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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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Federal Election Closing of Rolls

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

The electoral rolls to be used at the forthcoming general election of Members of the House of Representatives will close…

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Federal Election Rolls Closing

The Western Herald · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 6

The electoral rolls to be used at the forthcoming general election of Members of the House of Representatives will…

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Independent candidate was born in Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 8

An Independent candidate, Mr. R. J. B. Bourke, of Nyngan, will contest the Lawson seat at the Federal elections, to be held on Saturday, May 29. Mr. Bourke was born in…

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Mendooran Medical Committee, Election Of Officers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Mendooran Medical Committee held last week it was decided to re-form the…

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Independent Candidate for Lawson

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 8

An Independent candidate. Mr. R. J. B. (Dick) Bourke. of Nyngan, will contact the Lawson seat at…

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Labour Party opens election campaign

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 5

The campaign for the forthcoming Federal Election in Lawson was opened on Saturday night when the State Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, and the Labour candidate for Lawson, Mr. Allan Manning,…

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Mr. Manning Opens Labor's Election Campaign

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 5

Speaking at Narromine. Trangie and Peak Hill this week Mr. H. A. Manning opened the Labor campaign is the Lawson electorate. Addressing a typical elections meeting at Narromine last night Mr. Manning said that the prosperous…

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Postal voting at Fed. Election

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 1

Divisional Returning Officer for Lawson, Mr. H. A. Muller, to-day announced the rules for postal voting at the…

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Postal Votes in Federal Elections

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

Applications for postal votes in the [?] Federal elections…

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Election Campaign Opens Tonight Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menziet') will open the Federal election campaign tonight in the Canterbury…

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Three Candidates for Lawson

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 2

Nominations for the forthcoming Federal elections closed at noon today and three candidates have nominated to…

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Postal Votes Federal Election

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 13

Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming House of Representatives elections are those who on polling day will be…

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Dr. Evatt States Labor's Fed. Election Policy Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

Immediate increases in pensions and the abolition of the means test within three years was promised by Dr. Evatt last night when he opened the Labor campaign for the Federal Elections…

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French Parliament in Uproar Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

The Prime Minister Joseph Lanie, facing Communist howls it anger and the roaring replies to anti-Communists, told…

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Spying inquiry a major election issue

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

The right to handle an inquiry into Communist spying in Australia has become a major issue in the Federal elections, said Mr. C. B. Cutler, Country Party, Orange, speaking at Wellington on Tuesday evening…

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House of Representatives Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

"Electors entitled to vote by post at the forthcoming House of Representative Elections are those who on polling day will…

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Kenya's New Parliament Buildings

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

With [?] based on that of [?] the Mother of parliaments"—the new [?] buildings at Nairobi were [?] by [?]of Keays. Sir Evelyn [?] The [?] of the great…

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C.p. Candidate for State Govt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

At a meeting of the Dubbo Electoral Council of the Country Party held in Dubbo recently, Mr. Keith Sullivan was…

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Three Candidates In Saturday's Poll

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

The Lewean [?] may be regarded as a close seat and possibly a [?]…

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Federal Elections

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 4

Sir.—Country Party mouth -piece, Keith McKenzie, again resorts to despicable tactics. Alan Manning, Labor…

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