Tournament for Queen Candidate
The committee for Miss Cath Jones (Queen Candidate) will run a tennis tournament at the West Queanbeyan Tennis Courts on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1953
75 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4
Senate Election Reduced Government Majority Probable
Though voting at Saturday's elections revealed a slight swing towards Labour, this was not nearly as great as expected in many quarters. Indeed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Vacancies to be Filled at By Election A by election will be held on July 25 to fill the vacancies in Yarrowlumla Shire Council caused by the resignations of former councillors J. F. Butler and G. Gardner, the two representatives of C riding
Messrs Butler and Gardner resigned from the Council as a protest against its decision to proceed with the extension of electricity…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.s.w. Parliament Closed for Ten Months
Mr. Geoff. Crawford, M.L.A. (C.P. Barwon) said yesterday that the people of New South Wales might be surprised to know that in the last ten…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Printer's Name and Parliament
Quite a few men have their memorials in their surnames through the association of the latter with the achievements which gained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Show Committee Election Strong Team Chosen
The result of the recent election of 30 members of the Braidwood P., A. and H. Association was announced at Saturday's annual meeting by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Party for Queen Candidate
A very successful house party was held at the home of Mrs. C. P. Maloney, 5 Stornaway Road, last Sunday evening in aid of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Candidates Sought
The N.S.W. Executive of the liberal Party has called for nominations for 12 seats outside Sydney for the Federal elections next year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Elections New System for the Next Election
Important amendments to Local Government Ordinances governing Municipal and Shire Elections provide for a new procedure to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stole From Labor Party Echo of Recent Election
Howard William Peters, 30, Nowra, who was found guilty in the Nowra Court of Petty Sessions on July 28 of stealing £114/15/- belonging to Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Doubt on State Land Tax Minister's Letter Quoted in Parliament
A letter from a Cabinet Minister read in the Legislative Assembly by the leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col. Bruxner) was claimed to throw…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge State Expenditure Not Authorised Plea for Proper Control by Parliament
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) urged the setting up of a Public Accounts Committee that would…
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The Government has dropped a bombshell in Local Government circles by the announcement of its intention to abolish the present system…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Elections Change is Bombshell
“The NSW Government has dropped a bombshell in Local Government circles by the announcement of its intention to abolish the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Losses on Housing Materials Commission Policy Attacked in Parliament
The Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. S. D. Dickson) criticised the Housing Commission in the Legislative Assembly for its policy of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire of Talla-ganda Ordinary Election of Councillors Notice Is Hereby Given that
an ELECTION for the purpose of electing eight (8) Councillors, two for each of "A," "B," "C" and "D" Ridings of the Shire of Tallaganda, will…
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Attention is directed to Ordinance No. 9, Clause 5A, which provides that candidates nominated for election may apply to the Returning Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Successful Candidate
Miss Jennifer Saville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Saville, of Charleyong, was a successful candidate at the Australian Board of Music…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only One Vote in L.g. Elections
Local Government electors who were entitled to voles in a number of different ridings in a Shire at previous Local Government elections will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Shire Election Contest Likely in Three of the Four Ridings
For a time it looked as if there Would be no competition at the forthcoming Shire election, which was somewhat surprising in view of the…
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