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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

174 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 9

Government parties fail to agree on an election pact

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.: Talks here today between Federal Liberal and Country Party leaders on a pact for the general elections on May 29 are believed to have been inconclusive…

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Election is demanded

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 16

SAIGON, Mon.: Vietnamese Nationalist groups will take “all possible action within the law” if the head of the State, Bao…

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Kenya’s new Parliament buildings

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 9

With ceremonial based on that of Westminster—The Mother of Parliaments”—the new Kenya parliamentary buildings in the City Square at Nairobi were opened recently in the Legislative Council chamber by the Governor of Kenya,…

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Farrer Labor Candidate to Tour Electorate

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

Endorsed Labor candidate for Fairer (Mr D. J. Byrnes) addressed the annual meeting of the Farrer Federal Electoral Council…

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Local and General Labor Candidate to Tour Electorate

The Observer · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

The endorsed Labor Party candidate for Farrer (Mr. D. J. Byrnes) addressed the annual meeting of the Farrer Federal…

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Extraordinary Election

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

What is officially termed an extraordinary election will be held in the Boorhaman riding of Wangaratta Shire, on Thursday…

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Three Liberal candidates endorsed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 20

SYDNEY, Tues.: Mrs. Mary Steel Stevenson has been chosen as the Liberal Party candidate for the Australian Capital Territory…

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Inquiry ordered into union elections

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The In=-dustrial Registrar today ordered an inquiry by the Arbitration Court into two recent elections…

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Labor’s win in by-election

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Labor has retained the Leichhardt seat in the NSW Legislative Assembly. The Labor candidate in…

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Chiang wins re-election as President of Nationalist China

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

TAIPEH, Mon.: General Chiang Koi Shek today won re-election as President of Nationalist China by an almost unanimous vote of the National Assembly. He will hold the office for six years. Chiang received 1507…

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Federal Parliament to Meet on April 6— All politicians’ eyes will be on elections to be held on May 29

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 14

CANBERRA, Tues.: The 20th Commonwealth Parliament will meet for the last time a fortnight from today, April 6, for a brief session before the House of Representatives’ general election on May 29. The sitting, which will last…

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Wangaratta News Extraordinary Election

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

WANGARATTA, Tuesday : There are two candidates for the extraordinary election in the Boorhaman riding of the Shire…

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Parliament can’t tell Arbitration Court what to do, says P.M.

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Parliament could not lay down principles by which the Arbitration Court and conciliation commissioners were bound, the Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) said…

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Labor Candidate Visits Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

In a statement at Jerilderie yesterday, Mr. M. R. Sheehan, the endorsed Labor Candidate for Riverina stated that…

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Wangaratta Shire Election Today

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

Three poitiong booths have been arranged for today’s extra ordinary election for a councillor on Wangaratta Shire…

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C.P. to have six Fed. candidates

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Country Party would be nominating only six candidates in Victoria in the forthcoming…

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A Constable’s Dismissal : Cahill refuses to answer a question in Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues,: Mr S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) today asked the Premier (Mr Cahill) why a former police constable, dismissed from the force in November, had been kept so long without his appeal being…

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Mr. Menzies’ Appeal Ignore passion, prejudice and abuse al elections

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wed: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies tonight appealed to electors to ignore passion, prejudice and abuse at the general elections on May 29…

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The Coming Federal Elections Labour Candidate for Farrer Visits Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

Speaking on Wednesday night to supporters in Corowa, Mr. Dan Byrnes, the Labour candidate for Farrer in the…

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To the Editor Federal Election

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 5

Sir,—As the Federal Elections are to be held on May 29, I think it now opportune to suggest to returning officers that on this…

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