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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Council Election Voting To Be By Proportional Representation

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 5

Sydney, October 13.—Radical changes in the method of voting at Local Government elections will…

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Local Govt. Elections (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 5

Sir, — I am pleased that at long last the Government has decided to bring in Electoral Justice for Local…

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B.H. ROAD Question In S.A. Parliament

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 2

Recently in the S.A. House of Assembly the following took place regarding the Broken Hill Road:…

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City Election Preliminaries

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 8

The secretary of the Barrier District Assembly of the Australian Labor Party (Mr. A. C. Crowhurst) has been deputed to make full inquiries about how proportional representation voting will affect the…

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Parliament of Nominees

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 1

Georgetown, Thursday: British Guiana's interim Government would be esrtablished about the middle of…

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Parliament Prorougued

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 October 1953 · page 11

London, Friday: The Queen today prorogued Parliament with a speech which the Lord Chancellor (Lord…

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Lessons of Two N.S.W. By-Elections

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 1

Canberra: Senior members of the Commonwealth Government and executives of the Labor Party believe that the two by-elections in N.S.W. at the week end reveal an improvement of support for the Government…

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Uproar in Parliament Three Ordered to Leave House; One Suspended

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 1

Sydney, Nov. 3.: Amid uproar in the State Parliament tonight three members, including the Leader of the Parliamentary Country Party, Mr. Bruxner, were ordered from the Chamber and the…

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A.L.P. Check On Income Sources Of City Council Candidates

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

Sydney, Nov. 5: Officials of the ALP executive are checking the income sources of all Labor candidates for the Sydney City Council elections…

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Municipal Elections Labor Candidates to Nominate in Order of Ballot Selection

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

At the B.D.A.A.L.P. meeting last night it was decided that candidates for the municipal elections be nominated in the order of their election in the recent selection ballot…

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Pre-Election Violence In Manila

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

Manila, November 9.—Pre-election violence flared up in the Philippines over the week-end as the islands…

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Opposition for Labor at City Council Election

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 4

Indications are that representatives of the Labor Party, Communist Party and several Independents will contest the municipal election next month…

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Firemen Demonstrate at Parliament House

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 1

Sydney, November 13.—Police reinforcements were called to Parliament House today when 300 striking firemen demonstrated outside the gates in Macquarie…

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City Council Elections

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 1

Nominations for the municipal, election to be held on December 5 close with the returning officer (Mr. C…

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Water Board Elections

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 7

Only 213 votes were cast in the ballot conducted by the Barrier District Assembly of the Australian Labor Party…

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Council Election Four Nominate Against Labor Twelve 3 COMMUNISTS

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

It is understood that, when nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday, twelve Labor men, three Communists, including a woman…

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Municipal Candidates

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

The Flynn group of candidates has drawn first place on the ballot paper for the municipal election…

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C.w.a. Election

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 5

The local branch of the Country Women's Association conducted irs annual general meeting yesterday afternoon…

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Municipal Elections Labor Campaign to Start at Week-end

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

Labor's campaign in support of candidates contesting the forthcoming municipal elections will open at the Don Corner on Saturday morning and continue during next…

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Council Elections

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

The Labor party's campaign in connection with the municipal election will be opened on Saturday next…

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