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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1956

17 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

State Elections on April 23

The Western Herald · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 6

The State general elections are almost certain to be held on April 23. State Cabinet has tentatively agreed on this date…

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State Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1956 · page 6

The State Elections will be held on Saturday, March 3rd. The date was announced by the Premier last Monday. In…

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State Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 2 March 1956 · page 6

The State Elections will be held to-morrow (Saturday) and voting hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For the…

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Local and General State Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 1

The State Elections were held last Saturday, and the result of same depends on a few doubtful seats. It is thought…

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Queen Competition Polling Fioures: Each vote represents 1/-

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1956 · page 8

Pool Queen (Miss Ann Peter)... 1468 Diggers' Queen (Miss Colleen Moxey) 1460…

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Shire Of Darling X-ray Visit Postponed Until September Shire Election on Saturday, December 1st

The Western Herald · Friday 3 August 1956 · page 5

Minutes of the adjourned ordinary meeting of Darling Shire Council held at the Council Chambers,…

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Shire Of Brewarrina Ordinary Election of Councillors

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1956 · page 11

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for the purpose of electing three (3) Councillors for each of A, B, C and D…

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Brewarrina Pastures Protection Board Extraordinary Election of Two Directors

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1956 · page 6

Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary election of two directors of the Brewarrina Pastures Protection Board will…

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Shire Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 8

A Shire Elector sends the following:— Many Electors would like incoming Councillors to make some sort of an…

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Shire Elections

The Western Herald · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 6

With a total of five nominations, the Wanaaring Riding of the Shire of Darling is to be keenly contested and the…

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Shire Election

The Western Herald · Friday 23 November 1956 · page 1

In our last issue in the list of names for C Riding at the forthcoming Shire Elections, we stated there was five…

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State Opening of Parliament

The Western Herald · Friday 30 November 1956 · page 14

— Her Majesty Queen Elilabeth II opened Parliament recently for the fifth time in her reign. But it was the first time she was not accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, who was on his way to…

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