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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1968

34 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Mauger welcomes election

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 January 1968 · page 3

Mr. Steve Mauger, MLA for Monaro, said today he welcomed the announcement that the State election…

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Munro Deplores Entry of ‘Mischief’ Into ELECTIOn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 February 1968 · page 6

Mr. Dugald Munro, Federal Member for Eden-Monaro, has deplored the entry of mischievous tactics into the State election campaign in Monaro…

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Final messages from election candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 February 1968 · page 7

In his final message to the electors of Monaro, the sitting Member, Mr. Steve Mauger, said that as the campaign closes, electors will be assessing the policies of…

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Pen pictures of Monaro candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 February 1968 · page 1

Both candidates for the seat of Monaro at tomorrow’s State elections, Ald. L. Lowrey and Mr. Steve Mauger, have given extensive service to the community in various fields,…

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Election Interest Two-way contest for Monaro Seat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 February 1968 · page 1

Interest is mounting in the absorbing contest far the seat of Monaro in the State election to be held tomorrow, with only…

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Ctc Coverage of Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 February 1968 · page 7

CTC Television will be presenting live election comments and summaries of the New South Wales elections throughout tomorrow evening’s viewing…

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Munro’s election telecast

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 February 1968 · page 7

Mr. Dugald Munro, Federal Member for Eden-Monaro, will make a special post-election…

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Captain’s Flat News Election Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 February 1968 · page 2

The afternoon sun lingered across the summer sky. In the valleys below the oppressive heat…

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Local government election date set

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1968 · page 5

Within the next fortnight the State Government will bring down a Bill to extend the present terms of office of local government bodies throughout the State…

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Local Government Elections to Be Held This Year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1968 · page 1

The State Government will not proceed with legislation to postpone local government elections until September next year…

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Good Neighbour Council Mrs van Keulen not to seek re-election

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1968 · page 1

Mrs. Titia van Keulen will not seek re-election as president of Queanbeyan branch of the Good Neighbour Council. Speaking to the May meeting of the branch Mrs…

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Library [?]elections

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 June 1968 · page 2

[?]ative flower enthus[?] will find interest in [?] Wildflower series of [?] Jacaranda Press…

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Are you a candidate for the “Coronary Club?”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 July 1968 · page 3

Who is the unfortunate fellow most likely to become a candidate for the so-called “Coronary Club?” With 30,000 Australians dying every year from heart attack, it is important to get a good picture of him…

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Queen candidates for 1968 Festival sought

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1968 · page 1

Last night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan Floral Festival Committee appealed to all organisations interested in nominating a queen candidate for the 1968 festival to lodge their entry at an early date…

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Parliament House Death

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1968 · page 1

A Queanbeyan resident, Mr. Robert C. Crawford, 56, of 38 Gilmore Road, collapsed and died while…

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Unamimous Re-election Designer of show exhibit retained

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1968 · page 7

The annual meeting of the committee of the Southern Districts Royal Agricultural Society Exhibit has re-elected unanimously its designer of past years, Mr. Ted Nowak. Mr. Nowak’s re-election…

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RSL names its queen candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1968 · page 1

Queanbeyan RSL candidate for the 1968 Floral Festival queen competition is 17-year-old Miss…

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R.s.l. Candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 3

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Miss Shirley McInnes is the youngest of the three queen candidates already announced for the 1968 Floral Festival Queen Competition. Shirley, who was a princess for the RSL Queen…

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Labor Ready for Snap Election

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 3

A new weekly TV series by Mr. Allan Fraser is seen as a further sign of an early Federal…

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Local Government election Compulsory Vote Abolished for December Poll

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 October 1968 · page 1

Compulsory voting will be abolished for the Government elections to be held throughout New South Wales on Saturday, December 7, this year…

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