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

Politics & elections, 1954

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Soviet Compromise On Election Method

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 3

BERLIN, Monday: Russia will accept a compromise between a Western-style "free for all" election and the Soviet "single list" method if a new four-power conference re-examines the idea of all-German elections, it was…

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Election-Eve Wind-Up

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday: Republicans and Democrats ended their Congressional election campaign to-day and…

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Survey Of U.S. Election Prospects

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday: Democrats figured their best prospects for picking up Senate seats now held by…

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Big Early Vote in U.s. Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Voters braved rain, snow and cold wind in many sections of the United States to-day to pass mid-tern judgment on Eisenhower Republican Administration and determine control of…

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Democrats in Election Win

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday: Democrats clinched control of the 'United States' 84th Congress to-day with' a photo-finish victory in Oregon, which tipped the balance of power to them…

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C. Y. C. Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

At a well-attended meeting of the Cathedral Branch of the Catholic Youth Club, elections were held, to decide officers for…

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Listeners Still Like Parliament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 6

A substantial majority of the public wants Parliamentary broadcasts to continue, according to a Gallup Poll surrey…

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Anti-Adenauer Lead In Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3

FRANKFURT, Monday: The anti-Adenauer Social Democratic Party last night led in the Hesse State…

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Rate Fixing And May oral Election To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 8

Goulburn City Council will strike its 1955 rates at a special meeting to-night…

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Golf Associates’ President Re-election Unanimous

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 3

YASS Golf Associate’s president, Mrs. W. T. Walker, was re-elected…

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Presentation Of Cheques To Queen Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

In tribute to the splendid efforts of this year's Lilac Time Queen candidates in raising over £6000, cheques amounting to £450 were distributed among them at the Town Hall on Wednesday night…

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The 1955 Yass Parliament and Local Government Officials

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 6

FRONT ROW: Aldermen S. Dobbin, D. L. Graham, S. Ablamowicz, M. Nash, N. Oxley, The Mayor (Aid. K. C. Meagher), Aid. W. T. Walker (Deputy Mayor), town clerk (Mr. R. ConoIIy), Aid. £. J. O’Connor, A. J. H. Shannon. BACK ROW: Metro. B. S. Phillips (gas manager), P. Smith ,gas engineering branch, Sydney), E. Johnstone (acting electrical engineer), H. Bridge (deputy town clerk), R. L. Hart (health inspector), R. H. Hammill (“Tribune-Courier” reporter)…

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Canberra H.q. for Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 3

Canberra, not Sydney will be the future focal point of Commonwealth election results…

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