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

Politics & elections, 1954

184 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 10

Election Plans Being Made

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 5

Party organisers are starting to move into top gear in their planning for the elections for the house…

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New Soviet Parliament 300 Women Members

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

HELSINKI, Mon.— Three hundred out of 1,331 members in Russia's new rutter stamp parliament will be women…

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Canberra Letter Election Gods Are Favorable To Opposition

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. -- According to a Commonwealth-wide public opinion poll taken last month (before the Arbitration Court rejected claims for margins for skilled workers) the Labor…

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Preparation for Election and Census

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

Two big jobs later this year are now keeping electoral staff at Orange folly occupied. The jobs are the Federal election on May 29 and a Commonwealth census about a month…

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Communist Candidate

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

The secretary of the Western Miners' Federation (Mr. J. H. King). of Lithgow, will contest, the forthcoming Federal election as a Communist…

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Possible Liberal Candidate

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 5

According to reports the Liberal party is endeavoring to find a suitable candidate to oppose Mr. A…

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By-Elections Tomorrow

National Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The labor candidate Mr. Coady should win the Leichhardt by-election on Saturday. The Liberal Party did not nominate…

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Leichhardt Election Easy Win for Labor

National Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Leichhardt State by-election, caused by the death of Mr. C. H. Matthews (Labor), took place yesterday and…

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Queen Opens Parliament

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: The Queen this afternoon opened the South Australian Parliament. She later was given a tremendous…

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262 Failed to Record a Vote at Shire Election

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

No action is to he taken against those who failed to vote at landburst Shire election for C Riding…

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A.L.P. Macquarie Assembly Federal Elections Important

National Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

The forthcoming Federal elections will be most important—not only for Labor, but for the whole of Australia, the Chief Secretary…

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Query on Papers Uproar in Parliament

National Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A question as to whether some Sydney newspapers had "adopted criminal proteges" caused uproar when it was asked in…

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Egypt To Have June Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

CAIRO, Friday.--The Egyptian President (General Mohammed Naguib) had to win a stiff battle against army opponents before announcing yesterday that an earlier decision to hold elections…

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Federal Election Rolls

National Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. [?] Farmer, Divisional Returning Officer for Macquarie, announces that the electoral rolls to be used at the forthcoming general…

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Canberra Letter "Doc" Evatt Takes Lead In Election Campaign

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

Relationships between the Prime Minister and the Press representatives at Canberra can only be described as unusual, particularly at a time when the Government is about to seek electoral…

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Track Gallops Smart Trials By Stakes Candidates

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- In preparation for the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday Tarien sprinted in brilliant,style at Randwick this morning, to cover six furlongs in…

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Federal Election Closing of Rolls

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 5

The electoral rolls to be used at the forthcoming general election of Members to the House of Representatives…

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Federal Parliament Final Meeting Tomorrow

National Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday: A short sitting of Federal Cabinet is anticipated in Canberra on Tuesday when the final sitting of the 20th Parliament…

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Queen's Residence in Australia Discussion in Parliament

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Mention was made in the House of Representatives today of an Australian Royal residence for the Queen and other…

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Labor Jeers in Parliament

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, This Aft.-- Labor, Members jeered in Parliament last night when Mr. L. C. Wentworth criticised a…

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