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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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

Candidate For Cinemascope

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 6

Twentieth Century Fox is grooming Virginia Leith for stardom in Cinemascope, and part of her training is exercises, for which she wears these attractive black denim shorts and a wrap-around strapless blue…

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Gwydir "Public Opinion Poll" Taken On General Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 4

The Government is accepting the Gwydir vote as a reliable public opinion estimate of the popularity of present measures and general administration. It is gambling in Gwydir…

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Persian Parliament Dissolved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 3

TEHERAN, Dec. 20. A.A.P.—The Persian Government yesterday announced the dissolution of the Majlis (Lower…

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Election Tonight Could Affect County Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 8

Tonight's election by Newcastle Council of delegates to the Northumberland County Council could have a big bearing on the future of the County Council, especially in relation to the implementation of its scheme…

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Cup candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 16

Summer Cup candidate Cymbidium leaves the track at Randwick after having run an easy five furlongs in 1.14. She is ridden by her Cup jockey, A. Podmore…

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