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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1953

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State Election A.L.P. Candidate Visits Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Mr. Albert Hughes, the A.L.P. candidate for the Wollondilly Electorate, attended the regular monthly meeting of the…

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Potato Board Election Lists of Producers on Exhibition

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

The triennial elections of the N.S.W. Potato Marketing Board will be conducted by postal ballot, closing at 2 p.m. on Friday,…

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State Election Absentee and Postal Votes

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Forms, which must be completed and returned to the Returning Officer for Wollondilly at Moss Vale must be obtained…

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Election Meeting At Moss Vale Mr. Blake Pelly Speaks

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 9

Mr. Blake Pelly the endorsed Limited Candidate for the State Electors on the 14th february addressed a splendid…

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State Election Polling Places

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 7

The State elections will be held tomorrow (Saturday) and voting is compulsory. In the Wollondilly electorate the…

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Senate Elections Postal Voting

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 2

Electors entitled to vote by port at the forthcoming Senate elections are those who on polling day will be outride the…

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Election Of Committee Berrima District Show Society

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 5

The result of the ballot for the committee of Berrima District Show Society was announced at the annual meeting…

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My Week in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 1

Now that the State Parliament is in Session again, we have arranged with Mr. Blake Pelly, M.L.A., to recommence…

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My Week in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 5

The State Parliament reassembled on the 12th August for the first time for 9 months except for a one-day Sitting…

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Of Interest To Graziers Questions in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

In the State Parliament last week Mr. Blake Pelly, M.L.A., asked two questions of interest to graziers. The following…

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Recovery Of Small Debts Question in Parliament House

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

The Bowral and Moss Vale Chambers of Commerce at the instigation of Mr. Gordon E1liott of Bowral recently made…

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Scotties Will Help Legacy Dance for Queen Candidate

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

The Bowral and District Scottish Association will devote the proceeds of the dance to be held on Saturday, 5th September, to…

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My Week in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 8

The Debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's speech continued this week, and I hope to make a contribution…

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My Week in Parliament Public Administration

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 10

This week I made my contribution to the Debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's Speech. As I promised…

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My Week in Parliament Compulsory Closure of Private Slaughteryards

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

As this question is one which affects the whole of my Electotrate, I quota from a speech I made in the House on…

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My Week In Parliament the Inspiration of Queen Elizabeth

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. Cahill, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Treatt, have returned from their trip overseas to attend…

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My Week in Parliament Workers Compensation Amendment Bill

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 8

This Bill, which was Introduced this week, increases or provides for amounts payable under the original Act…

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My Week in Parliament By Blake Felly, M.L.A. the State Budget

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 3

The Premier, Mr. Cahill, has presented his Budget to the House. Once again we are to debate the Budget without first…

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My Week in Parliament the Budget Debate

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

The debate on Mr. Cahill's budget continues. The Premier himself claimed that "Labor has had an enviable…

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Milk Board Election Sedgwick Had Large Majority

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 9

The Returning Officer an-nounced during the week that Mr. F. J. Sedgwick has been re-elected to the position of…

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