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

Politics & elections, 1953

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Blowering Dam Construction Our Member in Parliament

Boorowa News · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

Mr. Fuller: My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Is it a fact that grave concern is being expressed by many…

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Gunning Council Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 7

GUNNING, Friday: At the last meeting of Gunning Shire Council, the Shire Clerk, Mr. H. J. Dawson, was appointed…

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Preferential Voting at Next Shire Elections Bill To Introduce New Method

Boorowa News · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 4

Radical changes in the method of voting at local government elections will be made under legislation which…

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Protest About Change In Local Government Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 3

“The Government has dropped a bombshell in Local Government circles by the announcement of its intention to abolish the…

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Tallagand Shire Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 3

BRAIDWOOD. Thursday: At last meeting of Tallaganda. Shire Council, the shire clerk, Mr. W. F. Todd, was appointed as…

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No Advice Yet on City Council Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 3

Although nomination day for the election of 12 aldermen for Goulburn City Council has been fixed at Friday, November 13, no official advice regarding the system of voting to be used has been received by the Town Clerk,…

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Queen Will Open Parliament To-day Duke As Regent

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Queen Elizabeth will drive through the streets of London in a golden coach to-day to open a new session of her Parliament. The Queen accompanied by…

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Letters to Editor L. Govt. Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 5

Sir, The Act now permits the grouping of candidates on the ballot papers. This is most illadvised. The alphabetical list of…

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A.L.P. and Local Council Election

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 6

It is believed that the question of nominating candidates in the local council elections will be discussed…

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Postal Voting For Shire Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

"Any ratepayer wishing to cast a postal. vote in the forthcoming Council elections may obtain an…

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Editorial By-election Signs for N.S.W. GOVT

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

Commenting on the result of the Waverley by-election, the N.S.W. Premier, Mr. Cahill, said his Government did not regard the voting as an unhappy result and that it was satisfied the public would "show its confidence in Labour in the future, as in the past."…

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Shire Council Candidates Cr. Goodhew Retires

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 1

Twelve candidates had been nominated as councillors in Mulwaree Shire when nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday: Surprise feature was the…

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Liberal Candidate Visits Boorowa

Boorowa News · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

Mr. L. G. Roth, selected Liberal candidate for Hume in the next Federal election visited Boorowa during the week in…

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Labour Council's 12 Council Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 3

Despite a decision by Goulburn branch of the Australian Labour Party not to participate in group nominations for the December City Council election, Goulburn Trades and Labour Council on Sunday approved a panel…

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Parliament Opened

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 3

Democracies had to accept the heavy burden of rearmament as the pride of peace, the Governor-General Sir William Slim,…

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Magsaysay's Strong Lead in Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 1

MANILLA, Wednesday: Ramon Magsaysay, scourge of the Communist Hukbalahap Movement, took a strong…

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Second Year Entertains Inter. Candidates

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

Second year pupils of the District Rural School acted as hosts last evening to their senior school mates who will be sitting for their Intermediate examination in the very…

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Elections Likely In All Three Ridings Nominations For Council Close Today

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 1

Nominations for the Local Government triennial elections to be held early in December close with the Returning Officer, Mr. R. C. Grantham, at 5 p.m. today and, from an examination of the nominations…

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Ambulance Elections Now Triennial

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 1

The Superintendent of the Goulburn District Ambulance, Mr. McRoberts, informed members of the…

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Editorial APPROACHING L. Govt. Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 2

Judging by the number of candidates who have nominated for triennial Local Government elections in Goulburn and district, interest in the December elections should reach a satisfactory standard. This is most pleasing, and timely,…

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