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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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Queen To Open N.Z. Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) : Thirteen thousand people applied for seats on the steps of Parliament buildings, Wellington,…

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Severe Test for Eisenhower Policy Wednesday’s Election-year Session

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

WASHINGTON: President Eisenhower s foreign and domestic palicies face their most [?] test in the election-year session of Congress beginning on Wednesday…

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Salamander Bay Polling Place

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 6

The Electoral Commismissioner, has notified Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M. L. A. as follows:…

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Federal Elections

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Federal Cabinet on January 19 will decide a date for the next general elections for the House of…

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Queen Welcomed by School Children Official Opening Of Dominion Parliament (AAP-Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

WELLINGTON: Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were cheered by 15,000 school children at the city’s main arena, Athletic Park. The Queen wore a cream wool gaberdine two-piece…

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Federal Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

Federal Cabinet, on January 19, will decide a date for the next Federal elections for the House of Representatives. The…

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Leaving Certificate Examination Successful Candidates Front Maitland District Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

The fire results of the leaving certificate examination, which marks the completion of the secondary school course, were released to-day. List of successful candidates front Maitland district schools is given below. Those for Cessnock, Singleton and Muswellbrook will be released for publication…

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Leaving Certificate Examination Successful candidates From Northern District Schools

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

The first results of the leaving certificate examination, which marks the completion of the secondary school course, were released to-day. List of successful candidates from Maitland district schools ids given below. Those for Cessnock, Singleton and Muswellbrook will be released for publication…

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Queen's Speech to N.s.w. Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

Cabinet on Tuesday approved the actual text of the Queen's speech which will be delivered to Parliament on 4th…

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Irregularities Alleged In Scone Council Election Ald. Armitage Makes Charge Against Ald. Davies

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

AT THE DECEMBER MEETING OF THE SCONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, ALD. B. L. ARM IT AGE, WHO SECURED THE GREATEST VOTE AT THE RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN SCONE, MADE…

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By-election Date

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: The NSW Government is expected to fix a Saturday towards the end of March for the Leichhardt…

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Country Party Proposal to Liberals Plan for Federal Election Pact

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

The State chairman of the Country Party (Mr. J. M. Carter) said that the central executive of the Country Party…

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Union Levy For Election Funds

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 6

BRISBANE: The Australian Workers’ Union Is expected to contribute more than £100,000 to the ALP Federal…

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Queen To Open Federal Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA: Details of arrangements for the opening of Federal Parliament by the Queen on Monday, February…

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Miniature Repeat of Initial Enthusiasm Historic Opening To-day Of State Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Sydney repeated in miniature but with interest-packed enthusiasm to-day, the spectacle of yesterday’s Royal progress when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Parliament House for the historic opening of…

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Molotov Renews Attack on European Army Plan U.S. Delegate Says Germany Must Have Free Elections

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 1

BERLIN: Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov, in a new attack on the Western powers, said yesterday that Britain and the United States were acting as “midwives” in bringing about the birth of a European Army. Molotov’s latest blast against the six-notion European Army project under…

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U.K. Parliament Clash Over “Recession”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Government and Opposition spokesmen clashed in Parliament yesterday on claims by the Government that the January conference of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers in Sydney had taken…

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Paterson Labor Candidate Visits Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

Mr. Kevin Barlow, Labor candidate for the Paterson seat in the next Federal election, visited Muswellbrook yesterday,…

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Conservative Won By-election

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

LONDON: Mr. T. L. Iremonger held the Ilford North (Essex) seat for the Government in a House of Commons…

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Dairy Produce Board Election

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian…

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