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Politics & elections, 1953

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Five Million in Quiet Polling 12 Seek Senate Vacancies In N.S.W.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

Polling in the Senate election today was the quietest for years, according to political party and ballot officials…

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Five Million in Quiet Polling 12 Seek Senate Vacancies In N.S.W.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

Polling in the Senate election today was the quietest for years; according to political party and ballot officials…

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Five Million in Quiet Polling 12 Seek Senate Vacancies In N.S.W.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

Poising in the Senate election today was the quietest for years according to political party and ballot officials…

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Five Million in Quiet Polling 12 Seek Senate Vacancies In N.S.W.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

Polling in the Senate election today was the quietest for yea rs according to political party and ballot officials…

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12 N.s.w. Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

New South Wales electors have to vote for 12 candidates. Only five will be elected…

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Election To-day of 32 SENATORS Floods May Close Some Booths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

Australia goes to the polls to-day to elect 32 senators. Polling booths will open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The number of electors enrolled in Australia is 5,065,930,…

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High Polling For Woman

Truth · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 39

Mrs. Thelma Kirkby, of Bellata, only N.S.W. woman candidate in the Senate elections, had…

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Floods keep hundreds from polling But They'll Be Able to Vote Later This Week

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 3

Floodwaters yesterday prevented hundreds in North Coast and other New South Wales country areas from voting. Presiding officers at…

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Election Was One of Quietest Ever

Truth · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 3

The Senate polling yesterday was one of the quietest elections ever. Ten drunks were arrested in Sydney, but there…

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A.L.P. Wins Dalley By-election

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 1

The Labour candidate, Alderman A. E. Greenup, had a runaway win in the by-election yesterday for the…

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Election Pleases Both Sides Govt. recovery, says Menzies

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sun.--Senate election progress results have pleased both the Government and the Opposition according to leaders' statements tonight…

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Qld. Preferences to Decide Result of Senate Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 1

The Menzies-Fadden Government seems assured of a majority of two in the Senate, but the outcome depends on the allocation of Democratic Party preferences in Queensland. The Democratic Party was formed by Mr. C…

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Qld. Preferences to Decide Result of Senate Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 1

The Menzies-Fadden Government seems assured of a majority of two in the Senate, but the outcome depends on the allocation of Democratic Party preferences in Queensland. The Democratic Party was formed by Mr. C…

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Qld. Preferences to Decide Result of Senate Election

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 1

The Menzies-Fadden Government seems assured of a majority of two in the Senate, but the outcome depends on the allocation of Democratic Party preferences in Queensland. The Democratic Party was formed by Mr. C…

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Owner's bid for election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 23

Prominent Victorian racing man Mr. Trevor Clarke in standing for election to the V.R.C. Committee…

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Senate Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 2

Sir,—The "Herald" of May 11 states that if the state of the parties is Liberal-Country Party 31 and Labour 29, the…

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Prepare now for Branch elections Statement by NSW State Committee. C P a

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 4

The Communist Party is now preparing for Branch Annual Meeting and the election of Branch Officers. These meetings and elections are vitally important in the life and development of our whole Party…

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Force to Resign (Statement on the elections by the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Australia.)

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

The Senate election has revealed very definitely that the Menzies-Fadden coalition is a minority government whose policies are detested by the workers and the majority of the Australian people…

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People win British Guiana election

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 9

GEORGETOWN — The People’s Progressive Party has won a smashing victory in the British Guiana elections, winning 16 of the…

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French CP the first Party of France Municipal elections show

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 9

PARIS.—The French Communist Party is the first Party of France. THIS is shown by the just concluded municipal…

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