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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

183 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 10

Parties Prepared for Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday -- Party managers claimed to-day that their organisations were prepared for an early Federal…

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Dissolution of Parliament Proclamation Today Elections April 28

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sun.--The Nineteenth Commonwealth Parliament will be dissolved on Monday. The Governor-General (Mr. McKell) granted Mr. Menzies formal request for a dissolution of both Houses of Parliament immediately…

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U.S. Presidential Candidate ?

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 3

MIAMI (Florida), Sunday (AAP.). -- A National Broadcasting Corporation radio commentator says that General Eisenhower will be recalled from Europe in the mid-summer of 1952, to be…

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Opposition In U.K. Wants Early Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Mon., (AAP).-- British Press interest in the forthcoming Australian election has been…

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Selecting Labour Candidates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Australian Labour Party officials met today and decided to recommend to the party's full executive that the executive…

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Most Important Election In History

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Federal chairman of the Australian Country Party (Sir Earle Page) to-day described the election on April 28 as the most important in Australia's history…

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Victim Of Battle In Parliament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (AAP)--First victim of the two weeks' bitter war to death in the House of Commons between the Labour…

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Rolls For Election Close On March 28

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

The Divisional Returning Officer stated yesterday that the rolls for the forthcoming elections will close…

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Federal Elections Postal Voting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Federal elections are those who on polling day will be outside the State or…

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Labour Candidates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.-- The executive of the New South Wales branch of the A.L.P. to-night selected all New South Wales…

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Quickening Of Election Tempo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY. Mon.-- Political party leaders and officials predicted to-night that the tempo of the Federal election…

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Election Writs Issued

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.-- Writs commanding Commonwealth Returning Officers to hold an election on April 28 next for the…

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J. T. Lang As Senate Candidate

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Former M.H.R., and at one time Premier of New South Wales, Mr. J. T. Lang, will stand as an Independent candidate for the Senate at the Federal elections on April 28…

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Country Party Candidates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Country Party to-day selected nine candidates for the Federal elections on April 28…

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Election Tour Of Prime Minister

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced his itinerary to-day for his all States election tour…

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Cowper Election

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 5

Sir Earle Page thanks the electors of Cowper for their long continued support and confidence, and appeals for the continuance of their support in the…

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Northern Electorates. Labour Selects Candidates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The New South Wales secretary of the A.L.P. (Mr. E. Wright, M.L.C.) to-day announced the…

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A.L.P. Candidate For Richmond

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.-- The State Executive of the A.L.P. to-day completed the selection of New South Wales Labour…

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Liberal Candidate For Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.-- A meeting of the A.C.T. branch of the Liberal Country Party to-night endorsed Mr. C. P. Greenwood…

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Fight Election On Communist Issue Says Fadden

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

Melbourne, wed. -- The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) was given a lively reception by delegates at the…

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