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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1974

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Council elections not expected to be held during ’74

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 7

The controversy surrounding the recommendations of the Barnett Committee on Local Government boundaries makes it appear certain there will be no local government elections this year…

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Eden-Monaro endorsement Liberals will choose candidate on Feb. 9 at Goulburn meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 7

The Liberal Party candidate to contest the Eden-Monaro electorate at the next Federal elections will be chosen at a meeting in Goulburn on February 9. There are five Liberal selection…

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Editorial Candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 2

THE most difficult hurdle for the aspiring politician to clear today is the gaining of pre-selection and endorsement from his party as its official candidate…

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Meeting the Candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1974 · page 4

Queanbeyan Liberals tonight meet their party’s candidates for pre-selection to contest Eden-Monaro at the next Federal…

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Pre-selection tomorrow Liberals to pick candidate for the Federal elections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 February 1974 · page 5

About 60 delegates from all parts of Eden Monaro electorate meet in Goulburn tomorrow morning to select the Liberal Party candidate for the next Federal elections…

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Council election likely

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1974 · page 11

The Mayor of Queanbeyan, Aid. Fred Land, is tipping that local government elections will…

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Election openers Whan and Kep to Launch Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1974 · page 3

The 1974 Federal election campaign in Eden-Monaro opens at Bungendore tomorrow with an attack on the Country Party. Members for…

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Election opener Quiet Opening at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 22 April 1974 · page 3

The ALP election opener by the Member, for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Bob Whan, at Bungendore on Saturday morning was a quiet affair which began in the open air and ended In the local pub…

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“Country backlash caused elections”

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 22 April 1974 · page 17

The Country Party has wanted a general election since the last Federal Budget which discriminated against country areas and favoured capital cities, according to CP Leader Doug Anthony…

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New candidate standing for Eden-Monaro

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 April 1974 · page 3

The Australia Party will contest the electorate of Eden-Monaro in the coming Federal elections. Mr. Keith Hughes, of Cooma, has won…

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Record Voters for Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 April 1974 · page 8

More than 60,000 people will go to the polls in Eden-Monaro electorate on May 18. Voters will face a…

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Election ’74 Women Want Talk with Candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 May 1974 · page 18

The candidates for Eden-Monaro have accepted an invitation from the Women’s Electoral Lobby to attend a public meeting at Cooma on Friday, May 3. The meeting was called…

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ELECTION ’74 More of the same for countryman if Labor returned

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1974 · page 11

The rural community is in for another helping of “more of the same” if Labor is returned to power on May 18, says Liberal Party spokesman on rural affairs, Mr. Tom Street, who was in Queanbeyan…

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Election Comments

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 6 May 1974 · page 3

THE responsibility for all election comment appearing in the Queanbeyan Age…

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Election’ 74 It’s Time to Stand and Be Counted

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 6 May 1974 · page 10

“It’s time for all Labor MPs in country electorates like. Eden-Monaro to…

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Election ’74 Price Rise Cut Pledge

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 6 May 1974 · page 10

A three months “action program” that would reduce the rate of price increases in 1974-75 while maintaining full employment, would be introduced by…

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No date for by-election

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 6 May 1974 · page 8

No firm date has been announced for the issuing of writs for the byelection in the State seat…

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Brewer says that... City Growth Centre Is an Election Gimmick

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 May 1974 · page 1

No agreement has been reached between the Commonwealth and NSW Governments to nominate Queanbeyan as a growth centre, the CP candidate for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Ron Brewer, said today…

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Letters to the Editor a satirical look at the elections from Thomas Kerr

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 May 1974 · page 2

Sir, — I have the distinguished honour of being president of the committee to save Australia and my committee is endeavouring to raise 85-million. This money will be spent on a statue of Bill Snedden, but…

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ELECTION ’74 When agrees with Bell on need for ACT-State help

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 May 1974 · page 16

The Labor candidate for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Bob Whan, today welcomed a suggestion from the Liberal candidate, Joe Bell, that the Federal Government should co-operate with State and local governments…

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