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

Politics & elections, 1953

335 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 17

The State Elections Country Party

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 3

Mr. C. Cutler, M.L.A., endorsed Country Party candidate, said yesterday…

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Hartley Election More Support for Chalmers

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

There was an unexpected happening at a well attended Chalmers campaign meeting, when Mr. C. Barlow asked permission to address the…

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Inside Canberra State Elections and Federal Politics

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

More than usual interest attaches to State elections to be held in the next few weeks in N.S.W., Western Australia and Queensland. The interest springs not only from the effect…

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Election Campaign Country Party

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

Mr. C. Cutler, M.L.A., (Country Party), said yesterday that six years ago, the Premier, as…

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Observers see close finish at elections (By a Special Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 5

Nearly 2,000,000 voters will go td the polls in New South Wales next Saturday and a survey of predictions by usually-reliable observers indicates that the final result will be close…

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The Election Campaign In Orange Country Party

Central Western Daily · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 3

Country Party candidate, Mr, Charles Cutler, M.L.A., said yesterday: “Whether he admits it or not, every Labor candidate at the elections on Saturday is pledged to the Marxist objective…

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Howse Supports C.p. Candidate

Central Western Daily · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

Mr. John Howse, M.P., Liberal member for Calare, yesterday made the following statement in support of the candidature of Mr. Charles Cutler, M.L.A. (Country Party), at the…

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Election Letters Protection From Straying Dogs To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

Sir.--In reply to requests by local land-owners, that candidates in the State Election declare themselves in the question…

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A Priview of Tomorrow's Election

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

Nearly 2,000,000 voters will go to the polls in N.S.W. on Saturday, and unless there is a startling reversal of recent political trends they will again return a Labor Government. But the final figures should be close, and the fate of the Government…

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Vital Election Round-up

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

Below is given the final appeal by the three candidates in tomorrow's Hartley poll, a summary of the campaign from the point of view of each. Electors are reminded that preferential voting operates rind to be valid a figure (either 1, 2 or 3) must be placed after the name of each candidate…

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Candidates’ Last Appeal

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

The two candidates contesting the Orange seat in tomorrow’s State election last night made a final appeal to the electors. COUNTRY PARTY…

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Election Campaign Country Party

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 3

The Country Party candidate, Mr. C. Cutler, said yesterday that electors on Saturday would…

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W. A. ELECTIONS Close Vote Expected

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 3

PERTH, Friday: One possibility which cannot be ruled out as becoming a realisation after the State general election tomorrow is that of a…

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Close Finish Is Forecast Today’s Elections

Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Observers in all political parties tonight forecast a close result in to-morrow’s State elections with the main fight…

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Inside Canberra Quiet Year for Federal Parliament

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA.--Parliament will re-open on Tuesday after being in recess since November 6 last. The new session is not likely to last for more than six weeks because the Prime Minister…

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State Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

As is well Known, Labor won the N.S.W. State Elections last Saturday by a probable 57 seats to 37, with…

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Annual General Meeting of Mudgee R.S.L. Sub-Branch; Election of Officers and President's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

At the annual general meeting of the Mudgee R.S.L. sub-branch in the Memorial Hall at Mudgee Soldiers' Club on Friday, February 6th, the election of officers for 1953 was carried out…

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Hartley Election Easy Win for Chalmers Clean-up Necessary

National Advocate · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

LITHGOW, Sunday: Mr. J. Chalmers, the retiring Labor member and who recently resigned from the Labor Party, yesterday…

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Orange Had Quiet Election

Central Western Daily · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 4

Officers-in-charge of the various polling booths in the Orange electorate on Saturday…

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State Elections

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

Not a great deal of interest was taken locally in the elections except for one or two visitors who were…

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