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

Politics & elections, 1955

21 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Catholic Ladies’ Club Election Of Officers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 3

The Catholic Ladies’ Club held its first meeting for this year last Saturday afternoon when office-bearers were elected…

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State Elections 1956 Shire President Seeking Political Honours

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 2

CR. GEO. JOHNSON, of “Edgerton,” Yaw River, president of Goodradtgbee Shire Council, will contest the State Election next as a Country Party Mr. G.R. Humby, secretary of…

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P.p. Board Election on April 22

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 4

The triennial election of directors to Yass P.P. Board will take place by postal ballot on April 22…

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Our Federal Member in Parliament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 4

MR. FULLER: Is the Treasurer aware of the desperate plight of the people in the matter of housing? Is he also aware that…

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Hospital Auxiliary Election of Officers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 July 1955 · page 3

The Yass District Hospital Auxiliary held its anual meeting recently, when there was a good attendance…

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C.p. Candidate for Burrinjuck

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 August 1955 · page 3

Mr. George Johnson, Edgerton, Yass River, the Country Party candidate for Burrinjuck, who will attend a big C.P. meeting to be…

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State Elections Triangular Contest Favoured by Liberal Party Discussion At Yass Branch Annual Meeting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 August 1955 · page 3

No move will be made by Yass branch of the Liberal Party to ask for only one candidate at the next elections to represent both the Liberal and Country parties…

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Our Federal Member In Parliament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 September 1955 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Fuller (Labour) Hume: In view of the strong objections raised at a recent conference of the…

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Cp. Candidate at Gundagai

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 September 1955 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Johnson, endorsed Country Party candidate Burrinjuck in the next State Election, attended a…

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C. P. Candidate At Harden Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 September 1955 · page 1

Mr. George Johnson, selected Country Party candidate for Burrinjuck at the next State elections,…

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State Elections C.P. Win Forecast In Burrinjuck

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 September 1955 · page 5

“Here, in Burrinjuck, we have an unusual opportunity of returning a Country Party man to replace a Labour man who is dominated by city interests and pledged to the socialisation of…

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Liberal Candidate For Hume

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 September 1955 · page 5

A call for nominations for the Hume Federal electorate is issued by the General Secretary of the N.S.W. Liberal…

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Centenary of Parliament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 October 1955 · page 9

The Yass Municipal Council will consider at a later date what action can be taken to celebrate the centenary of the…

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State Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 October 1955 · page 8

The tempo of die State Elections, to be held on December 3, will noticeably quicken within the…

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Federal Elections Straight Out Contest in Hume Likely Anti-Labour Forces May Combine

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 November 1955 · page 8

It is almost certain that the anti-Labour forces will combine in opposing Mr. Arthur Fuller, M.H.R. in Hume at the Federal Elections on December 10. In a straight out contest the Country Party candidate,…

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Policy Similar to Menzies Preceded Depression Hume Labor Candidate At Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1955 · page 5

The Menzies Government’s present policy of restricting finance and development was similar to the policy adopted in 1930 which brought an economic depression on this…

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Federal Election Saturday, December 10 Politics And Religion

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 November 1955 · page 10

When the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Evatt, reached Tasmania, they found…

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Federal Elections “Loud-Mouthed Skite”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 3

On Tuesday, Mr. Menzies attacked the Labour Party’s defence policy. He said the Labour Party offered to cut the…

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Federal Elections Polling on

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 December 1955 · page 2

Polling for the election of members for the House of Representative’s and Senate of the Commonwealth Parliament…

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Federal Elections C.P. Looks Like Winning Hume From Labour

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 December 1955 · page 2

Hume looks like a photo finish with sitting Labour Member, Mr Arthur Fuller being pipped on the post by Country Party candidate, Colonel Charles Anderson of Young…

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