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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

154 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 8

In Parliament State Houses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wed.-- In Parliament to-day, the Legislative Assembly met at 2.30 p.m, and passed the…

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Closing of Rolls for Federal Election

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 8

The electoral rolls to be need at the forthcoming general election of members of the House of Representatives will close…

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Labor Candidate For New England

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Australian Labour Party Executive to-night endorsed the candidature of Mr. F…

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Final Sitting Of Parliament

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sun.--A seven-day sitting commencing next Tuesday will mark the close of the 20th Commonwealth Parliament…

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In Parliament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--In Parliament to-day:-- The Legislative Assembly to-day met at 2.30 p.m. and…

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Appropriation Measure in Parliament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues. -- The Treasurer, Sir Arthur Fadden, to-day asked the House of Representatives…

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Parliament To Debate Bomb Issue

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues. -- The House of Representatives will be given an opportunity of debating the…

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In Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--In Parliament to-day. The Legislative Assembly met to-day at 2.30 p.m. and…

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Want Compulsory Voting At Union Elections

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun. -- The A.L.P. industrial group annual conference to-day adopted a resolution…

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Mr. P. L Lucock Endorsed C.P. Candidate for Lyne

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 6

Mr. P. E. Lucock sitting Country Party Federal member for Lyne has again received the endorsement for the coming federal elections…

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Parliament Dissolved

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed. -- The 20th Commonwealth Parliament officially came to an end to-day, with…

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Judge Orders Fresh Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Mr. Justice Richards in the Industrial Commission to-day, ordered a fresh election for…

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Postal Votes in Elections

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 6

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming House of Representatives elections are those who on…

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Hard Election Programme For Mr. Menzies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon -- The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, has 35 public engagements in his Federal…

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Decentralisation As An Election issue

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 2

ON the last day of June, the people of Australia will he numbered for the first time since 1947 in a house-by house check at a national census. The…

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Postal Voting at Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming House i of Representatives Elections are those who on Polling Day…

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Postal Votes At Forthcoming Federal Elections

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 11

Mr. F. O. Gallagher, Divisional Returning Officer for Cowper, he supplied the following informertion for electors entitled to vote…

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Hopes On Elections In Korea

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

GENEVA, Thurs.--The Australian Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Casey said to-day he hoped the…

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The Means Test As Election Bait

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

WITH the first real broadside to be fired to-night by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, the Federal election campaign will be properly launched…

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Basic Issues At Election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- What he termed the basic issues of the Federal Election an May 29 were outlined by the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies,…

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