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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Municipal Council Election Corowa Poll Declared Yesterday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 1

Counting of preference votes cast last Saturday in the Municipal Election at Corowa was completed yesterday (Monday), and the Returning Officer, Mr. D. E. Kemp, declared the poll shortly before mid-day…

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round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items Three Summer Cup candidates are to clash on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon. : Fancied Slimmer Cup candidates Lord Forrest, Unfaan and Cymbidium clash in the Christmas Cup at Rosehill next Saturday…

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[?]Election Remarkable Personal Triumph for Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 1

ONLY one alderman was displaced at Saturday’s Deniliquin Municipal Council election, which attracted the [?]hrgest field of candidates ever to stand here. Other features were the remarkable personal triumph for the…

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Shire Elections Berrigan Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 9

The polling the election of two Councillor for the B. riding of the Berrigan Shire Council took place on Saturday, and that…

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Cr. L. Lindner Defeated in Shire Elections

The Observer · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 1

Mr. L. C. Lindner, a retiring councillor, was defeated in the elections for Culcairn Shire last Saturday. Only C Riding…

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Recent Municipal Election to My Nominators and My Electors

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 3

I am proud and delighted at the result of the Municipal election on Saturday, 5th December, 1953,…

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Party, advocating racial partnership, wins African elections

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 18

SALISBURY, Wed.:Sir Godfrey Huggins’ Federal Party, pledged to introduce a policy of facial partnership, made an almost clean…

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Recent Council Elections

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

A letter to the Editor has been received from a person signing himself “ratepayer.” The letter concerns the recent election in…

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Next Year's Federal Election Gloves Will Be Off

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 3

There is nothing Nambypamby about political life as we know it to-day. It's a rough and troubled, hard-hitting…

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Call for Reports on L.g. Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 4

The Secretary of the Local Government Association of NSW Mr. R. Mainerd, said that his Association had called for…

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Another Presidential candidate

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 8

PARIS, Mon.: Another Conservative today put forward his candidature for Presidency, a few hours before both Houses…

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C.P. candidate strengthens position in Gwydir

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY, Wed.: Country Party candidate Mr. Ian Allan further strengthened his position with today’s count in the…

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