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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Interviews with Candidates Reveal Desire to Help Local Development

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 1

TREMENDOUS public Interest is being taken in the Deniliquin Municipal Council elections this year due primarily to the large field of 24 candidates. As no public meeting was held where prospective…

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EDITORIAL Municipal Council Elections

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 1

NEXT SATURDAY men and women of Deniliquin Municipality will elect nine aldermen to guide the…

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A.B.C. and Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

THE conference held in Canberra on matters concerning the activities of the Australian Broadcasting…

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Jeriderie Shire Elections. To the Electors of B Riding

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 9

Ladies and Gentlemen,— Haying accepted the task of standing for one of the three seats in the B. Riding of the…

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Jeriderie Shire Elections. To the Electors of B Riding

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 5

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Shire Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 10

The election of two Councillors to the Berrigan Shire Council for B Riding takes place on Saturday…

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How to vote at Municipal elections (By “One of the Old Brigade”)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 13

For the first time in Local Government elections as far as Albury is concerned, the council for the next three years will next Saturday be elected on a proportional basis…

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Council Candidates Give Their Views What they said in Dean Square last night

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

Candidate for the Albury City Council elections on Saturday, Mr. R. Garland, said last night he did not have the official endorsement of the Australian Labor Party…

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Shire Elections to the Electors "B" Riding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 4

I wish to thank you for your support, as one of your Councillors over the past years, and hope that you can…

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Shire Elections Next

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 3

The New South Wales Municipal and Shire Elections will be held next Saturday, 5th December. There will be…

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Jerilderie Shire Elections to the Electors of "B" Riding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 6

Ladies and Gentlemen.— Having accepted the task of standing for one of the three seats in "B" Riding of the…

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Albury A.l.p. Endorses Mr. Garland for Council Election

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 2

At a meeting of the Labor Party in Albury last night, Mr. Bob Garland was officially endorsed as a Labor candidate for the…

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M.p. Collapses in Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: The collapse of a 72-year-old member of Parliament with a heart attack brought an all-night sitting of the…

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Cording Election in Culcairn Shire on

The Observer · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Culcairn Shire Council will hold an election in C Riding only on Saturday, when Charles Edwin Burdack and Cecil…

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Municipal Council Election To-morrow Voting Is Compulsory

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Ratepayers of Corowa should not for get that they are obliged by law to vote at the Council Chambers at the selection of…

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The Municipal Election (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Sir.--The candidates for Municipal honours, of whom there are 13, have been very quiet, and seem to be just trusting to luck…

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Forced unionism bill passed by NSW Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 December 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.: The bill to provide absolute preference to unionists grassed through all stages in State Parliament today. The bill will become law when the Governor gives Royal assent. The Government is not…

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54 Candidates for Sydney Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 December 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.: The result of the Sydney City Council elections tomorrow may not be known for a fortnight…

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Queensland Unionism "No Compulsion By Parliament"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 3

The Queensland Parliament had never ordered every worker in Queensland to become a member of a trades union,…

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Win for Non-party Group in Municipal Council Election Big Poll—1301 Votes Cast

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 1

HAY Municipal Council elections on Saturday resulted in a win by a good margin for the "Non-Party" group of five candidates headed by Aid. O. J. Smith. This group polled in all 749 primary votes, and were…

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