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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1952

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All-in Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 2

News Item: President Truman said General Eisenhower was partly to blame for the Korean war and the Soviet blockdale of Berlin…

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Queen To Open Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 8

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.)—The Queen will open the new session of Parliament on November 4 and…

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F.I.A.President Not Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 4

The president of Newcastle branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association (Mr. N. Nolan) will not seek re-election at this year's poll…

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Caufield Cup Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 13

Jockey Eddie Low with Countenance, who has arrived from New Zealand. Countenance has gone on to Melbourne to run in the Caulfield Cup…

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Council Vacancy By-Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — The by-election in the Legislative Council to fill the vacancy created by the death of Mr…

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4500 New Voters On Roll For Flinders By-Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 9

MELBOURNE: Nearly 4500 electors have been added to the roll in the Flinders electorate since the last Federal election in 1951. Earlier in the campaign for Saturday's by-election…

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Cessnock Council By Election

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 10

The A.L.P. candidate (Mr. D. Bivens) was defeated by an Independent (Mr. W. Howie) in…

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Parliament Honours Lord Bruce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Lord Bruce, former Prime Minister, and now Chancellor-elect to the Australian National…

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Candidate 'Not Leftist'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

Mr. J. Lindsay said yesterday that he was not a Communist and had never been a member of the Communist…

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V.R.C. Derby Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 11

Sydney candidates for the Victoria Derby, Advocate (A. Breasley), on the left, and Deep River (N. Sellwood) leaving the track at Moonee Valley after a gallop. These jockeys will ride the colts in the Derby on…

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Boys' High Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Newcastle Boys' High students today completed the election of school captain, vice-captain and…

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Irak Election

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 5

BAGDAD, Tues. (A.A.P.) —A Royal decree yesterday dissolved the Irak Parliament and ordered a…

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Hollway Defeated Election Now Inevitable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Hollway rebel Liberal-Country Party Government of 10 hours was defeated in the Legislative Assembly late to-night by the…

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Parliament House Barber Sacked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Parliament House barber, Mr. Cecil Bainbrigge, has been given notice to quit his barber's saloon, which is in the basement of…

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Liberal Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. Ian Ross Griffith has been selected by the Liberal Party to contest the Werriwa…

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Bitter U.S. Election Bid In Key States

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 19

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.): The two candidates in the U.S. Presidential election battle today stormed the citadels of the big battalions—the heavily populated States of New York, New Jersey and pennsylvania…

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"Ike" Seems To Be Ahead In U.S. Election Race

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thursday: After spending a week aboard the Eisenhower campaign train have a hunch, if not a deep conviction, that the general is going to win the U.S. Presidential election. Life aboard the…

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Basic Election Issues "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Election issues as summed up at the close of the campaign : Stevenson…

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Election Halts U.N. Debate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Nov. 4. A.A.P.—The American Presidential election has brought the U.N. General Assembly's…

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2,600,000 Votes To 2,400,000 "Ike" Leading In U.S. Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.): After five million votes had been counted General Eisenhower (Republican) was leading Mr. Adlai Stevenson (Democrat) in the popular vote by 2,600,900 to 2,400,000 and was ahead in 19 States to Stevenson's 13…

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