

National Advocate · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

NOW that too party candidates have been selected, the political decks are being cleared for the battle of Macquarie to decide who shall follow the late Ben. Chifley as its representative in the Federal Parliament. Before the political poison gas from the various…

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Macquarie by - Election Luchetti Wins Labor Selection Protest Withdrawn

National Advocate · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

Mr. A. S. Luchetti easily headed the poll in the ballot for the selection of the Labor candidate to contest the Macquarie by-election on July 28. He…

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Queen Candidate's Bad Start

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

Det. R. Martin is investigating a complaint by Miss Irene Quinn, the Littleton Hostel candidate…

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Angry Persians Hurl Abuse at Parliament

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 3

TEHERAN, Monday. —Two thousand Persians shouted anti-British slogans outside Parliament House yesterday while the Government considered withdrawing Persia’s recognition of the International Court…

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Four Candidates For Macquarie By-election

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

Two late nominations received in the last hour today brought the number of candidates to contest the Macquarie by election to four, all being Lithgow residents. Nominations closed with the Divisional Returning Officer…

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Labor Candidate for Macquarie

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 3

Mr. A. S. Luchetti easily headed the poll in the ballot for the selection of the Labor candidate to contest the Macquarie…

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No C.P. Candidate for Macquarie

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: NSW Country Party general secretary, Mr. Dredge said today that the Macquarie electoral council of the party had…

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Bathurst Rifle Club Election of Officers

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Bathurst Rifle Club last night the treasurer's report showed that the club had a credit balance of £270 as well as…

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