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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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Mr. Vincent Speaks in Parliament on Loans Says Two Or Three Dredges Needed

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 7

Mr. R. S. Vincent, MLA, in a speech in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday on the loan estimates said that the Macleay should have two or three dredges so as to give a manageable channel and deepen the bed of the…

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Shire Elections On December 2nd — Arrangements Being Made in Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 1

The Shire Clerk, Mr. H. N. Chaplin, informed the Gloucester Shire Council last Friday that arrangements were being made for the…

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Nomination Day Set For Municipal Elections

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 1

Nomination day for the Municipal Council elections has been fixed for Friday, November 10 and at noon on that date the…

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Local Government Elections Are Drawing Near

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 1

Local Government elections will be held throughout New South Wales on Saturday, December 2, and, no doubt, there will be the usual amount of interest concentrated on the personnel to form the Kempsey…

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CORRESPONDENCE Issues in Stroud Shire Election (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

Sir: I desire to refer to a paragraph in a recent issue stating that the former Stroud Shire Council was incapable of exercising its functions…

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LETTERS To the Editor, "M.R. Times" Council Elections

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

Sir,--As tbe Municipal elections are only about six weeks hence, it is time for the electors to survey the outlook and, if possible, ascertain…

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Shire of Gloucester. Ordinary Election of Councillors

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for the purpose of electing eight (8) Councillors, two (2) for each of A, B, C and D. Ridings of…

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Mr. W. P. Chapman Will Not Contest Council Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 6

Despite many pressing requests made by a number of Taree citizens a former mayor of Taree in Mr. W. P. Chapman has made up…

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Cr. Ruprecht Not Seeking Re-election

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 1

Cr. V. D. Ruprecht, who has been a representative for A riding on the Manning Shire Council for the past term, will not be a candidate for…

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Five Shire Crs. Will Not Contest Election

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

Announcement by Cr. V. Ruprecht that he will not seek re-election to the Shire Council at the Shire elections in December, makes…

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Shire of Gloucester. Ordinary Election of Councilors

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for the purpose of electing eight (8) Councillors, two (2) for each of A, B, C and D. Ridings of…

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Progress Ass'n Nominate Five Men For Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

The five candidates elected by the Harrington Progress Association to contest the Urban Area Committee election are Messrs. V. Drew (45 votes), H. Whatson (36), W. Palmer (32), R. Williams (31), D. Coleman (24). The…

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Cr. S. M. Martin To Contest Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

Deputy President of the Manning Shire Council, Councillor S. M. Martin will definitely be a candidate at the election on December…

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Assoc'n's Candidates For Urban Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

Messrs. L. Tate, E. Kittson, B. Ve Lore, W. B. Thompson and W. H. Roberts were endorsed as candidates for election to the Urban…

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Need for Improved Country Roads Stressed by Mr. Jordan in State Parliament

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 4

Speaking to the Main Hoods Amendment Bill in the Legislative Assembly the Member for Oxley, Mr. L. C. Jordan, M.L.A., pointed out that in the Upper Manning district there were settlers who took up their properties seventy years ago, and they had never been able to get anything to those…

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Two Aldermen Will Not Contest Taree Council Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

With nominations for Taree Municipal election closing at 5 p.m. to-day (Wednesday), two of the sitting aldermen have announced that they will not be candidates. They are Alderman L, D. O. Martin who, on medical…

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Mid North Coast Diary Woman Seeking Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 8

The first woman candidate for local government election in the history of the Clarence has nominated for the Grafton City Council poll in…

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16 Nominations - Kempsey Local Government Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

When the electors go to the polling booths on Saturday, December 2, to decide who will represent them on the next Kempsey Municipal Council, they will have sixteen candidates to choose from. Only five of the present council aldermen are seeking re-election, and some prominent names are missing from the…

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22 Candidates Will Contest Taree Municipal Council Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 1

Twenty-two candidates, compared with twenty-four three years ago, have nominated to contest the Taree Municipal election on Saturday, December 2. Four members of the present Council are seeking re-election. They are…

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Candidates for Shiral Honors

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 1

Nineteen candidates will contest the nine scats on the Manning Shire Council at the election on Saturday, 2nd December. Five of the outgoing Council arc not seeking re-election. The Member for Oxley, Mr L. C. Jordan, M.L.A., will be a candidate for B riding…

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