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

Politics & elections, 1954

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Thornton As Candidate

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 3

Well-known Communist, Mr. Ernest Thornton, who returned to Sydney from Peking in December and Sullivan Society's…

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Dance Aids "Ugly Man" Candidate

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 7

A dance held on Easter Monday night at Braidwood, to assist Mr. "Needles" Powell's candidature in the ugly man…

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Liberal's 38 Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

The Liberal Party yesterday announced its last four Federal election candidates. The party will run 38 candidates in New…

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Election Promise Would Aid Local Homes Scheme

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 3

Goulburn branch of the Smith Family may benefit directly from a promise made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, during his policy speech…

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Election Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 8

Three thousand people crowded into the Rivoli dance hall, Hurstville, last night, to hear the Leader of the Federal opposition…

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Labour Election Policy Speech

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

Leader of the Federal Opposition, Dr. Evatt, last night pledged that a Labour Government would liberalise the means test immediately and would abolish it within three years…

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Literal Candidate Speaks On State Issue Lack Of Seats On Riverina Express

Boorowa News · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

MR. L. G. ROTH, LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR THE FEDERAL SEAT OF HUME AT THE COMING ELECTIONS COMMENTED AT A MEETING OF THE BOOROWA BRANCH LAST WEEK ON THE MATTER OF SEATING…

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Election Shots

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

PERTH: The Menzies Governments regarded unemployment as a normal and necessary feature of national economy, Dr. Evatt…

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Federal Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming House of Representatives Elections are those who on polling day will be outside…

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Letters To The Editor Election Policies

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 2

Sir: The policy speech of Mr. Menzies must go down in history as being one of the most outstanding and even glaring…

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Election of New General for Salvation Army

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Commissioner Wilfred Kitching, who formerly served in Australia, was yesterday elected the new General of the Salvation Army. The 61-year-old British…

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Liberal Candidate Outlines Government Policy Visit To Crookwell And Bigga

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 6

The endorsed Liberal candidate for Hume Mr. L. G. Roth, fired the first local shots in the Federal campaign on Friday afternoon last when he addressed the electors in Goulburn…

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Liberal Candidate Expounds Election Policy Water Conservation and Irrigation Projects Emphasised

Boorowa News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

"I have always supported and will continue to support any project providing for the conservation of water, the development of hydro power, and the expansion of irrigation projects," Mr. L. G. Roth, selected Liberal candidate for Hume,…

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Election Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. Ivan Black, State Member for Neutral Bay, arrived in Goulburn to-day to conduct a personal canvass of the city in…

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Election Matter

Boorowa News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

Responsibility for any election comment in this issue is taken by Gregory G. O'Hara, Pudman Street, Boorowa…

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Candidates for Hume Deliver Policy Speeches at Boorowa "Government Has Violated Contract With People" Labor Candidate Slates Menzies-fadden Coalition Promises Tax Relief And Easier Home Building

Boorowa News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Fuller, Federal Member for Hume, and candidate for re-election on May 29, in a vigorous address at Boorowa on Tuesday of lastweek slated and attacked the Menzies-Fadden Government which "has violated its contract…

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Liberal-country Party Policy Advocated C.P. Candidate Denounces Dr. Evatt’s Credit Expansion

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 1

“No Government has ever gone to the people with a better record than the Menzies-Fadden Government. It would be a tragedy to stop that good work by a change of Government” declared Col. C. G. W…

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Federal Election Campaign Govt. Charged with Repudiating Pledges Labour Will Restore Stable Economy Says Member For Hume

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Fuller, Labour Member for Hume, delivered his policy speech in Yass on Saturday morning through amplifiers on the Royal Hotel balcony. In a vigorous address, he stated that of the two grounds on…

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Country Party Candidate Confident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 4

Mr. Charles Anderson (C.P.) has just completed his campaign tour of the northern portion of the Hume Electorate and says he…

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Federal Election Campaign “Outburst of Rage” Dr. Evatt Criticised

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 4

Sir,— With election day fast approaching we hear many political talks over the radio and otherwise, but…

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