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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

230 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 12

Labour Candidates Win In Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sun.--Labour candidates had easy wins in yesterday's City Council elections, and Labour will have a majority of…

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Harwood Shire Big Yamba Vote Decides Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 3

Securing an overwhelming majority of Yamba votes, Messrs. F. A. B. Carr and F. R, O'Grady early defeated Crs. N. j. Cameron and D. J. Moloney in C Riding of Harwood Shire Council…

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Council Elections Heavy Vote On Clarence

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 3

Despite the rain a heavy poll was recorded at most Clarence River booths during the local government elections on Saturday…

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State Opening of Parliament

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

Their Majesties the king and Queen drove in state from Buckingham Palace for the opening of Parliament. Crowds lined the route of the state procession from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords. Their…

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Shire Elections People Hand Mandate to Boultwood, Jprdan, Seccombe

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

What has been regarded as the most keenly and energetically contested election ever conducted in any riding of the Dorrigo Shire Council, concluded on Saturday last in the heaviest poll on record in "C" Riding. Of 3800 electors on…

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Repercussions Of City Election Upon Jacaranda Committee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

The defeat of A. A. Young in the Grafton City election had an unexpected sequel at last night's meeting…

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Westlawn Association Seeks Legal Action On Election Pamphlet

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1950 · page 6

The executive of the Combined Progress Associations of Grafton will be asked to consider legal action against the authors of an anonymous pamphlet circulated during the recent City Council…

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Election Pamphlet Disappoints Progress Association

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 2

Disappointment at the appearance of a pamphlet attacking some candidates in the recent City Council election…

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Reds Could Contest Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Communist Party Dissolution Act would not prevent Communists standing as candidates at…

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Local Government Elections Letter to the Editor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 2

Sir,--May I direct the attention of your readers to a few of the results of recent Local Government elections? The…

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