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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Shire Election Four Nominate

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

The nominations for the by-election in C Riding of the Hastings Shire Council includes the two councillors…

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In Federal Parliament Social Services

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

MR. LUCOCK.—I desire to address a question to the Minister for Social Services, and I point out, by way of…

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Bulahdelah Candidates Presented With First Aid Diplomas

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 5

First Aid Diploma certificates, gained, in the recent examination, were presented to successful students of the Bulahdelah class aft, a function held in the School of Arts last Monday…

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Dally By-Election

Macleay Argus · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Secretary of the Liberal Party (Mr. Carrick) said today that a decision would be…

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Senate Election Vital to Future

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tues.: The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies), in opening the Government's Senate…

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Senate Elections: Postal Voting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Senate Elections are those who on polling day will be outside the…

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Senate Elections. Postal Voting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Senate elections are those, who on polling day will be outside the…

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Senate Elections Postal Voting

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 3

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Senate Elections are those who on polling day will be…

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Senate Elections Postal Voting

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 2

Electors entitled to vote by post at the for. hcoming Senate elections are those who on polling day will be outside the State for which they…

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Postal Voting at Senate Elections

The Northern Champion · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 13

Elections entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Senate Elections are those who on polling day will be outside the…

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Senate Elections

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 1

Statement by Senator A. M. McMullin, Leader of the Liberal-Country Party Senate team in N.S.W. "No Government since federation…

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Laurieton By-election

The Northern Champion · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

The by-election in C Riding of Hastings Shire on Saturday last resulted in the election of Messrs Gibson…

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Hastings Shire By-election

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

At the by-election held in "C" Ricing of Hastings Shire, on Saturday last, Messrs. Claude Perrott and A. E…

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Senate Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

The Senate election tomorrow (Saturday) is compulsory--every adult must vote for the 12 candidates in…

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Government Improves in Senate Election

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY.--Counting of votes today in the Senate election improved the Government's position, and the forecast of a 31-29 majority seems assured…

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Saw Doyle Open Safe at Parliament House

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A Sydney taxi-driver, Gordon Watson, said at the Doyle Royal Commission today that he had seen Reginald Aubrey Doyle take some papers from a safe in a room at…

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Festival Queen Candidates Receive Bonus

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

Presentations were made to candidates in the 1953 annual meeting of Manning River Aquatic Association on…

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Parliament Accounts Along British Lines

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA.--Adoption of several British House of Commons procedures by the Federal Parliament has been suggested to the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee…

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Parliament Whisky For The Taking

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Anyone could go into Parliament House and take a bottle of whisky or anything if they wanted…

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Gov. Candidates Had Clear Senate Majority

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 4

TAREE, Thurs.--The Senate votes for the Lyne electorate have been re-checked by the Returning Officer (Mr. Wratten), and the position shows that the Liberal-Country Party received more than…

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