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New England · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

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Speculation on Election in U.K. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

British press interest in the forthcoming Australian election has been subordinated to…

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Election Points Outlined Govt. Will Base Campaign on Repression of Reds Canberra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

The Governor-General (Mr. McKell) at 9 a.m. today signed a proclamation dissolving the 19th Australian Parliament. The proclamation was counter-signed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) and it is to be gazetted later today…

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Federal Elections APRIL 28th

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

A Federal election for both the House of Representatives and Senate will be held on April 28. Both houses will be dissolved…

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Election Issues Stated By C.P. Chairman

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

Commenting on the coming Federal election, the Acting State Chairman of the Country Party, Mr. J. W. Carter, said:—…

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Federal Election Postal Votes

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 10

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming elections are those who on polling day will be outside the State or…

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Federal Election. Mr. Treloar's Itinerary

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Treloar, Member for Gwydir, and the Country Party candidate for the Gwydir electorate in the…

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Labour Will Fight Election on Inflation Issue

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 5

Labour would fight the election on the "[?]capable issue of inflation," the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Chifley) said in his policy speech on Wednesday night…

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Rolls for Federal Election

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 8

District Returning Officer (Mr. R. B. Gillespie) said yesterday that the electoral rolls for the forthcoming…

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Liberal Candidate "Beak the Gun" Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

David Fairbairn, Liberal candidate for Farrar, will open his election campaign at Albury…

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Mr. T. J. Treloar's Election Campaign

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Treloar, Member for Gwydir, and the Country Party candidate for the Gwydir Electorate in the forthcoming Federal…

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Labor's Election Policy

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Chifley) said in ins policy speech on Wednesday night that the Commonwealth must have…

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The Country Party and the Elections

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

The Country Party has a particular interest in the forthcoming election since the paramount issue in it arises directly from Country Party action prior to the 1949 [?]…

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Election Matter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 8

Letters, articles and items including comment relating to, the election must bear the name and address of the…

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Federal Election

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

Mr. D. H. Drummond, M.H.R., has been endorsed by the Country Party for the New England Federal seat…

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Federal Election Isues

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 8

"The issues of the Federal [?]ection are simple and [?] the bulletin of the Federal Parliamentary Country Party…

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Referendum On J.O. Plan After Elections

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, announced to-day that the…

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Selection of Labor Candidates, Gwydir

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 4

Local Labor men are not happy about the method of selecting candidates. While loyal to Mr. N. Ferguson, they…

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Federal Elections Mr. T. J. Treloar's Address

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

Those who listened to Mr. Chifley's policy speech must have been impressed with the fact, that he promised to do all the…

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Davis Hughes Opens Election Campaign Says Senate Defied Electors

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 5

The Federal election campaign so far as this centre is concerned was opened last Saturday, when Mr. Davis Hughes, M.L.A., spoke from the Imperial Hotel Verandah, on behalf of the Federal member,…

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Rolls Ready for the Election

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 6

Supplementary rolls for the elections are now on public exhibition at all Post Offices In the New England Division…

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