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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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Liberal Party Candidate For Liverpool Plains Mr. Keith Mitchell Selected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 1

At the Liberal Party conference, held at Scone on Saturday, 25th nit., Mr. Keith Mitchell, of Gunnedah, was selected…

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Warkworth Flood Mitigation & Water Conservation Bill Details of Scheme Given to Parliament Will Hold 100 Feet of Water

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

Details of the proposed earth dam to be erected near Warkworth were given by the Minister for Conservation (Mr. G. Weir) when the second reading of the Bill was agreed to. The Warkworth Dam will be of 400,000 acre-feet capacity and is…

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Election of Officers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

President: Mr. D. R. Mackay. Vice-Presidents: Messrs. T. M. Hooke, J. B. Carlton and D. A. Lean. Secretary: Mr. Reg Smith…

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Stir in Japanese Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 3

TOKYO: Jap[?] most celebrated woman [?] member, Tenkoko Matsutani, made headlines in Japanese newspapers by…

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Likely Election Date

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

It Is believed in Parliamentary Labour circles that the New South Wales election will be held on June 17…

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Victorian Parliament May Be Dissolved

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed. — The Victorian Premier, Mr. Hollway, is expected to ask the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooke, this afternoon…

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Victorian Elections on May 13 Next

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs—Victorian general elections will be held on May 18. The Governor, Sir Dalles Brooks, agreed to the…

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Election Press Ban Discussed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—State Cabinet last night discussed repeal of the ban on publication of doctoral matter for 70 hours before…

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Victorian Election Next Month

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

Victoria will go to the polls on Saturday, May 13th, to elect a new Legislative Assembly…

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Press Ban During Elections State Cabinet Discussions

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

The repeal of the Press ban on publication of electoral matters for 70 hours before a State poll…

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New Zealand Controls Ending Prime Minister Fulfils His Election Promises

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 6

WELLINGTON, N.Z.: A few days after the election of November 30 last, which carried him to power, ousting Labour from the Treasury benches after 14 years. New Zealand’s new Nationalist Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney G…

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Editorial Election Dope

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

AS a last-minute effort to do something to win votes at the coming State elections, the McGirr Government last week announced three new measures of very doubtful value. One dealing with the abolition of…

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To-day’s Leader: Election Dope S.M. Warns Against Carriage of Cutting Instruments

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

The law would be rigorously applied where a person, after apprehension for any matter, was found carrying a cutting instrument and could not convince the court that it was being carried for a lawful purpose, Mr. F. R. Wood,…

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South Weston To Have Polling Place

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

A new polling place for State election purposes had been approved, at Appieton-avenue, Weston, in the electoral division of…

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Election Date, July 1?

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

July 1 is being freely mentioned in State Labor circles as the date of the N.S. Wales elections. Cabinet is to discuss the date…

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Press Ban During Elections State Cabinet Discussions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

The repeal of the Press ban on publication of electoral matters for 70 hours before a State poll was discussed by State…

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State Elections May Be July 1

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—July 1 is being freely mentioned In Labour circles as the date for the N.S.W elections…

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New Polling Place for Weston

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

Mr. R. James MHR., has been advised by the Electrol Commissioner (Mr. E. Bennetts) that a new polling place for State purpose had…

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New Zealand Controls Ending Prime Minister Fulfils His Pre-Election Promise

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

WELLINGTON, N.Z.: A few days after the election of November 30 last, which carried him to power, ousting Labor from the Treasury benches after 14 years, New Zealand's new Nationalist Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney G…

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Alderman Quinlan Liberal Candidate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday. — The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Quinlan) was selected as Liberal Party candidate to contest the…

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