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Politics & elections, 1953

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Clarence candidate; Ken Harding stands

Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

MR. Ken Harding who has been living in Grafton for some years is to contest the Clarence electorate for the Communist…

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WA election on February 14

Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

THE West Australian State Committee of the Communist Party has issued a manifesto “to spearhead the Party’s State election campaign.”…

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All active in election fight

Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

The election campaign in NSW is of great importance to the people. Economic crisis and growing unemployment in town and countryside are having a drastic effect upon the living standards of…

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Clerks’ Group Leaders Scrap Election Pledge

Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

Industrial Group leaders in the Clerks’ Union last week discarded the election promise they made “to return rank and file control to members” only a few months ago. WITHOUT reference to the…

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Hospital Committee to quiz candidates

Tribune · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 10

A COPY of the 16-point program adopted at the Hospital Conference last December is being presented to all candidates in the forthcoming State elections, and to the parties they represent…

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Potato Board Polling

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 26

Potato -growers whose names do hot appear in the preliminary lists of electors or who do not…

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Labor Candidate for Nepean

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Liston, of St. Marys, has been selected as Labor Party Candidate for Nepean in the forthcoming State Elections…

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Rolls Closed For State Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 4

Rolls for the State general election closed at 6 o'clock last night and it is believed that nearly 2,000,000…

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Candidate Arranges Interviews

The St George Call · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. W. F. (Bill) Crabtree, Labor Candidate for Kogarah, announced this week that he has made arrangements to interview Kogarah…

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Election Publicity

The Biz · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

In order to avoid misunderstanding, the directors of "The Biz" Newspapers Pty. Ltd. (two of whom are returned soldiers)…

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Labor Candidate

The Biz · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 9

Popular businessman and proprietor of Hughes Co.'s cooperage business, Mr. Albert Hughes of Church Street, Cabramatta has…

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General Election, 1953 — Electoral District of Liverpool

The Biz · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 5

A WRIT has been issued for the election of a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Sou[?] Wales for the Electoral District of…

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Parliament Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

The next sitting of Federal Parliament will be postponed for at least a for[?]night and will be…

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Govt. Cannot Side-step Police As Polling Issue, Says Treatt

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

The Government would hot be able to side-step the issue of police administration at the State elections, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) said today. He was replying to the Premier (Mr. Cahill), who…

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Police "Issue At State Elections"

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

The Government Would not be able to side-step the issue of police administration at the State elections the, Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) said today…

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Police "Issue At State Elections"

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

The Government would not be able side-step the issue of police administration all the State elections, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) said today…

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Liberals' Gordon Candidate

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 16

A Liberal Party selection committee will tonight choose one of 13 candidates for…

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Police "Issue At State Elections"

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

The Government would not be able to side-step the issue of police administration at the State elections, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt) said today…

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Candidate Ruling Supported

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

The A.L.P. executive last night approved the action of the party officers in endorsing…

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"Facis" on Police Election Issue, Says Treatt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 4

The Leader of the State Opposition, Mr. V. H. Treatt, said yesterday that the Liberal Party would…

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