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

Politics & elections, 1953

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New Political Party Anti-labor Forces in Fresh Disguise Sequel to Election Defeat

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Formation of a new political party—the Australian Democratic Party—was announced tonight…

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State Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 9

Mr. Leo Nott (Labor), who defeated the sitting Country Party member, Mr. F. G. Cooke, for the Mudgee seat…

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Election Day Was Quiet

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 5

The officer in charge of the polling booths at the public school, Mr. A. Frew, said that the day had been a…

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Track Gallops Cup Candidates in Solid Trials

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Cup candidates, Top Level and Sir Pilot, galloped impressively at Randwick this morning. Despite a heavy track, Top Level ran a mile in 1.49½, while Sir Pilot…

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Police Enquiry Sought on Election Vote

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--, Mr. J. F. Richardson, the defeated Labor candidate for Ashfield, said today he asked for a…

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Inside Canberra Government's Cold Comfort From Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

With a Senate election pending and only a year to. an election for the House of Representatives, the Government is beginning to concentrate on attempts to win votes. The easy complacence that had…

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Election Of Officers At Group Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

Mr. J. T. Woolfe, of Bathurst, was elected to the position of Group treasurer in succession to Mr. J. L. Donovan at…

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Election in S. Africa

National Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Wednesday: South Africa's tenth Parliament dissolved yesterday. The parliament passed the second…

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Belgian Parliament in Uproar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

BRUSSELS, Friday. --The Belgian Government yesterday won a vote of confidence after unruly debate on an alleged…

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BATHURST R.S.L. Election of Officers

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

A meeting of the Bathurst RSL was held last night to elect two vice presidents and two committeemen. Messrs, Clive Osborne and Fred…

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Doyle And Parliament House

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 4

George Malcolm Willmore, estate agent, said in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday that Reginald Aubrey Doyle,…

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Elections Expensive

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 4

“The cost of running an election campaign is terrific nowadays and more modern methods of raising…

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Bate Backs Down Disciplined by Prime Minister Incident in Federal Parliament

National Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: Mr. Jelf Bate (Lib., NSW today dramatically withdrew and amendment to the Commonwealth Bank Bill which yesterday…

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Election in Two States Today

National Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Elections will be held in Queensland and South Australia tomorrow…

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Six British By-elections

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- Mr. Richard Ewart, British Labor member of Parliament for Sunderland died in London…

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Yeoval Queen Candidates Raised £4000 [?]mpressive Ceremony Watched By 2000 People

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Yeoval town candidate, Miss Judith Cavanagh, was crowned "Queen of Yeoval and Provinces," at a colourful ceremony, witnessed by some 2000 people at Yeoval on Saturday night last…

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Senate Election 1953

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

The electoral rolls will close for the purposes of the forthcoming Senate election on Thursday, 2nd…

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Potato Marketing Board Elections Two New Members Elected

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

At the count of the Potato Board elections one sitting member of the Board was defeated, announces the…

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Senate Election in May

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

The electoral rolis will close for the purposes of the forthcoming Senate [?] on Thursday, 2nd April, [?] to ensure a vote at the…

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Rolls Close Soon for Election

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 14

The electoral rolls will close for the purposes of the forthcoming Senate election on Thursday, April…

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