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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

195 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 10

Election Writs Today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Tues.: With the issuing of writs tomorrow, official nominations, for the Federal elections to be held on…

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L.c.p. Candidate’s 2564 Majority

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Mr. T. H. Grigg (LCP) received more than 60 per cent of the CP second preferences to win the Bendigo…

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Mr. Chifley Gives Labor’s “Save-the-£” Policy for the Federal Elections

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 1

Almost 3000 people rose in a body and enthusiastically cheered the Leader of the Federal Labor Party (Mr. Chifley) when he stepped on to the stage of the Empire Theatre tonight to deliver his election policy speech…

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Election Writs Issued

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wed.: Writs commanding Commonwealth returning officers to hold an election on April 28 next for the House of…

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Federal Election Issues C.p. Charges Against Labor

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

"The issues of the Federal election are simple and clear-cut," says, the bulletin of the Federal Parliamentary Country Party…

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Most crucial election in our history

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Impending Federal flections would be the most crucial in the history of Australia, Mr P. J. Horan,…

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Griffith Man Is Labor Candidate for Riverina

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. M. R. Sheehan has been endorsed as the A.L.P. candidate for Riverina at the forthcoming Federal elections…

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Federal Election Mr. Hugh Roberton to Visit Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 3

The Federal election campaign is beginning in earnest, and Mr. Hugh Roberton, Country Party candidate for Riverina, has issued…

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Labor Candidate to Speak at Henty

The Observer · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

Mr. D. Byrnes, the selected Labor candidate for Farrer, will speak at Henty on Monday next, at 5 p.m. Mr. Byrnes will also visit The Rock, Yerong…

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Woman to Use Taxi on Election Campaign

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 3

DARWIN, Thurs.: Mrs Jessie Litchfield, Independent candidate for the Northern Territory seat in the Federal Parliament, hired a…

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Casey on Election Issues

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Minister for Development (Mr Casey), supporting the Liberal Party candidate, Mr Tinson, at…

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London Paper on Election Issues

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.: “It seems certain that no matter what the outcome of the Australian elections the next Government will…

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404 Nominate for Federal Elections MELBOURNE, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 3

Four hundred and four candidates have nominated for the Federal elections to be held on April 28. Nominations closed at noon today. Three sitting members will be unopposed for the House of…

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Mr. Chifley Back From Queensland; Confident Of Labor Election Victory SYDNEY, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 14

The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Griffey) had a rough trip by air from Brisbane to Sydney today and many of the passengers were sick. Mr. Chifley was returning…

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Election Issues Slated by C.p. Chairman

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 3

Commenting on the election, the Acting State Chairman of the Country Party (Mr. J. M. Carter) said last week, "I am sure the people…

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Election issues same as fifteen months ago, says

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.: The Federal Leader of the Country Party (Mr Fadden), speaking at Warwick tonight, said the issues at this election were the same as those upon which the…

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Little interest in elections

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Tues.: Federal Ministers, party officials and political observers are amazed at the general apathy of the…

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Elections. Election Issues Are the Same As in 1949 Mr. Roberton's Hay Campaign

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

MR.H. S. ROBERTON, Member fr Riverina and Country Party candidate for the forthcoming elections, who opened his Hay campaign on Wednesday, insisted that the issues in the election were those of the December, 1949 election…

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Elections. Labour Speakers Deny Communist Alliance

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. W. O'Neil, southern districts secretary of the Australian Railways Union, said in Hay on Wednesday, that the Labor Party had…

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Power black-out in NSW used as election issue

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Tins Federal Minister for Health (Sir Earle Page) said tonight that two days after the people voted on April 28, by edict of the Stote Labor Government, NSW would…

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