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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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Election Results Will Get Wide Air Coverage

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 6

The A.B.C. has made elaborate arrangements to bring ABC country Regional listeners up to the minute progress…

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Candidate's Good Reception

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. J. H. Cordner, who is contesting Lyne as an independent candidate, is now touring the northern part of…

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£2000 For Election

Macleay Argus · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY: The Miners' Federation hopes to raise £2000 at pit-top meetings to finance the funds of the…

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New Polling Booth in Kempsey Area

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

Electors in Saturday's compulsory voting, to elect the Federal Government, are reminded that for the first…

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Mr. Hayes and the Elections (To the Editor)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Sir,--Poor old Ted. Is he sour because he is not contesting this election again? He talks about changing…

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Candidate for Lyne Pleased at Support

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

"The outstanding feature has been the excellent reception I have received in every area of the…

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Questions For Political Candidates

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

All Federal election candidates have been circularised by the Salaried Employees' Consultative Council of NSW…

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Candidate Answers Mr. E. J. Hayes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

"In regard to the masterly fabrication put forward by Mr. Hayes in your journal, I would like to answer it briefly," said Mr. D. J. Lancaster, independent candidate for Lyne, in a…

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Open Column Endorsement of C.p. Candidates Lyne Electorate

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Sir,--The letter on this subject by Mr. Morris shows that he is not quite up to date in regard to the…

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Both Parties Are Confident for Election

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, May 25.--With the Federal election only four days off both Liberal and Labor spokesmen are…

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Wide Coverage to Bring Election Results

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 6

The A.B.C. has made elaborate arrangements to bring A.B.C. country Regional listeners up to the minute progress reports of the elections on Saturday…

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Final Election Speeches. Mr. Lucock

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

The electors tomorrow had the responsibility of choosing a man, who would represent the whole of the Lyne electorate in the…

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Government's Election Promises Fulfilled

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. Philip E. Lucock, M.P., said recently that many of the promises made by the Federal Government at the last elections had been…

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Excellent Reception Encourages Candidate

The Northern Champion · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 7

"The outstanding feature of the campaign has been the excellent reception I have received in every part of the Electorate," said Mr. D. J. Lancaster in his final address at Taree…

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Election Figures

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

The Australian Broadcasting Commission has made elaborate arrangements to bring ABC country Regional listeners up…

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A Labor Man's Views on Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

I have read with interest the advertisements and articles relative to the forthcoming elections and I feel,…

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Electors' Day Tomorrow Mr. Lancaster's Final Election Statement

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

In a final statement to the electors this morning, Mr. D. J. Lancaster said that now the campaign had…

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Annual Election of Show Com'ittee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

In future, elections of committee of the Gloucester A.H. and P. Association will be held annually instead of…

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Analysis of Figures in Previous Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

For folk who like to swallow their gudgeons ere they're catched, here are a few figures showing the primary vote accorded Messrs. P. E. Lucock and D. J. Lancaster at the Lyne bye election in 1953…

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Two Women Killed in Melbourne Election Argument

Macleay Argus · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, May 30: The second death occurred to-day as the result of an argument in which one…

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