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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1947

47 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 3

Council Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

IT IS PROBABLE that voting at next municipal and shire elections in December will be compulsory for resident electors, with the stipulation…

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Compulsory Voting at Council Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 2

The Bill to introduce Compulsory voting at local government elections was rigorously opposed in the Legislative…

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What Our Editor Thinks Council Elections

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

MANY ELECTORS have agitated for candidates at the forthcoming municipal and shire elections to address the public in support of their…

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Voting Will Be Compulsory Council Elections

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

Voting at Council elections on 6th December will be compulsory for all electors, whether resident in the area or not. The bill originally provided…

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Voting Wilt Be Compulory Council Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 2

Voting at Council elections on 6th December will be compulsory for all electors, whether resident in the area or not The bill originally provided…

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Council Elections Voting To-morrow Is Compulsory

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 2

Voting at the municipal and thin elections to-morrow (Saturday) ia compulsory, and persons on the municipal and shire rolls who do not vote…

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Council Elections Results of Poll

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 6

The nutter of whether persons who failed to vole at Council elections on Saturday should be prosecuted or not is left to the various…

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