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Politics & elections, 1954

174 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 9

In Parliament Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The House of Representatives met at 10.30 a.m. today and, after questions, the vice-president of the Executive…

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Items of News Nominations for Queen Candidates Close Today

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 2

Today is the closing date for nominations for queen candidates in Albury’s fourth floral festival, scheduled from November 28 to…

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Mercy Hospital Queen Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 2

Candidate for the Mercy Hospital in the Floral Festival Queen competition is Miss Patricia Witson This was announced by the…

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Chinese Red Parliament to meet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 2

HONG KONG, Tues.: The Communist Chinese National People’s Congress will hold its first meeting in Peking tomorrow…

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U.s. Election Slogans Appear

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wed.: Democrats and Republicans, preparing for next November’s general elections borrowed each other’s slogan…

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Floral Festival Queen Candidates to Be Named by

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 14

Nominations for queen candidates in Albury’s fourth floral festival close with the Mayor, Ald, Bunton, at 8 p.m. this…

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Nominations for Queen Candidates Close Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 2

Albury Girl Guides will sponsor a candidate in the forthcoming festival queen competition. This makes nine nominees…

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Mayor Barred As Union Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY Mon.: The Mayor of Broken Hill (Ald. W. Riddiford) has been disqualified as a cand[?]date in the ballot for general…

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Queen competition candidate

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 6

Miss JOYCE SCHRODLR, concert hall candidate in the Floral Festival queen competition. Miss Schroder Is…

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Federal Parliament Meets Today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 12

CANBERRA, Mon.: The House of Representatives will resume tomorrow and the Senate on Wednesday for their last sittings…

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“Public interest in Parliament growing”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 22

CANBERRA, Wed.: A plea for increased accommodation in the public galleries at Parliament House was made in the House of…

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Pakistan Parliament wrongly “dissolved”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 2

KARACHI, Thurs.: Governor-General Ghulam Mohammed’s action last Sunday in dissolving Pakistan’s Constituent Assembly…

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A reborn infant in Victoria’s Parliament (“Mail” Special)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 16

A disposition to discard the faculty of discrimination would be of great assistance to an impartial observer studying the Punch and Judy set up of the political parties in the Victorian Parliament…

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Violence in Cuban Elections

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 5

HAVANA (Cuba), Tuesday: Cubans yesterday voted in a one-man presidential election, which was marked by violence and official…

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Broadcasting of Parliament Bruxner's Opposition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

Nothing had done more than broadcasting to bring into disrepute the proceedings of Federal Parliament, the leader of…

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Dockers will be on strike against the National Parliament: P.M.

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said tonight the Government would proceed with the Stevedoring Industry Bill. He said when the Bill became law within two or three days the Waterside Workers’ federation would be on strike against National Parliament…

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N.Z. ELECTIONS Labor polls more, but loses

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 14

WELLINGTON, Sun.: The New Zealand Labor Party so far has polled the majority of votes in yesterday’s elections, but the…

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Mitta River Trust election on December 10

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

At the meeting of the Executive Council held in Melbourne on October 19, 1954, the Governor. in-Council proclaimed the Mitaa…

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Country Candidates For Legislative Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

Two well-known figures with wide country interests have been nominated by the Country Party for this week's…

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Country Candidates for Legislative Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

Two well-known figures with wide country interests have been nominated by the Country Party for next week's election…

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