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Politics & elections, 1953

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State election day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

Today is the day on which the electors or will decide whether the Government they have had for the past 12 years will continue in office, or whether a new Government will be given the chance to show what it can do for the State…

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Final Result of Today's Election May Be Close

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Nearly 2,000,000 voters will go to the polk in N.S.W. on Saturday, and unless there is a startling reversal of recent political trends they will again return a Labor Government…

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Final Messages From Candidates for Four Riverina Electorates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 3

Candidates in today's elections from four Riverina electorates—Wagga, Murray, Murrumbidgee and Burrinjuck—gave their final messages to the electors last night…

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Narrandera Polling Rain-making in Five Years' Time

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

The campaign in Narrandera was keenly fought, but purely on political matters. Both Mr. Enticknap and Mr. Cuthbert refrained from Australian scientist Dr. E. Bowen said on Saturday night that rainmaking over a wide area would be practical in five years' time. Dr…

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Wagga Candidates' Comments on the Elections

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

The three Wagga candidates, Messrs. E. H. Graham (Labor member) W. Fife (Liberal candidate) and J. Wright (C.P. candidate) last night' issued statements on the result of the…

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Landslide in Favour of Labor at State Elections Mr. Enticknap Retains Murrumbidgee Cahill Government May Hove Majority of 20

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

The State elections on Saturday last have given the Cahill Government a majority of about 20 seats in the new Legislative Assembly…

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Quietest State Election Day in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

Polling day in the Wagga electorate on Saturday was one of the quietest State election days on record. Police reported no incidents in the city or the district…

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N.S.W. State Elections

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 8

Latest election figures indicate that Labour will have a working majority of 20 in the new Parliament…

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Little change in election figures

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Further counting in Armidale today reduced the lead of the Labor candidate (Mr. J. E. Cahill) to 86. Mr. Cahill yesterday was…

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Senate Election Results Might Mean Stalemate to Government Legislation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The present undisputed control of the Menzies-Fadden Government over the Federal Administeration will go into the melting-pot when 31 Senators step forward to face the electors at the polls early this year…

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Yanko Shire President No Valid Election Held

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

Owing to a misunderstanding at the special meeting of the Yanko Shire Council meeting held early in December last for the purpose of…

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Latest Wagga Election Figures

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

The Returning Officer (Mr. G. H. Yalland) yesterday issued the latest election results for the Wagga electorate…

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Hume Electorate Details of Liberal Candidate

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

The Literal Party candidate for the Hume seat at the next Federal elections, Mr. L. G. Roth, of Tumbarumba, who is…

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N.S.W. Election Figures

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 8

Polling in the Stole elections on Saturday last resulted in a great win for the Labor Party/which will have a record majority in the new Parliament,…

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New Fed. Rate for Polling Officials

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday. Substantial increases in the rates of pay for all Commonwealth polling officials have been…

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Final Wagga Election Figures

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 2

The final election figures for Wagga, listed below, were released yesterday by the Returning Officer (Mr…

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Kyeamba Shire Council ONLY 48 p.c. Vote in By-election

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

Only 48 per cent of ratepayers in the Kyeamba Shire Council A Riding exercised their right to vote in the recent by-election. This was disclosed at…

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Our Member in Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Mr. Fuller: Can the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture inform me whether or not, it is a fact that Australian…

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Portrait of Chifley for Parliament House

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

A portrait of the late Labor Prime Minister (M. J. B. Chifley) was put on display in Parliament House on Thursday. The portrait was painted…

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By-election Surprise Labor's heavy vote

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Less than 600 votes separated the two candidates when counting in the Gippsland Province by-election for…

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