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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 1

The Returning Officer for Kempsey Municipal Council (Mr. H. D. Pittendrigh) desires again to remind electors that voting is…

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Local Government Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

On Saturday, 2nd December, elections will be held in 243 Local Government areas in NSW, to elect approximately 2000 Aldermen and Shire…

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CORRESPONDENCE About the Election (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

Sir,—Although circumstances debar me from candidature, my interest in what may be called Municipal politics continues, and I have the uneasy feeling…

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Municipal Candidates and Sunday Sport (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

Sir,—From information received it would appear that a certain group of people in Taree are conducting an intensive campaign against candidates in…

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Taree Municipal Elections

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 4

Mr Jack Pettitt, one of the candidates at the forthcoming municipal elections, is a Railway officer with 27 years service in various parts of the State, and…

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Municipal Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 2

Sir.--On reading your newspaper last week, I noticed a letter written by Mr. E. L. Martin asking just what are the policies of the…

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Local Govern. Elections on

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 1

Throughout the State next Saturday the people will again go to the polling booths -- this time to decide who is to represent them in the Local Government sphere. The electors' task will be an…

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Election Candidates

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 2

Brief reference is made here to two of the 22 candidates in Saturday's municipal election. Similar mention will be made of the…

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Harrington Urban Area Elections (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 2

"Sir,—The Harrington Progress Association is as in past years, rendering a service but could have profitably avoided the issuing "how to vote cards."…

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L.G. Elections Next

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 2

On Saturday next, 2nd December, elections will be held in 243 Local Government areas in N.S.W., to elect approximately 2000 aldermen and Shire…

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29 Candidates Seek Election To-morrow's Poll

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 1

The electors of the Macleay Shire Council and the Kempsey Municipal Council will visit the polls to-morrow in a compulsory election to decide their Local Government representatives for this next three years. The electors in the Municipality have to select nine from sixteen candidates, and in the Shire area…

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CORRESPONDENCE Harrington Urban Committee Election (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 5

Sir,—If Mr. George Thompson, who wrote a letter in the last issue of, "The Northern Champion" had attended the meetings of the Harrington District…

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Urban Elections

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 7

Sir, -- The Harrington Progress Association is as in past years rendering a service, but could have profitably avoided the issuing of "how…

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Candidates for Taree Council

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 2

From information supplied, brief reference is here made to some of the candidates contesting to-day's Taree Municipal election…

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Voting To-day In Triennial Election of Local Gov'ning Bodies

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 1

Throughout New South Wales to-day citizens will record their votes in the triennial election of shire and municipal councils and urban committees. Voting is compulsory and defaulters are liable to be fined…

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Figures On Immigration Questions Asked by Mr. Eggins in Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

In the House of Representatives at Canberra recently the Member for Lyne, Mr. E. J. Eggins, asked several questions about the progress…

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Saturday's Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 2

Saturday last, 2nd December, 1950, saw once again the triennial election of Aldermen. The Wingham polling was quiet, with two booths in…

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L.g. Election Surprise Three Defeated

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

In the Local Government elections held on the Macleay on Saturday three sitting members--two on the Shire Council and one from the Municipal Council were defeated in what may be described as a record poll. The Municipality will have four aldermen serving their first term and a similar number…

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Two Election Shocks

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

WHILE quite a few mild surprises were created by Saturday's voting, there were two that were in the…

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Two Surprising Defeats in Manning Local Govt. Elections: Record Poll at Taree

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 1

Manning Local Government election returns released at the week-end contained two outstanding surprises. These were the defeat by narrow margins of the retiring Mayor of Wingham, Ald. L. J. Gleeson, and the retiring President of Manning Shire Council, Councillor H. Deer…

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