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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Federal Elections Liberals Will Not Contest Hume

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 2

The Liberal Party apparently does not intend to try and win the Federal seat of Hume next year…

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Parliament Closed for Ten Months

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 5

Mr. Geoff. Crawford, M.L.A. (C.P., Barwon', said that the people of New South Wales might be surprised to know that in the…

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Editorial Parliament to Meet!

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 2

The people of New South Wales will welcome the news that State Parliament is to resume next month. The announcement that the State Governor, Sir John…

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Dorothy Snow Chosen As Queen Candidate To Represent Retailers

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 1

Miss Dorothy Snow, 20-years-old Goulburn girl employed in Rogers' showroom, was chosen last night to represent the retailer of Goulburn in the Lilac Time Queen competition…

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Rival Candidates for Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

The N.S.W. Executive of the Liberal Party has called for nominations for 12 seats outside Sydney for the Federal…

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New System In Council Elections

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 1

Recent amendments to Local Government ordinances governing the procedure to be followed in the…

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Five Candidates Named for Queen Competition

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 1

Five candidates have now been named for the 1953 Lilac Time Queen Competition, which will provide the winner with a luxury cruise to Fiji. The candidates are: Sport: Miss Joyce Culshaw…

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Federal Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

The Home Federal Division Conference Committee met in the Me[?] Hall, Yass, on Saturday last to plan the campaign for the,…

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New System In Council Elections

Boorowa News · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

Recent amendments to Local Government ordinances governing the the procedure to be followed in the conducting of Municipal elections may mean that electors at the end of this year will be confronted with a ballot paper more…

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Footballer As Candidate

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 8

Mr. Frank Stewart, a former Canterbury- Bankstown first-grade footballer, will be Labour candidate for the Lang…

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BOWLS Annual Election Of Officers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 4

The attention of all bowlers is drawn to the holding of the club's eighth annual meeting on Friday evening next at 7.30 p.m…

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New System in Council Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

Recent amendments to Local Government ordinances governing the procedure to be followed in the conducting of Municipal elections may mean that electors at the end of this year will be confronted with a ballot paper more…

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Council Elections To Follow New System Next Poll

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 7

Important amendments to Local Government Ordinances governing Municipal and Shire Elections provide for a new procedure to be followed when council candidates are elected for another term in December this year…

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Candidates for Queen Competition

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 3

Names of queen competition candidates were announced at the last meeting of the Braidwood Ambulance Auxiliary…

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Liberal Candidate On Korean Aftermath

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 3

Questioned on the "Red China" situation this week, Royce Beavis, Liberal candidate for the Eden Monaro said: "The…

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Parliament Opens

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

Hundreds of people lined Macquarie Street yesterday to watch the Governor, Lieut.- General Sir John Northcott arrive to open…

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City Council Prepares Rolls For Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

Goulburn City Council. clerical staff is busily engaged on the preparation of the electoral rolls for the…

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Editorial Elections Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

The Corangamite by-election, in which Federal Leaders will play an important part, will restore some interest in politics which have taken a back seat with the recess of both Federal and…

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A.l.p. Candidate Resigns

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

Mr. T. A. Sherley has resigned as Labour candidate for the Mackellar electorate in the next Federal elections because of his…

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Vote By Post At By-Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 5

By-elections for the election of members of the House of Representatives will be held in the Division of Lang (N.S.W.), and…

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