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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1959

27 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

State Elections To Be Held In Near Future

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 7

ALTHOUGH Deniliquin is in essence a Victorian town it [?]have to vote in the New Smith Wales State elections sometime within the next four months. The Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has stated that the…

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Items in Brief Labor Open Campaign For Murray Election

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1959 · page 6

LABOR began planning for the coming State poll in the Murray electorate at a meeting held at Finley on Sunday. From Deniliquin in the scorching heat went Messrs. F. V…

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Labor Opens Campaign for Murray Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1959 · page 1

Labor begin planning for the coming State poll in the Murray electorate at a meeting held in Finley last…

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State C. P. Election Policy Points

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1959 · page 3

The basic of the Country Party policy for the next State elections had been revealed in clear terms during the current…

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Elections May Be March 7

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1959 · page 3

These is a possibility that the State elections will be held on March 7. Political observers believe…

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Questions Before Elections

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 February 1959 · page 1

A SERIES of ten questions some “awkward,” have been forwarded by the Pastoral Times to the…

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State Election on March 21

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1959 · page 2

The NSW elections will be held on Saturday, March 21. The Premier (Mr Cahill) who announced this last week…

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State Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1959 · page 2

Only two candidates have nominated for the Murray seat in the NSW elections— the sitting member, Mr J. A…

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We Ask Ten Qestiions and ... Candidates Offer Their Answers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 1

NEW SOUTH WALES State elections are causing a big splash in Sydney and the marginal seats but so far only a small ripple in the Murray electorate. This is despite the fact that voting day is only a little over three weeks away…

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May Be Seven “Miss Deniliquin” Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 1

THERE are likely to be seven candidates in the “Miss Deniliquin” competition to be held in conjunction with the Back-To in…

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Alp Candidate Speaks at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1959 · page 1

Addressing electors at a meeting in Charter Street last Thursday night, Mr. Jack Hayes, the endorsed Labor Party candidate…

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Alp Candidate’s Final Appeal

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1959 · page 7

On the 21st March, the people of Berrigan will make their choice as to who they will be the member of…

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Country Party Candidate at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1959 · page 2

Mr J. A. Lawson, MLA has visited this area in his campaign in Murray as Country Party candidate…

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Two P. & C. Bodies Hold Elections

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 26 March 1959 · page 7

TWO town Parents’ and Citizens’ Association executives were appointed for the year at annual meetings over the past week. Mr. C. L. Smith was re-elected president of the…

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All-out Drive by Chamber To Back Queen Candidate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 June 1959 · page 3

MEMBERS of the Chamber of Commerce are to go all-out to back their candidate in the “Miss Deniliquin” contest. Members hope that by…

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Woodbury Red Cross Annual Elections

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1959 · page 7

MRS. H. Griffiths was re-elected president of the Woodbury branch of the Red Cross Society at the annual meeting…

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Australian Wheat Board Election

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1959 · page 6

An election is to be held of two representatives of wheat-growers in NSW for appointment as members of the…

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Wheat Board Elections To the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1959 · page 2

Sir,— Ballot paper have now been issued by the Commonwealth Electoral Office to all registered…

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Council Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1959 · page 4

Berrigan Shire Council elections will be held on Saturday, 5th December, between 8 am. and 8 pm…

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Mayoral election could be varied

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 October 1959 · page 1

“MANY ratepayers consider they should have the privilege of electing their Mayor,” Ald. H. G. Campbell, Mayor of Deniliquin, said at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night…

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