Wentworth, Artur in Angry Clash at Election Meeting
NEWCASTLE, Thurs.-TheN.S.W. Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) and Mr. W. C. Wentworth, Liberal M.H.R., clashed during a stormy political…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Illawarra · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1953
169 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 9
Election Chances Favour Labor
Nearly 2,000,000 voters will go to the polls in New South Wales on Saturday. Unless there is a startling reversal of recent political trends they will again return a Labor Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Election Result May Hinge on Five Seats
SYDNEY, Fri.—A close result is expected in tomorrow's State election, with the main fight centred iu five electorates. The crucial electorates are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →F.i.a. Secretary Sees Great Significance in Election Results
Labor's success in Saturday's State election would be of great significance to Greater Wollongong trade unionists Port Kembla Ironworkers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liberal Candidate Leads in Ashfield
SYDNEY, Mon.—The Liberal candidate, Mr. R. W. Murden, today took the lead from the Labor candidate, Mr. J. F. Richardson, in the Ashfield count…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election Time - In The Good Old Days Gone By
Saturday as an election day must have been one of the quietest the town of Kiama has know in a century. Such a day does not even compare with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Election Story Beale Returned For South Coast
Mr. Jack Beale, Liberal, was returned as the South Coast Member of State Parliament on Saturday, with a majority of 3,355 votes over his Labor opponent, Mr. A. J. Berriman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wollongong State Election Result "Justified Labor"
The President of Wollongong-Kembla State Electoral Council (Mr. C. H. Thomas) said in a statement last night the results of Saturday's poll fully…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To the Editor: The Election Result
Sir,—Mr. Tom Malcolm's article on "Smashing Labor Victory," is an interesting study in the realm of fancy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Election Justified Confidence of Electors
Mr. C. H. Thomas, President of Wollongong-Kembla State Electoral Council said in a statement that the results of last…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Less Listen to Parliament
SYDNEY, Sun.—Public listening was steadily being reduced by very long periods of Parliamentary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Editorial Too Much Parliament on the Radio?
A SITUATION liable to shatter the esteem of even the most self-confident of them confronts the Members of the Federal Parliament. Investigations by people who do not take things…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parker Alleges Smear Campaign in State Election
The defeated Independent candidate in the State elections (Mr. G. Parker) said at the declaration of the poll in front of Wollongong Courthouse yesterday that his opposition had "found it necessary to have recourse to every kind of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Statements By Candidates At Declaration of Poll
Only two of the three Candidates for Wollongong-Kembla attended the declaration of the poll last Thursday by the Returning Officer, Mr. C. E. Fuller. Mr. Fuller declared Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Demonstrators May Not Enter Parliament
CANBERRA, Tues.—Strict precautions will be taken tomorrow to prevent the entry of members of a delegation of 800 demonstrators from entering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doyle Commission Terms Before Parliament
SYDNEY, Wed.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill) today submitted to Parliament for discussion terms of reference in the Doyle Royal Commission, involving Parliamentary privilege…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Echoes of The Election (To the Editor)
SIR, — The exposures of the past few weeks of Mr. Parker's real supporters does not surprise me, and I know it won't surprise…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Plans Intensive Campaign for Senate Elections
Plans for the conduct of an intensive Labor Senate Election campaign throughout the South Coast areas are to be completed at a special meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Independent Diary Election Point
The Senate Election will be held on May 9th, and the Returning Officer for this Macarthur Division, has announced that the electoral rolls…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Softball Club's Elections
Betty Russell was elected president of the Keira Softball Club at the annual meeting…
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