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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1950

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Labour Plans for Elections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 1

Canberra, Thursday: The Labor party last night began mapping out a programme for a Federal election which seems…

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Busy State Member Mr. F. G. Cooke's Strong Representations in State Parliament

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 October 1950 · page 1

One of the busiest men in State Parliament is the Member for Mudgee, Mr. F. G. Cooke, who, since his…

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Postal Voting Law Attacked in Parliament

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 1

"The first measure to come before the House in the [?] just began should be a bill to amend the postal voting, lawn if there was may…

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Loyal Baradine Lodge Election of Officers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 15

Brother A. Hackney I.P.D.G.M., of the Loyal. Baradine Lodge, assisted by Lodge members, as enrolling officers, installed the…

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Wheat Prices Exchange In Parliament

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 6

In the State Parliament on Friday the member for Tamworth. Mr W. A. Chaffey. MLA, asked the Minister for Labour and Industry:…

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Bankers' Social Club Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. L. Carroll, of the National Bank of Australia Ltd., has been, elected Secretary of the Dubbo Bankers' Social Club in…

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Wheat Committee Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 6

The Electoral Commissioner has announced that the election of a Member of the State Wheat Committee to represent the…

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Local Government Triennial Elections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

Nominations for the election of two representatives for each of the five Ridings of the amalgamated Wellington Shire…

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New State Referendum Postponed Not to be held with Shire Elections

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 7

At the inaugural meeting of a provisional sub regional committee of the southern portion of Region 12 held in the…

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A.l.p., Bourke Branch Labor Candidates to Contest Municipal Election

The Western Herald · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Bourke Branch of the A.L.P. the following gentlemen were selected to contest the…

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Election Tipped on Issue of Banking Bill Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

Labor authorities forecast today that the Government would be given the opportunity to go to people on banking bill issue…

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Question in Parliament Vegetable Growers' Plight

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 5

The plight of the vegetable growers on the Bell River flats at Wellington and the necessity for clearing the river…

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Contests In Every Riding Heavy Nominations for Local Govt. Elections Disclose Intense Interest in Shire Council Affairs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

INTENSE interest in the Local Government triennial elections for the Shire of Wellington is evidenced by the fact that nine of the 17 members of the present provisional Council have been nominated to contest the…

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Coonabarabran Shire Elections Date Fixed December 2

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 6

In his Report to the Coonabarabran Shire Council at the meeting held last week the shire clerk (Mr. G. A. Gould) announced the…

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Shire Elections

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 2

The close season for local government politicians is drawing to a close, and soon the guns will be cracking as the enfranchised…

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Council Elections Soon No Great Changes Predicted

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

Shire councillors, municipal aldermen and [?] committeemen are coming to the end of their three-year term. The elections take place shortly. Nominations are about to be called…

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Twenty Candidates For Ten Seats On Wellington Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

TWENTY candidates have been nominated to contest the Local Government triennial elections for the Shire of Wellington, which will be held on Saturday, December 2. Each of the five new Ridings will be contested and the…

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Municipal Elections

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 7

The dare set for the Peak Hill municipal elections is December 2, [?] and nominations will close on Friday, November 10, but it is…

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Municipality of Narromine Ordinary Election of Alderner Invitation of Nominations

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for purpose of [?] nine (9) Aldermen for the Municipality of Narromine will be held on…

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Few Candidates Offer for Dubbo Municipal Elections No Ticket By A.L.P. Because Federal Poll Is In The Air

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

There is a dearth of candidates for the Dubbo Municipal Council elections on December 3 and the field is likely to be one of the smallest on record…

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