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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Shock Defeat of Labor “Machine"” An Independent wins the kahibah by-election

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun. : The Australian lost the Kahibah State seat for the first time at yesterdays by-election. The official A.L.P. candidate, Mr. Joshua…

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Mrs James McCrabb First Woman Council Candidate

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 1

Women’s views on civic affairs that affect women can best be served by direct representation, Mrs…

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Queen Opens Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. : The reform of the House of Lords will be considered during the present Parliamentary session,…

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Slim to Open Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Governor-General, Sir William Slim, today issued a proclamation proroguing the Commonwealth…

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Shire Elections Urban Area Nominations Received Too Late

The Observer · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 1

Enquiries at the Culcairn Shire office on Thursday morning disclosed that nominations of candidates…

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Council Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 4

The members of the Berrigan Shire Council retire by effluxion of time this month, and [?] election, if necessary, will take…

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Queen Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 8

Miss Jean McFarland, Bethanga candidate in the Wodonga Hospital queen competition. She is a daughter…

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Departure from precedent at opening of Federal Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed. : The Commonwealth Government intends to depart from precedent in its arrangements for the Address-in-Reply debate to the speech by the Governor-General (Sir…

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Check on income sources of council candidates

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed. : Officials of the ALP executive are checking the income sources of all Labor candidates for the Sydney…

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Municipal Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

The Corowa Municipal Council announces by advertisement that the triennial election of aldermen will be held on…

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L.G. ELECTIONS Four nominal-ions received too late

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 3

Four nominations received for election to the Henty Urban Committee yesterday did not arrive on time and they will…

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Well Now ! No Election

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 2

Had you been walking past the Hume Shire office at noon yesterday and noticed Shire clerk, Mr. Bert Nowland reading from a…

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Question Time in Parliament

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 3

One of the interesting side lights on the undignified squabble in State Parliament last week was the admission by the…

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Slim to open 20th Parliament today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 4

CANBERRA, Mon.: The opening of a new session of Federal Parliament tomorrow by the Gover-General (Sir William Slim)…

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Carrathool Shire Elections

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 4

When nominations for election of councillors in Carrathool Shire closed last week, it was revealed that there would be a…

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Municipality of Corowa Ordinary Election of Aldermen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 3

The triennial election for the purpose of electing nine aldermen for the Municipality of Corowa will be held on Saturday, December 5, 1953, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m…

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Slim Opens Federal Parliament “Arms burden as price of peace”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.: Defence plans to provide against contingencies of the future were being actively developed between British countries and America, the Governor-General (Sir…

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Impressive ceremonial at opening of 20th Federal Parliament by Sir W. Slim

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 12

CANBERRA, Tues.: Between 200 to 300 members of the public waited outside Parliament House today to watch the arrival of the Governor-General (Sir William Slim) to open the second session of the 20th…

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Original Correspondence The Council Elections (To the Editor of the "Riverine Grazier,")

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Sir,—Proportional Representation is to be used to elect aldermen and shire councillors, where three or more have to be elected…

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Mr. K. H. Druitt Candidate For Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 3

Mr Keith Druitt. of Hardinge street, has notified the “Pastoral Times” that he will stand for the Municipal Council elections…

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