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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

245 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 13

Questions In Parliament On Coal Production Cost

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Suggesting full utilisation of N.S.W. coal for by-products, Dr. L. J. Parr (Lib., Burwood) opened a series of Government and Opposition questions on coal production costs in the…

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24 Candidates for Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 8

Twenty-four nominations have been received for the 14 positions on the Maitland City Council. They will be officially…

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EDITORIAL— The Municipal Election In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 18

IT WOULD APPEAR from various pieces of evidence that the forthcoming municipal election in Newcastle will be the most interesting for many years…

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Crowning of Queen Candidate By Bishop

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 20

The winning candidate in the Mayfield Catholic Queen competition, Miss Mary Richards, was crowned in the City Hall last night by the Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev…

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Ald. Armstrong To Seek Re-Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 6

Alderman T. Armstrong, who was recently elected to the State seat of Kahibah, is a surprise nomination for the coming Newcastle Council elections…

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A.l.p. Endorses Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Secretary of the Rubber Workers' Union (Mr. R. Day) to-night was endorsed by the A.L.P…

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New Election Ordered In Meat Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Federal Council of the Australasian Meat Employees' Union to-night ordered a new…

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Lord Mayoral Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Dr. Rowland J. Pittar, an ophthalmic surgeon of King's Cross, was chosen to-day as the Civic…

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Council Elections Labour Decides Poll Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 2

The Labour Party has fixed an order of preference for its candidates contesting Newcastle City Council elections on December 5…

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Doubt If Gwydir By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.—The date for a by-election for the Gwydir seat in the House of Representatives, made…

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No Election For Urban Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 7

No election would be necessary for Toronto Urban Area Committee, the Returning Officer (Mr. J. Humphries) said…

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Kurri Schoolboys Visit Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A party of 25 boys from Kurri Kurri Public School inspected Parliament House to-day…

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Gaol Bread Urged For Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—Bread baked by the inmates of Brisbane Gaol should go to the tables of the parliamentary…

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Sydney Cel. Elections May Be Held Up

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: State Cabinet may decide today to postpone the City Council elections and appoint a temporary Civic Commission to administer city…

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Postal Votes For Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 3

Almost 200 applications already have been received for postal votes at the coining municipal…

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Sudan Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 6

KHARTOUM, Monday (A.A.P.): The Sudan Electoral Commission rejected as unjustified Egypt's…

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"Sun" Letter Box Council Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 6

At the present time we see aldermen and prospective aldermen almost falling over each other in…

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Re-election In High Lodge Post

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 5

Bro A. J. Dann was reelected Grand Master of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows at the annual…

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Postal Votes For Gwydir Election

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 7

The Commonwealth Electoral Returning Officer announces that a by-election for the election of a…

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Preparing For The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 8

Newcastle City Council elections will be held on December 5 and council officers are busy preparing for them. From left: The Electoral Officer (Mr. T. Robertson), the Town Clerk and Returning Officer (Mr. Burges) and the Deputy Town Clerk (Mr. R. J. Neill) checking applications for postal votes yetserday…

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