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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1952

218 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 11

Presidential Candidate Promises H-Bombs WASHINGTON

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

A Democratic Presidental candidate. Senator Brien MeMahon, says that if elected he will order the…

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Flying Candidate's mart Three

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: Henry the Seventh, who will be ridden by leading jockey Neville Sell wood in the Flying Hardwood…

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U.S. Elections An imaginary interview explaining how

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 2

Australian press attention given developments in the U. S. Presidential elections has brought a flood of questions…

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Eisenhower-Taft Row Seen As "Bar-Room Slugfest" By Democratic Candidate Kefauver

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 1

Senator Kefauver (left) has stated that the political row between the Republican presidential candidates General Eisenhower (right) and Senator Robert Taft (centre) was such that it besmirched American honour…

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Mexico’s Election May Be Lively

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 1

MEXICO CITY: Roadblocks have been set up throughout Mexico to check for Illegal srma In the Government’s…

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By-Election For Kearsley

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: The by-election for two representatives of A riding of Kearsley Shire which includes, amongst other…

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U.S. Presidential Election Likely Nominees

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 10

DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN…

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Kearsley Shire By-Election

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

The by-election for A riding of Kearsley Shire, which includes Branxton Greta and Lochinvar, will be held…

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Shire By-Election To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 3

A poll of electors will be held in A Riding of Kearsley Shire between 8 a.m. aud 8 p.m. to-morrow to elect two councillors…

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Precautions at Election

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 1

MEXICO CITY: Eighty thousand heavily armed troops and police stood guard, and [?] planes…

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By-Election For Kearsley

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: With all but the postal votes counted in the by-election for A riding of Kearsley Shire…

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Kearsley Election

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

CESSNOCK: The counting of votes In the by-election tor A riding at Kearsley Shire was completed yesterday…

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New Democratic candidate

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 3

Mr Adlai Stevenson, Governor of Illinois, who, it was reported recently, might complicate the…

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Will Consider Early Election

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The State Cabinet next Tuesday 16 expected to decide the 1952-53 works programme…

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Oratory in Parliament

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 5

Specimen of Parliamentary oratory of the late George Anderson, once member for Waterloo and who afterwards conducted the…

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Demand for Call to Parliament Opposition Leader Voices Criticism

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Leader of the Opposition in the State Parliament (Mr. Vernon Treatt) to-day demanded that the State Parliament should meet immediately to discuss finance for loan works…

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Immediate Meeting of Parliament Demand by Opposition Leader "Government Undeserving Public Confidence" Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 2

The Leader of the Opposition in the State Parliament, Mr. Vernon Treatt, to-day demanded that State Parliament should meet…

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Western Powers Doubt Soviet’s Sincerity Commission Proposed On German Elections

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The Big Three Western Powers —Britain, the United States and France—delivered a new Note to Moscow yesterday offering to take part in a preliminary meeting on the question of free…

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Result Of Kearsley Election

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 6

CESSNOCK—The counting of votes in the by-election for A riding of Kearsley Shire has been completed…

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Kearsley By-Election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

John E. McDonald and John McDermott were elected to represent A Riding of Kearsley Shire Council…

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