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

Politics & elections, 1953

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Chalmers Croup Will Contest Municipal Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

Three aldermen who resigned from the Labor Party early this year announced last night that they would offer themselves for nomination, with a formerly unattached Independent, in the…

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Federal By-elections Lang and Coragamite

National Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Nominations closed today for two Federal by-elections Lang in Sydney and Coragamite in Victoria…

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Federal By-elections

National Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 2

By-elections for the election of number of the House of Representatives will be held in the Divisions of Lang (NSW), and coragamite…

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Functions For Queen Candidates

Central Western Daily · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 5

ANOTHER crazy whist card party has been planned by Miss Valerie Hicks’ committee to aid…

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Canadian Elections 900 to Contest Poll

National Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

OTTAWA, Sunday: A general election will be held in Canada tomorrow with the main contest between the Liberals, led by the Prime Minister…

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Inside Canberra Government Provides Issue For Coining By - Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.-- The Minister for Shipping has provided a ready-made issue, for the two by-elections the Government has to fight in the next month. His submissions to other Ministers of…

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Two Balls for Queen Candidates

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 5

FLOWERS will decorate the Strand Theatre on Tuesday night, August 18, for the Tech. Floral Ball,…

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State Parliament Opening

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The opening tomorrow of State Parliament will be a dress rebearsal for the more important opening ceremony to be performed by Queen Elizabeth next February. The New South Wales…

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Governor's Advice At Parliament's Opening

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Unless N.S.W. primary production was maintained and increased the States' ability to finance a general programme of development would be restricted and living standards…

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Lang (N.s.w.) and Corangamite (Vic.) By-elections

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 4

"By-Eleotlons for the election of members of the House of Representatives will be held in the Division…

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Homes and Transport Are Main Needs of N.S.W. Governor’s address at opening of Parliament

Central Western Daily · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— When he opened State Parliament today, the Governor, Sir John Northcott, said it was his Government’s view that, along with the need for greater and more efficient primary production, two major problems which needed solving were:—…

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Recall Likely for French Parliament

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 2

PARIS, Wednesday.--Recall of the French Parliament is expected next week--a move which might end the great…

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Labor Polls Well Victorian By Election

National Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Labor polled well in the by-election yesterday for the North-eastern Province of the Legislative Council, but the Country…

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Postal Votes For Two By-Elections

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 10

By-elections for the election of members of the House of Representatives will be held in the Division…

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Alp Seeks Candidate for Arthur's Seat

National Advocate · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Kambah State Electoral Council of the ALP is to hold a pre-selection candidate for…

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By-Elections Favor Labor

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 3

When counting closed for the day yesterday in the bang Federal by-election the Labor candidate (Mr. F. E. Stewart)…

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Elections In Germany May Cause Violence

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

BONN, Wednesday.-- East German Communist "storm troops" had planned to interfere violently with polling during next Sunday's general election in West Germany, a West German Government official said…

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Items of Interest for Women The Four Queen Candidates Are Keen To Be Our Ambassadors

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 5

In a little over five weeks the Cherry Blossom Queen competition will be over and the winning candidate in the midst of preparations for her holiday cruise to Fiji early in the new year…

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Municipal Elections

National Advocate · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

An advertisement apears in today's issue culling for nominations for persons who desire to contest the forth-coming municipal elections on behalf…

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Federal Parliament to Meet This Week

National Advocate · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday: Federal Parliament will meet on Tuesday for the first time since March. Public Interest in the sitting is running high…

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