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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1954

13 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Soroptomist Club Election of Officers

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 7

A meeting of the Bowral Soroptimist Club took place on Tuesday, 2nd March, when the following officers were elected…

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Labor Party Candidate Electorate of Macarthur

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

The Campaign Director for the Australian Labor Party forwards the following biography of Mr. Claude Allen…

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Labor Party Campaign Candidate Speaks to Electors

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 8

Mr. Claude Allen, Labor candidate for Macarthur, toured the Highlands area at the weekend, visiting Mittagong…

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Labor Party Pleased Recent Federal Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 9

A pre-election message congratulating the Mittagong Branch of the Australian Labor Party on its active…

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Five Candidates Nominated Bowral Council By-election

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 2

Five candidates have nominated for the vacancy on Bowral Council caused by the resignation of Ald. Lindley…

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Voting is Compulsory Bowral Council Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

An election to fill the vacancy caused on Bowral Council by the resignation of Ald. Lindley, who has left the…

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Council Election Andrew Lees Is New Alderman

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

An extraordinary election for the Municipality of Bowral to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ald. B. Lindley…

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Government Criticised Mr. Pelly Speaks in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 7

Mr. Blake Pelly, Liberal Member for Wollondilly, speak-in the Houuse on the debate on the Address-in-reply said…

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Block Days for Milk Question in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 8

Recently in the Legislative Assembly Mr. Blake Petty M.L.A. asked a question of the Minister for Health…

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The District Hospital Board Election of Officers

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors was held at the hospital on Thursday, 9th September, the following…

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Election of Officers

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 6

The following officers were elected: President: Mr. H. Beresford Grant, Bundanoon; Vice-President: Mr. L. H. Byrne,…

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Praise for the the Police Mr. Pelly Speaks in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly last week, Mr. Blake Pelly, M.L.A., praised the work of the Police in his electorate. He…

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Better Use of Land Urged Mr. Pelly Speaks in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 4

In Parliament recently, Mr. Blake Pelly, M.L.A., member for Wollondilly, urged that better use be made of land…

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