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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1951

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Federal Election Candidates for Lawson Both Coonabarabran Men

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. Laurence John Failes, who will represent the Australian Country Party in Lawson electorate, is 51 years of age…

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Labour Candidate Says Australia Faces Economic Crisis Calls on Workers for More Production. Labour Govt., If Elected, Will Introduce Necessary Controls to Avert Depression

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

MR. Alan Manning, Labour candidate for Lawson, in a spirited and brilliantly fluent address in Wellington on Saturday night last, stressed the need for more production from Australian workers and stated that Labour, if elected, would institute prices control and excess profits tax and impose a period of austerity, similar to that…

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Federal Elections Address by Country Party Candidate

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 8

Mr. E. V. Whyte, Country Party candidate, spoke at Bourke on Monday night. He pointed out that the duty of…

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Mrs. Thelma Kirkby Country Party Candidate For The Senate

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 7

Mrs. Thelma Kirkby was the first woman candidate to be endorsed by the Australian Country Party when (as…

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Political Stir Over Names of Candidates

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 7

A storm has arisen in the Calare electorate because the two party sponsored call didates have similar names…

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Polling Places

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

All electors throughout Australia must to-morrow vote [?] the second Federal election to be held in 15 months…

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Lawson Candidates' Final Messages to Electors

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

Both candidates for the Lawson electorate have mean their final pre-section state mosts to the electors who, to-morrow, will have to choose me man who will work for their interests in the now Federal Governments…

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Lawson Candidates Outline Policies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

The two Federal election candidates for the Lawson Electorate, Mr. L. J. Failes, sitting Country Party member, and Mr. Alan Manning, endorsed Labor Party candidate, have summarised their…

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Federal Elections Official Advice to Voters

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 9

The following advice to voters in connection with the Federal Elections has been issued by the Electoral…

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Lawson Victory for Country Party. Mr. L J. Failes Certain of Re-Election With Reduced Majority

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 1

HAVING already overtaken the early lead established by his Labour opponent, Mr. Alan Manning, and with still approximately 10,000 votes to be counted, Mr. L. J. Failes is certain to be re-elected as Federal Member for…

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Miss Australia Quest. Wellington R.S.L. to Enter Candidate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

At last Tuesday's committee meeting of the Wellington subbranch of the R.S.L. a decision was made to enter a candidate…

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Federal Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 12

Mr J. Clark (Labor) easily beat Mr. E. V. Whyte (Country Party) for the Darling seat. Voting in Bourke gave Clark 660…

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C’bran Tennis Club Annual Meeting and Election

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 7

The annual tournament [?]…

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Progress Bodies to Nominate Queen Candidates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

All Dubbo Progress Associations are expected to enter candidates in the Queen competition to be conducted in conjunction with the Jubilee Celebrations in October…

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P.p. Union Election of Officials

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

At a meeting held in Gilgan[?] dra last Thursday, the following were elected as officers of the local branch of the…

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Election of Officers

The Western Herald · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 7

The Election of Officers resulted as follows: Patron: Mr. C. Moxham. President: Mr. Les. Jones…

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Religious Sect Members Refused to Vote at Dubbo Council Election Armageddon Is Near, They Say

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Because they believe that armageddon is near, members of the Jehovah's Witness sect refused to vote at the Dubbo Municipal elections in December…

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Queen Candidate Chosen for West Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

Miss Dorothy Taylor or East Street, West Dubbo, was selected on Friday night as Jubilee Queen candidate for the West…

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Regional Development Committee Triennial Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

£The Macquarie Regional Develoment Committee has been asked by the Premier's Department, Division of Reconstruction…

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Regional Development Committee Triennial Election

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 4

The Macquarie Regional development Committee [?] asked by the [?] department Division of[?]…

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