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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

170 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 9

Another Queen candidate tonight

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 1

Another candidate should be appointed, to-night in the Queen competition and Carnival in aid of the…

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Bowling Club's Record Year Reports Disclose Remarkable Programess Ballots for Election of Officers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 2

The financial statement submitted by the hon. treasurer (Mr. R. Mullins) at the 42nd annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Bowling Club on Saturday, showed that for the past year the club account had recorded a…

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British Parliament Agrees with Policy of Evacuation of Troops From Canal Zone Rebel More In Conservative Party Ranks Partially Collapses

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Sir Winston Churchill’s Conservative Government last night scored a 257 to 26 Vote triumph for its policy of withdrawing British troops from its £400,000,000 Sues Canal base, but only 283 of the 625 Members in the House took pert fit the vote…

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Bowling Club Candidate Leads In Queen Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 5

First figures for the "Back to Kurri Kurri" Week Queen competition have been made available and show that the…

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Star Junior Farmer Competition Local Candidates Chosen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 1

The elimination tests to select the district's Junior Farmer candidates for the State Star Junior Farmer…

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Queen Candidate

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L. a recommendation was made to…

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Lively Debate Over Election of Speaker Mr. Cameron Re-elected After Vote

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA: Mr. Archie Cameron was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives to-day for the third time. He was re-elected after bitter criticism from Labour members…

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Hospital Candidate Takes Lead In Queen Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 5

The "Back to Kurri" Week Queen competition in the second count is full of interest, with the Hospital candidate…

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Racing Round-up All Horses had a Birthday Last Sunday Lindbergh, Happy Harvest, Telyar, Belbeiys, Gulf Palm, Dear Laddie, and Indian Empire Likely Derby Candidates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Now that all two-year-olds have turned three—all horses had a birthday when the racing season ended last Sunday—most racegoers will turn to the difficult task of picking the Derby winners. The A.J.C. Derby…

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Local & General News Dairy Co. Elections

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 2

Three retiring directors of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co. will be returned to office unopposed…

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Election of Officers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 2

(Patrons, Messrs. A. Fairhall MHR, R. L, Fitzgerald, MLA, W. E. Sparke, C. E. Martin, Ald. Purdue and W. G…

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Extracts Mom ‘Mercury Files 50 Years Ago August 11, 1904 Election Celebration

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 2

Last evening the friends and supporters of Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A. for the new and enlarged electorate of…

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Polling Place for Fern Bay

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 6

The State Electoral Commissioner, has notified Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald M.L.A., that a polling…

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Epsom Candidates To Run

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Barfleur and Connaught, prominent Epsom fancies, will both contest the Campbelltown…

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Opening of Parliament

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Legislation concerning cerning liquor, altered hours for the sale of petrol more effective action against the…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Co. elections

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

Eight were re-elected unopposed to the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. board, and a ballot was…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Co. Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1

Eight directors were re-elected unopposed to the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Board, and a ballot was…

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Dairy Company Hunter Valley Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 10

Eight were re-elected unopposed to the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. board and a ballot was needed in…

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Pre-selection Candidate

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 5

SINGLETON: Mr. Albert Khan was nominated at a meeting of Singleton branch of the Australian Labour…

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U.K. Gift of Rhodesian Parliament

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 2

The Mace pictured above, to ther with a richly bound copy of Erskine May's "Parliamentary P[?] tice" was presented on behalf of the United Kingdom House of Commons to the Federal Assembly of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on September 10…

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