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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

272 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 14

Minister is Albury Labor Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Labor, Industry and Social Welfare,…

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Country Party Candidate Visits Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

The N.S.W. Labor Government has brought this State to virtual bankruptcy said Mr. R. H. Cuthbert, endorsed…

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Labour Candidate for Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

The N.S.W Minister for Labour, industry and Social Welfare, Mr. F. Finnan, will be the endorsed Labour Party…

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N.S.W. State Elections Both sides say they will win

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Tues.: Both sides in the State Parliament today predicted they would gain majorities in the Legislative…

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Egyptian Elections Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 22

CAIRO, Fri.: The Egyptian elections, promised for. February, have been postponed. The postponement has been…

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Liberal, Labor finalise election plans

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: State Liberal and Labor Parties have finalised their campaign plans for the NSW elections on…

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Only Two Candidates Likely For Murray Seat Mr. Kendall Withdraws

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 8

Nominations for the State elections on February 14 will close next Monday, January 19. It is almost certain that…

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Senate Elections on May 2, Decides Cabinet

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Senate elections will be held on Saturday, May 2. The House of Representatives will meet on Tuesday, February 17, and the Senate on Wednesday,…

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Election Writs Issued

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

Writs for the State elections were issued on Wednesday. Nominations close next Monday at noon…

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Change in Date of Senate Elections Is Now Favored by Ministers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri,: Federal Ministers today favored Saturday, May 9, for the Senate elections. They c onsidered this would be more suitable than Saturday, May 2, which m et with the approval of some Ministers yesterday…

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N.S.W. elections expected to be bitterly contested

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun. : The first official shot in the State general election campaign will be fired on Tuesday night when the Country Party leader, Mr. Bruxner, will deliver his policy speech at Tenterfield. The elections will take place on Saturday, February 14…

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Federal Parliament to meet Feb. 17

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.: The first session of the Federal Parliament for this year will commence on Tuesday,…

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198 Candidates Will Contest N.s.w. State Elections

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: A total of 198 candidates will contest the N.S.W. general elections on February 14. Five of the candidates are women. Nominations closed at noon today…

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Electioneering in Australia in easy (By a Staff Reporter)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

Australian politicians who think electioneering is hard work do not know how lucky they are. One week of vote-wooing, American-style, would kill them. In fact, medical advisors…

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State Elections Labor and Liberals both confident of victory

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The state of the parties in the last Parliament was: Labor 48, Liberal 28, Country Party 17 Independent Labor one. For most of the life of the Parliament the Government was dependent on the support of the independent Labor member for North Sydney, Mr…

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Two Candidates for Murray on February 14 Here They Are

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

When nominations for the Murray electorate in the N.S.W. State elections on February 14 closed with the returning office…

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No dissolution of Fed. Parliament for another 18 months, says Evatt

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tues.: There would be no dissolution of the House of Representatives for possibly another 18 months; the Federal Opposition Leader, Dr. Hyatt, told the biennial Federal conference of the A.L.P. in Adelaide today…

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Two Candidates for Murray Seat

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

Nominations for the State elections on February 14 closed on Monday. There will be a straight-out contest between the…

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Labour Candidate Starts Campaign

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

An address delivered by the endorsed Labor Candidate for Murray, Ald. F. V. Holden, to the elecors at Moama last Saturday week…

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Minister's Election Tour

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Conservation, the Hon. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A., who is the Member for Murrumbidgee, plans to visit as…

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