Official Opening of Parliament
CANBERRA, Friday.--Members of the 20th Federal Parliament will be sworn in on Tuesday morning, before the…
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Politics & elections, 1951
183 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 10
Council By-Election B. R. Fitzgerald Wins Close Fight
Mr. B. R. Fitzgerald won the South Grafton Council by-election on Saturday in one of the closest results for many years. HE won by seven votes…
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Federal and State electoral authorities have decided to abolish Upper Fine Flower polling place…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.--A Labour pioneer and former Senator died at his home to-day on the eve of the gala Jubilee…
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CANBERRA, Monday. -- The weather forecast which includes intermittent rain until at least lunch time threatens…
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Sir,--In a recent issue of the "Daily Examiner'' I read that Ald. Chalmers moved for a referendum on Sunday sport…
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CANBERRA, Tues.--To-day's Jubilee opening o the twentieth Federal Parliament by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell) ranked with the most impressive ceremonies of its kind in Australian…
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POMP and ceremony marked the official, opening by the Governor-General of 20th Commonwealth Parliament…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--Members of the Legislative Assembly were deeply affected when the House this morning paid tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Chifley…
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SYDNEY; Fri.-- After a session lasting six weeks the Legislative Assembly adjourned 40-day until September 12…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.--Labour has won the Prahran by-election to fill the vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly…
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PARIS, Mon. (AAP).-- Polling was heavy in the French general election yesterday, but the atmosphere remained quiet and…
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SYDNEY., Mon.-- The N.S.W. A.L.P. Executive will meet on Friday night to consider the selection of a candidate to…
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PARIS, Mon. (A.A.P.).-- The French "middle of the road" Coalition Government has been returned to power…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- It was a sad and subdued Federal Parliament which to-day said goodbye and paid its final tributes to the late Ben Chifley…
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CANBERRA, Thurs-- Voting to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Mr. Chifley and the resignation of Mr. T. White…
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MELBOURNE, Fri. -- The president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Mr. A. E. Monk, said to-day that…
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SYDNEY, Fri.--The Labour candidate to contest the Macquarie by-election will be chosen by pre-selection…
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On her recent visit to Coffs Harbour the general secretary of St John's Ambulance Association, stressed the…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.--Under the Referendum Bill introduced in the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, the Commonwealth will…
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