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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1952

200 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 10

Band Candidate Leads Poll

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 2

Miss Lennie Moss, Silver Band candidate in the Jacaranda Queen contest went to the top of the poll…

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Final Effort For Spastic Candidate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 2

Members of the Grafton Spastic Council have finalised arrangements for their closing effort on behalf of…

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Flinders By-Election On

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--On Saturday, polling will take place to elect a successor to the late Colonel R…

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In Parliament House Of Reps

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

The House met at 10.30 a.m. After questions, the following Bills were…

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Sharid Is Class Candidate

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 6

SHARID is the class candidate of the Third Grade field at the Grafton greyhound races to-night, but her present galloping ability must be taken on trust…

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Indonesian Parliament In Recess

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

THE HAGUE, Sun.--Reuter's correspondent says the Indonesian Parliament will recess until further…

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Labour Wins By-Election In Flinders

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Labour has won the by-election for the Flinders Federal seat in the House of Representatives. When counting ceased to-day the Labour…

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Late Comment On By-Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--President of the N.S.W. Liberal Party, Mr. Lyle Moore, said: "The voting figures…

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Federal Parliament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.--The House of Representatives to-day rejected a motion of dissent against a ruling of…

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Shire President for Federal Parliament

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 1

The president of Dorrigo Shire Council Cr.W.H. (Harry) Bailey has received endorsement as the received…

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Hollway To Form New Government Plans For Early Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday--Mr. Hollway (M.L.A., Ballarat), will form a new Government from his seven L.C.P. rebels at the weekend. But he faces certain defeat in the Legislative Assembly next…

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Atom Bomb Test Awes Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 2

CABLE reports from London yesterday stated that the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, told an awed House of Commons that when the flash of Great Britain's first atom bomb burst through the…

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Egg Board Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The results of the triennial election of producers' representatives on the Egg…

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By-Election To Gair Govt

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE. Sun. -- The Gair Government yesterday won its second by-election by retaining the Keppel…

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Federal Parliament Expresses Regret

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Leaders of the Federal Parliament to-day expressed their sorrow at the death of Mr. W. M. Hughes. Members of all parties, who had recently met together to celebrate Mr. Hughes' 88th birthday, gathered to-day to pay tribute to a distinguished…

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Parliament To Sit Next Week

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues.--Both Houses of Parliament will now sit next week to complete the Legislative…

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Liberal Candidate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Liberal Party Selection Committee to-night chose Mr. Ian Ross Griffith, 27,…

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Election Betting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 5

LONDON, Wed.--Odds of 54 on the chances of either candidate in the U.S. Presidential elections are…

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Bitter Debate In Parliament

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.--The House of Representatives late to-day, amid strong opposition protests, agreed to the Civil Aviation Agreement Bill by 54 votes to 45…

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Shire President For Federal Parliament

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 6

As previously stated, the president of Dorrigo Shire Council, Cr. W. H. (Harry) Bailey, has received…

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