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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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Labor Candidate for N.E. Province by-election

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 16

Delegates from 51 ALP branches in North-East Victoria, at a meeting at Benalla on Sunday, endorsed Mr W. Findlay, of…

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Australian Hurdle Candidates School

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 15

Spirit jumping was seen at Caulfield yesterday as Australian Hurdle candidates had their final schooling before…

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Nazi to stand for election

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 9

KIEL, Thurs.: Werner Naumann, a former State Secretary, in the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, who was freed from arrest by the West…

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Councillors face elections next month

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 9

There is expected to be little change in the new Chiltern Shire Council after the elections in September. Yesterday was…

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Malenkov at meeting of Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 2

MOSCOW, Wed.: Premier Georgi Malenkov and six of the Soviet Union’s top leaders attended the opening session of the…

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Slim not to open Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Governor-General (Sir William Slim) will not have the opportunity of opening a session…

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Mr. Cahill Liberal candidate for North-East by-election

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 10

Following a convention at Wangaratta of representatives of Liberal and Country Party branches in the North East province, the…

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P.M. to enter Victorian by-election fight

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs. : The Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) will take an active part in the campaign for the by-election…

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Lib. Party nominations in for next Federal elections

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 18

SYDNEY, Fri.: Nominations for Li be rot Party candidates in next year’s Federal elections closed at noon today. The elections are expected in May, There were about 35 last…

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N.E. Province by-election Mr. Cahill opens campaign at Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 22

There was no issue of more importance to the elector of the North-Eastern Province than the Government’s restriction of private…

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Cr. Ferguson not contesting elections

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 8

After 42 years as a representative of the South Riding of Beechworth Shire, Cr. Jim .Ferguson announced he was not…

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Governor Opens State Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.: The State Governor (Sir. John North[?]) today officially opened the [?] and session of the 37th…

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Preparing for Federal election (By a Staff Reporter)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

Considerable interest has been centred on the Federal electoral division of Farrer m recent weeks, and with the…

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N. E. Province by-election Mr. Galvin’s attack on P.M.

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 9

BENALLA, wed.: The prime Minister (Mr Menzies) was a Victorian with a Canberra complex. the acting premier (Mr…

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Federal By-elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 4

By-elections for the election of members of the House of representatives will be held in the Divisions of Lang (N.S.F.)…

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Another Miss Albury Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 2

It was announced-yesterday that Miss Diane Falkner had been chosen as the City Council and public bodies’ candidate in the…

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Keen Interest in the Election

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 24

There is keen interest in Beechworth in the forthcoming North-Eastern Province election for the Legislative Council in Victoria. Labor supporters are…

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“Miss Albury Candidate’s Committee

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 2

A meeting of the essential food suppliers’ group, which is sponsoring the candidature of Miss Jill Reid in the Floral Festival…

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French Strikes Parliament May Be Recalled

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 1

PARIS, Tues.: Requests for the French Parliament to be recalled to discuss the strike situation will be considered by the…

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Public administration selects a “Miss Albury” candidate

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 2

Miss Diane Falkiner, of the Albury City Council staff, has been selected as a “Miss Albury” candidate for public administration in the Floral Festival next November…

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