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Politics & elections, 1953

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Suggestion of Snap Federal Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

Political observers believe that Liberal Party leaders have planned a snap Federal election to follow the Budget, which is to be presented either late in August or early in September. It is understood that this…

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Suggestion of Snap Federal Election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

Political observers believe that Liberal Party leaders have planned a snap Federal election to follow the Budget, which is to be presented either late in August or early in September. it is understood that this…

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Snap Election Plan Rumored Menzies' View To Be Sought

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

Political observers believe that Liberal Party leaders have planned a snap Federal election to follow the Budget, which is to be…

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Italian Elections Big win for left parties

Tribune · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 2

Despite blatant corruption and the crudest use of pressure from the United States and the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church, the recent Italian elections resulted in a magnificent victory for the Communists,…

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Rally next Saturday call from Sheean Dulwich Hill election

Tribune · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 12

An appeal for all Communist [?]ty members, all supporters of peace and Progress to rally to his support in the Dulwich Hill by election next Saturday was made this week…

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Extremist Parties' Progress At Italian Elections Christian Democrats' Close Win Reds Help Monarchists To Reduce Government Vote

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 3

ROME.—The dangerous growth of extremist factions in Italian is exemplied in the results of the general election held last week-end. Though the Government of Signor de Gasperi appears…

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Free Elections Demanded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 1

The riots began yesterday [?]hen building workers [?]arched on the Communist Government headquarters to…

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The "forgotten by-election"

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Sydney's "forgotten election" -- the Dulwich Hill State by-election-- will be held on Saturday…

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Watchbird ... ELECTION

The Observer · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Highlight of the annual general meeting of the Cronulla Chamber of Commerce last week, was election of officers and the…

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By-election tomorrow

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 10

The campaign for the Dulwich Hill State by-election will close tonight…

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Dulwich Hill By-election Three Candidates In To-day's Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 3

Three candidates, Labour, Liberal, and Communist, will contest the byelection to-day to fill the vacant Dulwich Hill seat in the Legislative Assembly…

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Labor wins by-election, but majority is reduced

Truth · Sunday 21 June 1953 · page 2

Labor retained the Dulwich Hill seat in the Legislative Assembly in the by-election yesterday, but with a reduced majority. When counting ceased…

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Successful Candidate

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 21 June 1953 · page 3

THE successful A.L.P. candidate in Dulwich Hill by-election, Mr. H. C. Mallam (left), discussing polling progress with a helper, Mr. O. C. Knoblanche, outside Petersham School yesterday…

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By-election: Labor down but not out

The Sun · Sunday 21 June 1953 · page 1

LABOR Party kept the Dulwich Hill seat in yesterday's by-election, but had its majority heavily slashed. The swing against Labor was more than 9…

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A.L.P. Vote Down In By-Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 4

A check count of voting yesterday in the State by- election for Dulwich Hill left the…

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Caucus Row Forecast Result of election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 11

Sharp personal differences in State Caucus are likely to follow the election of Mr. H. C Mallam as Labor member for Dulwich…

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Elections to A.l.p. Executive

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

Three prominent trade union officials have been elected to the State Labor Party…

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Re-election of A.L.P. stalwarts

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.-- Three prominent northern industrial leaders hove been re-elected to the central excutive of the Labor Party…

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Doyle "No Right to Use Phone" Arthur's story of Parliament calls

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 7

Joshua George Arthur, former Minister for Mines, told the Royal Commissioner (Judge Amsberg) yesterday that he had never given Reginald Aubrey Doyle permission to use his…

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State Parliament an August 12

The Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 20

State Parliament will be opened by the Governor, Sir John Northcott, on August 12,…

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