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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

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Opposes System of Voting at Last L.g. Elections

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 6

The Weddin (Grenfell) Shire Council does not favour the preferential system of voting…

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Labor Candidate for Riverina Mr. M. B. Sheehan On Goodwill Tour

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. M. R. Sheehan, manager of the Rural Bank at Hay, who has been selected as the Labor Candidate for Riverina, was in…

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Election Ahead-- Save Money, Get on the Roll

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 3

The Commonwealth Electoral Officer (Mr. H. J. Martin) stated to-day that already this year 1684 persons…

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Liberals Not to Oppose C.p. Candidates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The N.S.W Liberal Party would not contest any electorate held by the Country Party in the Federal elections, the State president of…

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Election fight on State issues minister says

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 5

GRIFFITH, Thursday: The Minister for Conservation (Mr. Enticknap) said this week there was no doubt the Menxies-Fadden Government would fight the elections on State issues…

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Russian "election" on again

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

MOSCOW. Sunday (A.A.P):One hundred and twenty million Soviet citisns will go to the polls…

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Roth Will Co-operate with Country Party in Quest for Hume Liberal Party Confident At Outcome Of Elections

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 4

The New South Wales President of the Liberal Party, Mr. Lyle Moore, announced to-day that L. G. Roth would contest the Hume seat as a Candidate “In full teamwork with the Country Party.”…

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Shire Elections "Please Explains" No Action Against Those Who Failed to Record Votes

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 4

"Please explains" were sent out to 126 persons in "B" riding of the Illabo Shire Council following the…

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Candidate's Tour

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. D. T. Byrnes, the labor candidate for Fairer, visited Tarcutta and Humula on Wednesday and interviewed…

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Federal Elections Mr. D. Fai[?]batrn. M.p. Visits Coolamon

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

The meeting on Tuesday night of last week, in the R.S.L. Hall, addressed by Mr. D. E. Fairbairn, M.P.,…

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Labor Party for decentralisation candidate claims

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 5

In a statement at The Rock yesterday, the Labor candidate for Farrer (Mr. Dan Byrnes) asked "If we are not to look to the Labor Parry for some practical…

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Reduced By-election Vote for Labor

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney, Monday—Labor has retained the Leichhardt seat in the NSW Legislative Assembly. The Labor candidate in…

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Local Items Candidate's Tour

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Dan Byrnes, Labor candidate for Farrer, has just completed a tour of the northern areas of the…

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Labor's By-election: Majority Down

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Labor has retained the Leichhardt seat in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly. The Labor candidate in yesterdays by-election (Mr…

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Eventful Parliament Will End Soon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The 20th Commonwealth Parliament will meet for the last time a fortnight from today, April 6, for a brief session before the House of Representatives general election on May 29…

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Parliament and Arbitration P.m.'s Broadcast

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

Melbourne, Thursday—Parliament could not lay down principles by which the Arbitration Court and Conciliation…

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Communist candidates

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

It was to be expected that, with the Australian Communist Party still a legal political party in Australia, Communist candidates would nominate for the coming ederal elections. It is…

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10 Red candidates

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Ten Communists wil] contest Victorian seats in the forthcoming Federal election. Nine of…

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Menzies' appeal for sanity at May election

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) tonight appealed to electors to ignore passion, prejudice and abuse at the general…

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No Lack of Election Fundsseen

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 6

Federal pollticians said that none of the major political parties would be short of campaign funds for the…

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