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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 4 of 19

Fed. Elections Vic. Lib.-c.p. Senate Team

National Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Liberal Country Party and the County Party today agreed to a joint Senate team of six for Victoria. The…

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Red Candidates Announced Nine for Reps

National Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Communist candidates for the elections were announced today. In N.S.W. a team of six will stand…

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Fed. Elections Cabinet Reviews Policy Speech

National Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Federal Cabinet is meeting tonight in an effort to clear up administrative matters. This will be the last meeting of…

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Woman Senate Candidate

National Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The NSW Central Council of the Country Party to-day endorsed Mrs. Thelma Kirkby formerly of Dubbo as its second…

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Selection Of C. P. Candidates

Central Western Daily · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. —[?]e Country Party today selected nine candidates for the Federal elections on April 28. The…

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177 Polling Booths in Lawson Electorate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

There are 177 polling booths in the Lawson Federal electorate, which includes Mudgee and district…

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Challenge to Prime Minister Attlee: Tories Press for British Election

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

At a time when the English nation should be united, or at least on friendly terms with itself, if rearmament with all the strains and stresses it involves is to work smoothly, it is unfortunate though not altogether surprising that…

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Jack Lang to Contest Senate Election as an Independent; Pledges he will Break Deadlock

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

In order to save a deadlock in the Upper House following next Federal election, Mr. Jack Lang, former Premier of N.S.W. has submitted his name as an Independent for election to the Senate…

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Labor Candidate for Lawson, Mr. H. A. Manning

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 11

Friday last marked the opening of the campaign of the Labor candidate for Lawson, Mr. H. A. Manning, for the forthcoming Federal Election. At Gulgong and Mudgee, Mr. Manning was assisted on the platform by the Hon. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A…

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Mr. Cotton Selected As Liberal Candidate

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

The Liberal Party bn Saturday selected Oberon saw-miller and farmer, Mr. Robert Carrington Cotton, as its candidate to oppose the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr. Chifley, at this…

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Party Leaders Leave On Election Tours

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Lead rs of the three main political parties left Sydney and Canberra to-day to begin…

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YA’s Nominate Candidate For Competition

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 4

Miss Daphne Annis-Brown has been chosen as the Orange representative of the YA Queen competition…

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Variance On Location Of Polling Centre

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

There is some uncertainty as to whether the main polling centre at Lithgow for the Federal election on…

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Fed. Elections

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Minuter for the Interior, Mr. Harrison is due in Sydney on Wednesday morning from London, where he has been…

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Older Men Could Still Serve in Army Question By Howse In Parliament

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 6

Mx. John Howse, M.P. (Calare) has asked the Minister for Defiance whether he will consider enlisting une now above the…

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Labor Candidate for Calare

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 5

Mr. John Howell, a railway enginedriver, of Parkes, who is the endorsed Australian, Labor Party candidate for Calare, is…

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Candidates Named

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The remaining Labor candidates for NSW electorates were chosen today. The President of the Richmond and Tweed…

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Fed. Elections Wool Tax Row Awkward Questions for Fadden

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Tuesday: Bitter opposition to the Federal Government's Wool Sales Deduction Act could embarrass the Treasurer (Mrf. Faddn[?]…

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Fed. Election Fadden Gets Hot Reception

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Wednesday: The leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden) got a rowdy reception from a crowd of farmers and woolmen when…

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Same Candidates

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday In the Cunningham electorate, which includes the south coast centres of Wollongong. Port Kembla, the election combat…

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