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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Senate Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

The electoral rolls will close for the purpose of the forthcoming Senate election on Thursday, April 2…

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Candidates For Oakbank

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 12

Morphettville: The Great Eastern candidates Lynford. Aginarto, and Gulf Stream were the placegetters in the…

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Election Day

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 11

In yesterday's edition it was inadvertently stated that the date of the Senate election would be May 19…

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Missiles Fly in Election in S. Africa

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

Johannesburg, Sun.: Stones, eggs and tomatoes have started to fly in the South African election campaign. Uneventful in its early…

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Italian General Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

Rome, April 5.— The Italian Premier, Alcide de Gasperi, yesterday dissolved…

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Senate Elections Postal Voting Arrangements

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

Electors. entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming seste Elections are those who [?] will be…

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Radio Board Election

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 7

Canberra.—Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr. Raymond Allsop to the vacancy on the…

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S.A. Senate Candidates

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 2

Adelaide—Nominations for the May 9 Senate elections close at noon tomorrow. Unless there are some…

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Editor Is Cited for Contempt of Parliament

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

New Delhi, Thursday—Mr. Frank Moraes, editor of the "Times Of India," published in Bombay, was today summoned before the State Legislative…

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Senate Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

Sydney, April 19.—Liberal-Country Party Government candidates drew last position among the party…

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Cleaning Up Jap Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 4

Tokio, April 19.—Japanese police have arrested 561 people on charges of vote buying for the elections for…

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Still Deadlock In Japanese Parliament

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Tokio, April 20.—The Liberal Party foiled in the general elections to secure sufficient votes for…

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3 Candidates for Dalley

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

Three candidates have nominated to contest the byelection tor the Federal seat of Dalley made vacant by…

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Polling Booths For Senate Elections

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

Polling booths-in, Broken Hill will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday for the Senate…

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Jap MPs held over elections

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 8

TOKIO, Two Japanese MPs have been arrested on charges of violating election…

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Doyle's Car Parked at Parliament House

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

Sydney, Wednesday: A member of the State Parliament told the Doyle-Arthur Payal Commission today he had seen a Buick car belonging to Reginald Aubrey Doyle in the parking area at Parliament House on three occasions early…

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Riots Herald Elections In Italy

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 1

Naples, June 4.—With only two days to go before the Italian elections there was a violent clash between…

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Italy Nears Election Day

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 2

Rome, Thursday: Italy's vocal and sometimes violent election campaign entered its last phase tonight…

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Italian Election

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 1

Rome, June 9.—De Gasperi's Centre Party may lose the general election for…

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National Candidates At Caulfield Gunshot And Allard In Form; Well Backed Horses Score

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

Gunshot and Allard were the most impressive of the National horses seen out at Caulfield on Saturday. Gunshot gained a very easy win in the Toolambool Hurdle but…

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