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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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3712 Votes Yet to Be Counted in Dubbd Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

The Dubbo electorate is generally conceded to have been won by Labor with a present lead of 1095 votes in 14,399, but there are still 3,712 votes — mostly absentee—to be considered…

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One Vote Separates Candidates Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

Only one vote separated the sitting member for Armidale (Mr. D. Hughes, Country Party) and Mr. J. E. Cahill (Labor)…

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Cancelled Extraordinary Election Public to be Told Reason

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

At Tuesday’s meeting of the [?] nabarabran Shire Council it was decided that the liberal public be informed by newspaper advertisement, of the reason why the extraordinary election was not held, the announcement…

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Election of Officers

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

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

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Election Figures

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 3

[?]llowing are the latest [?]res availble in con[?]ction with the recent State election for the…

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Election of Officers Mendooran Golf Club

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 13

At the annual meeting of the Mendooran golf Club last week. Mr. D. N. Garling was re-elected president; Messrs. L…

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Senate Election 1953

The Western Herald · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 6

The electoral rolls will close for the purposes of the forthcoming Senate election on Thursday, 2nd April…

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Queen Candidates Seeking £2,000 for Convent School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

The Wellington Convent School Building Committee is at present conducting a Queen Competition in which there are two town and two country candidates and from which it is hoped to raise the sum of £2,000. The competition is part of the drive to finance the…

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Election of Committees

The Western Herald · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

The principal business of the meeting was to elect the Judiciary and Election Committees, for the Upper Darling…

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Senate Election

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 5

The electoral rolls will close for the purpose of the forth-coming Senate election on Thursday, April 2 Therefore…

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CORRESPONDENCE Propaganda to Win Elections

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 6

The Editor. Wellington "Times". Dear Sir.—As democrates we are rather too apt to look down on the people of (say)…

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South African Election Johannesburg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

Dr. Malan drew "first, blood" in (the fateful South African general elections by winnar three scats from the United…

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Senate Elections — Postal Voting

The Western Herald · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Senate Elections are those who on polling day will be outside the…

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Senate Elections Postal Voting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming Senate elections are those who on polling day will be outside the State…

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Postal Voting for the Senate Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 3

Electors entitled to vote by at the forthcoming Senate elections are those:- On polling day will be…

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Commonwealth of Australia Senate Election N.S.W. and Dalley By-election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 5

It is hereby notified that the appointed polling places will be open on Saturday, 9th May, 1953, for the purpose of the above mentioned Elections. The Poll will open at 8 a.m. and will not close until all Electors…

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Progress Assns. Reject Joint Election Ticket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 1

A proposal to select a combined ticket of 12 candidates from the Combined Progress Association, to contest the Council elections in December was defeated at the last meeting of the Association in the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. The Senate Election To the Editor Wellington Times

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 3

Sir,—The great privilege of democracy enables us to vote for whom we like, but our real trouble is that so many do not…

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Senate Election Saturday Labor Covers District

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 13

A team of State and Federal Labor members and speakers have covered the [?] in the last week…

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To-morrow Is Polling Day

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

To-morrow is polling day all over Australia. There are is candidates, is four teams…

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