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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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Plans for Fed Parliament

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

Canberra: Federal Parliament will meet on Tuesday, April 6, for final sittings before the House of Representatives…

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Elections for Belgium

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 7

Brussels: The Belgian general elections to be held next Sunday, will be decided on straight political…

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Comments of Readers Coming Federal Elections

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir— I have read with interest the leading article published in "Barrier Daily.Truth" of Saturday,"…

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Election Writs on April 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 15

Canberra: Writs for the Federal election on May 29 would be issued on April 23, and nominations would…

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Belgium Elections

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 2

Brussels, Sunday: Early returns in Belgium's fourth post-war general election, which ended this afternoon…

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Elections in Argentina

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

Buenos Aires, Tuesday: More than 10 million Argentinians will vote on Sunday —one year ahead of…

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Election Writs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 11

Writs for the Federal election to be held on May 29 were issued yesterday and the rolls closed at 6 p.m…

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Election Writs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 11

Writs for the Federal election to be held on May 29 were issued yesterday and the rolls closed at 6 p.m…

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The Barrier Miner Friday, April 30, 1954. Election Issues

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 3

WITH nomination day for the general elections almost upon us—nominations close on Thursday next—hardly any active campaigning has yet begun…

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Election Posters Too Big

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 1

Sydney: Police took down nine Federal Election posters in the outer suburban electorate of Warringah at…

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Fed. Election Nominations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 2

Nominations for Darling in the Federal elections on May 29 will close with the Divisional Returning Officer…

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Elections in Turket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 10

Istanbul, Mon.: The Democratic Par y, led by the Prime Minister (Adnan Menderes) won a landslide…

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Election Dynamite in Petrov Case

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 6

Melbourne: Commonwealth legal experts believe that the completion of the arrangements for a Royal Commission to investigate the Petrov disclosures will strictly limit the references to them which candidates in the election campaign will…

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16 Reds in N.s.w. for Fed. Election

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 6

Melbourne: Nearly 300 candidates will contest the 121 House of Representatives seats at the general election on May 29. There are 16 Communists in N.S.W…

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Labor Candidate Makes Promises

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 1

The sitting member for Darling, Mr. J. J. Clark, in opening the election campaign for Labor this morning promised that if Labor was returned to power the…

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Evatt Happy on W.A. Election Result

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

Perth: The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Dr. Evatt) today expressed gratification at Labor's triumph at the Legislative Council's elections in Western Australia…

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Election Rolls on Display

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 3

All supplementary rolls for the Federal elections on May 29 were despatched to post offices in the Division…

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The Barrier Miner Monday, May 10, 1954. Election Promises

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 3

LABOR'S policy for the general elections, as enunciated by its leader, Dr. Evatt, is one calculated to take Australia several stages nearer the true social welfare state…

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Polling Clerks Oppose Tax on Earnings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 4

Adelaide: Assistant returning officers for the forthcoming general election have held protest meetings against a move by the Taxation Department to tax…

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Polling Clerks Oppose Tax on Earnings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 4

Adelaide: Assistant reluming officers for the forthcoming general election haye held protest meetings against a move by the Taxation Department to tax…

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