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Politics & elections, 1953

1,681 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 85

Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly yesterday debated the grasshopper plague on a motion by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr…

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Parliament to re-open

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Government today issued a proclamation to prorogue Parliament next…

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Parliament To Be Opened By Governor-General

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Governor-General, Sir William Slim, to-day prorogued the Federal Parliament, and summoned it to meet next Tuesday for an…

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Uproar in State Parliament Four Members Are Ordered Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 1

Amid uproar, four members of the Legislative Assembly were ordered from the chamber-by the Speaker, Mr. W. H. Lamb, last night. As the Serjeant-at-Arms escorted one of them-the Leader…

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Labor Candidates for Holroyd

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 12

Labor has selected and endorsed candidates to contest the forthcoming Holroyd Municipal Council elections:…

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By elections show disgust with ALP

Tribune · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

The Waverley and Kahibah by-elections revealed the fast growing disgust with the rightwing ALP leadership. THE ALP vote declined in both…

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A.L.P. check on council Candidates Being Vetted

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

Members of the A. L.P. State Executive are thoroughly vetting Labor candidates for the Civic Council elections, to safeguard…

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A.L.P. check on council Candidates Being Vetted

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

Members of the A.L.P. State Executive ore thoroughly vetting Labor candidates for the Civic Council elections, to safeguard…

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A.L.P. check on council Candidates Being Vetted

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

Members of the A.L.P. State Executive are thoroughly vetting Labor candidates for the Civic Council elections, to safeguard…

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A.L.P. cheek on council Candidates Being Vetted

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

Members of the A.L.P. State Executive are thoroughly vetting Labor- candidates for the Civic Council elections, to safeguard…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday a motion of no-confidence in the Speaker, Mr. W. H. Lamb, was defeated by 51…

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Editorial Parliament's Dignity in Its Own Hands

The Sun · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 5

Last night's debate in the Legislative Assembly, during which the Speaker was criticised as "a liar" and "a tool of the Government", must deeply disturb those ordinary people who vote and pay taxes and cling to the…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

The Legislative Council yesterday passed the Great Synagogue (Amendment) Bill throgh remaining stages without amend…

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State Parliament

The Sun · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 18

In the interest of justice and for the enlightenment of the voter, could we please have the…

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Liberal-civic Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 3

Nominations for the joint Liberal and Civic Reform Parties' candidates for the City Council elections on Decem…

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City Council Election A.L.P. Selection To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 3

The A.L.P. executive will to-night select a candidate for the Lord Mayoralty and 15 candidates for the new City Council…

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Election Of M.L.C., Nov. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 6

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. M. Lamb, said on Wednesday a writ had been issued for…

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Election policy of Citizens' Group

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Fri. -- The policy of the Citizens' Group, which will contest the next Newcastle municipal election, would aim at maintaining clean, honest, and efficient…

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Candidates for the Ministry

The Methodist · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 3

No Church can fairly be regarded as really healthy and flourishing when it is unable to keep up the necessary supply of ministers to guide and organize its work…

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Coalition to select candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 9

The new Citizens' Reform-Liberal coalition will select its team for the City…

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