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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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South Grafton By-election

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

Voting at the South Grafton municipal by-election on Saturday, June 5, is compulsory for those entered on…

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Crowd Breaks Up Red Speaker's Election Meeting At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

A JEERING, hooting crowd of several hundred people forced the Communist candidate for…

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Key Seats In Federal Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

The Federal Government can lose seven seats at to-morrow's election, elect a Speaker in the next Parliament and then break even with the Labor Party…

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Election Review No. 4 Government Grip in Queensland

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

Five of Queensland's 18 seats are in the doubtful category. This State is already a Government stronghold, but Labor could lose one of its four seats at…

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Election Review No. 5 Liberal Minister Could Lose Out

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 4

Seven seats, including one held by a Minister, could change hands in South Australia, West Australia and Tasmania…

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Election Triumph For Commonsense

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 2

THE return of the Menzies-Fadden Government to Canberra for another three years was a triumph for the commonsense of the Australian…

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Election Cost £250,000

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Saturday's elections are estimated to have cost £250,000 which was…

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Election Win Welcomed by Americans

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun.--American Government officials to-day welcomed the news of Mr. Menzies…

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Election Costs To Commonwealth

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

Last Saturday's elections are estimated to have cost £250,000 which was £35,000 more than in 1951. New South Wales…

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Election Position Still Obscure

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.-- Counting of votes to-day for election of the House of Representatives did not materially alter the position of the parties. There are still three doubtful seats-- Mitchell (New South…

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South Grafton By-Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 2

On Saturday, electors of South Grafton Municipality will again attend the polling booths to decide which…

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Polling Booth Stall

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

NANA GLEN, Thurs.-- Ladies of the P. and C Association conducted a stall at the polling booth…

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Police And Politicians Battle In Japanese Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday.-- The Japanese Lower House broke up last night in a pitched battle between police and politicians inside the Diet building. The battle followed a savage riot among Socialist and…

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South Grafton By-election

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 3

With a majority of 288 votes G. F. Wormald defeated H. C. Lawrence at the South Grafton Municipal…

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Radical Leader Seeks Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 1

PARIS, Sunday.-- French Radical leader, Francois Mitterand, to-day called for a dissolution of Parliament so France could "define a foreign policy in…

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Union Elections

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun-- Compulsory voting in all union elections was Urged in an executive motion brought…

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Did Not Seek Re-election to Alp Executive

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun. -- Failure of five prominent union leaders to seek re-election to the N.S.W. Executive of…

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Cup Candidate

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

Mr. C. R. Bailey, of Lorn, Maitland, notified the Clarence River Jockey Club .last night that his Grafton Cup…

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Phillip By-Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The by-election for the State seat, of Phillip will be held on Saturday, August 14…

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Labor Candidate For Phillip

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- The Lord Mayor, Aid. P. D. Hills, last night won selection as the Labor Party…

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