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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1959

20 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Monaro A.L.P. Prepares for State Election

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 February 1959 · page 1

The Monaro State Electorate Council of the A.L.P. met recently at Cooma to prepare its campaign for…

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Mark Flanagan Endorsed As Liberal Candidate for Monaro Electorate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1959 · page 3

The Liberal Party has endorsed Mark Flanagan, a 36-year-old farmer of Berridale, to contest the Monaro electorate in the forthcoming State election…

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Two Candidates For Monaro Election

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1959 · page 2

Two candidates have been nominated for the Monaro seat at the State election on March 21. Names on March 21…

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Interest Mounts On Eve of Polling Day For State Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1959 · page 1

The electors of Monaro, in common with other electors throughout N.S.W., go to the polls to-morrow to elect their State Government Member for the ensuing three years. Aldermen Critical of Local Polling Booth…

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League Club Support For Candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1959 · page 5

At last night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan [?] Football Club it was decided to co-operate with…

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Seiffert Had Majority In Election of 2,250 Monaro poll Declared At Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1959 · page 4

The Sitting member; (Mr. J. W. Seiffert) had a majority of 2,250 in the Monaro electorate at the recent State election The final figures were released when the poll was declared in Cooma last week…

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Queanbeyan’s Miss Australia Candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 1

A young Queanbeyan girl has been selected as a candidate seventh Miss Australia Quest. She is Lorraine Jones, a hairdresser, pictured above. Lorraine has agreed to accept the candidature…

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Closing Dale for Nomination Of Queen Candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1959 · page 1

Queanbeyan Floral Festival Committee decided at its last meeting to make July 10 the closing date for the nomination of queens in the queen competition…

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These Are The Queen Candidates For The 1959 Floral Festival Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 July 1959 · page 1

Nomination of candidates for the Queen Competition being conducted -in conjunction with the 1959 Queanbeyan Floral Festival closed on Wednesday Three candidates, representing the Queanbeyan R.S.L. Club, Queanbeyan Rotary Club and the Country Districts have been nominated and great enthusiasm is already…

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Air Trip For Winning Queen Candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 September 1959 · page 1

The successful Queen candidate in the competition being conducted in conjunction with the 1959…

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Big Crowd Likely at Showground on Sunday Next Sports To Aid R.S.L. Queen Candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 2

Organisers expect a big attendance at the Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday afternoon, when a well balanced programme will be presented by the…

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Nominations For Council Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1959 · page 1

The Town clerk, and Returning Officer of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council (Mr. R. B. Smith)…

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Record Number Of Confirmation Candidates At Christ Church

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1959 · page 1

At Christ Church on Wednesday night, at 7.30 p.m., the Assistant Bishop of Canberra, and…

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Eleven For Candidates For Municipal Council Triennial Election All Shire Crs. Unopposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 1

Eleven candidates have .been nominated for the triennial election to be held on December 5 to elect nine aldermen to the Queanbeyan Municipal Council. However, the only nominations for the Yarrowlumla…

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Three Queen Candidates Well-known Local Girls

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 6

The three queen candidates in the 1959 Floral Festival competition are all members of well-known families, with long associations in Queanbeyan and district. Some…

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Three Queen Candidates This Year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 5

A Festival Queen competition was incorporated for the first time last year with two…

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Rotary Candidate Raises Record Amount to Be Crowned Queen Crowing Ceremony A Glitter Occasion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1959 · page 1

Queanbeyan Rotary Club Queen candidate, Miss Nancy Smith, raised the record amount of £3 001 and so earned for herself the honour of being crowned the 1959 Floral Festival Queen by the Mayor Of…

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Pen-pictures Of Your Municipal Council Election Candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 4

Eleven candidates have offered themselves for nomination in the Queanbeyan Municipal elections to be held tomorrow This number compares with 14 candidates at the 1956 poll and 17 in 1953…

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Voting for Municipal Election is Municipal Compulsory

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 1

Electors who are enrolled on the Queanbeyan Municipal roll are reminded that voting in the Municipal Council elections tomorrow is compulsory. Persons who fail to vote…

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Council Says Farewell To Aldermen Not Seeking Re-election

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 1

There was a full attendance of Aldermen at last night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal the last to be held before the triennial elections tomorrow…

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