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Politics & elections, 1951

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100 Years Ago "Well-laid Plots" For Election

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 8 April 1951 · page 4

The following items were published in "The Sydney Morning Herald" during the week ended April 8, 1851: ANTI-CONVICT LEAGUE…

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With 20 Bays' Electioneering Ahead... Party Leaders Are Resting After Hectic Opening Menues Speaks Here To-morrow: Chifley for W.A.

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 8 April 1951 · page 3

After whirlwind campaigning in Queensland, both the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Chifley, are resting in Sydney. it was the end of their first full week's electioneering; but ahead of them…

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A Page About the Elections Aspirants' hopes in swing seats

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1951 · page 7

MANY new candidates in N.S.W. have a good chance of election at the Federal poll on April 28. Those most likely to win are opposing sitting members in "swing" electorates. Candidates who…

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Election Rallies Listed Tonight

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Eric Harrison), who recently returned from London, will support the Liberal candidate for Lowe (Mr. W. McMahon) at the…

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Election Rallies Lister Tonight

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Eric Harrison), who recently returned from London, will support the Liberal candidate for Lowe (Mr. W. McMahon) at the…

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Election Rallies' Lister Tonight

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Eric Harrison), who recently returned from London, will support the Liberal candidate for Lowe (Mr. W. McMahon) at the…

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Election Rallies Listed Tonight

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Harrison), who recently returned from London, will support the Liberal candidate for Lowe (Mr.) W. McMahon) at the Strathfield…

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Election Rallies Lister Tonight

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Eric Harrison), who recently returned from London, will support the Liberal candidate for Lowe (Mr. W.-McMahon) at the…

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Election candidate hops into the goldfish bowl

The Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 15

One hundred and thirty-nine election candidates and their families in NSW this week are finding, many for the first time, that the aspirant to Parliament lives his life in a goldfish bowl. And life was Just never…

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Candidate's practical housing aid

The Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 9

A "fairy-godfather," who has helped find homes for 53 newly- married couples, is…

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Points in Election Speeches

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

Korea and Communism were issues in election speeches last night…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.--The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.--The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night,when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile intersections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.--The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday. --The overcrowded Assembly Flail was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches in Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chsfley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday. --The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor Supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.--The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.--The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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Party Leaders' Speeches In Federal Election Battle Repeated Uproar Rocks Chifley's Perth Rally

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday. --The overcrowded Assembly Hall was repeatedly in uproar last night when the Opposition Leader (Mr. Chifley) received the first hostile interjections of his campaign. Labor supporters shouted…

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At Polling Booths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

Sir,—As election day approaches, the prospect of again being subjected to the harangues of political "urgers" outside…

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