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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

183 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 10

No Count On Sunday In Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--No votes were counted In the Federal election to-day, but the probable state of the parties in the…

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Jubilee Opening Of Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.--The first session of the 20th Parliament of the Commonwealth will be opened at 3 p.m. on June 13…

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Failed To Vote At Maclean Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

MACLEAN, Wed.--At the last triennial election, 177 electors failed to vote at Maclean. The Town Clerk (Mr. G. W…

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Premier Collapses In Parliament

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 3

TEHERAN, Sun. (AAP).-- the Persian Premier (Mohammed Mossadeq) collapsed in the Majlis to-day after telling the…

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Parliament Meets on June 12

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.--The new twentieth Federal Parliament will now meet on June 12, not June 13, the Prime Minister…

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Judge Refuses To Declare Election Void

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--A request to declare void, the election of the State Prices Minister (Mr. F. J. Finnan) was…

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Not A Candidate For Parliament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. — Test cricketer Keith Miller to-day denied that he would stand as a Labour candidate for the State…

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Federal Election. Parties Share Close Seats

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.-- Counting concluded to-day for two closely-contested Queensland seats in the House of…

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Good Humored Election Crowds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 6

The good humor and courtesy exhibited by all audiences during the election campaign was commented upon by the member for…

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Former M.L.A. Selected For By-Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs-- The Liberal Party Selection Committee for the Neutral Bay electorate to-night chose the former…

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Election In South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 2

Following the death on Friday of Ald. J. Flaherty, an extraordinary election will be held in the South Grafton…

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South Grafton Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 2

Nominations for the extraordinary election to fill the vacancy on South Grafton Council caused by the death of…

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N.S.W Senate Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--One Liberal-Country Party candidate and one Labour candidate have been elected to the Senate in New…

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Senate Election In Queensland

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE. Thurs. --The Government is certain of six seats in the Senate in Queensland…

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Judge Dismisses Election Appeal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

GYMPIE, Tues.--The Nash election, appeal was dismissed by the Elections Tribunal (Mr. Justice Mansfield) to-day…

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Uproar In South African Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Wed. (A.A.P.).--An uproar occurred in South Africa's House Assembly yesterday, when three Nationalist…

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Marjorie Lawrence To Sing From Parliament Steps

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed. -- Miss Marjorie Lawrence, world famous Australian singer will sing from the steps of…

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South Grafton By-Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 2

Nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday for the election of one alderman to the South Grafton Council to fill a vacancy…

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Eire Elections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 3

DUBLIN, Fri. (AAP).--Prime Minister Costello's coalition Government had an eight seats lead at noon to-day, in Eire's…

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South Grafton Council. Many Will Miss By-Election Vote

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 3

Some hundreds of South Grafton residents will be unable to vote at Saturday's council by-election as no…

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