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Politics & elections, 1954

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Vandal slashes P.M's portrait in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Fri.--The portrait of the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), which has been hanging in King's Hall, Parliament House, Canberra, for more than three years, was today badly slashed by a vandal…

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Elections

The Sun · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 16

Now that another general election is approaching I hope electors will give serious consideration…

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[?]tir Over New [?]ustralians [?]nd Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 17

Charges were made at a [?]ting of the A.L.P. [?]utive last night that the [?] for Immigration,…

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Election in Eire soon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 4

DUBLIN, Fri.--The Prime Minister of Eire (Mr. de Valera) last night called for a general election. His Fianna Fail Party had failed in two…

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Suez Talks Delay Forecast Election Plans For Egypt From Our Staff Correspondent And A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

LONDON, March 7.—Diplomatic quarters yesterday forecast delay in resumption of AngloEgyptian talks on the Suez Canal…

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Honduras Election

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

BELIZE (British Honduras), Monday.--British Honduras, which has been, a colony since 1862, will…

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Cahill in by-election

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Campaign for the Labor candidate in the Leichhardt by-election, Mr. Coady, will be opened by…

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The collecting season is with as once more Party Funds Are a Very Secret Election Weapon

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 18

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Once every three years in Federal politics, there comes a season when quite imposing amounts of money change hands, not conventionally in…

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Leichhardt by-election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) and the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Heffron) will tonight open the…

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Leichhardt by-election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) and the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Heffron) will tonight open the…

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Leichhardt by-election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) and the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Heffron) will tonight open the…

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Leichhardt by-election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) and the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Heffron) will tonight open the…

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USSR elections amid great achievement

Tribune · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

The Soviet population will go to the polls on Sunday with a record of mighty achievement behind them. They will elect their representatives to…

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CPA election ; campaign opens

Tribune · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

The Communist Party’s Federal election campaign has opened in New South Wales Cook (candidate Harry [?]): Two street meeting…

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Garden Island Men Brand Tale As “Election Stunt”

Tribune · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 2

Boilermakers at Garden Island have unanimously carried a resolution condemning a Sunday Telegraph article on “Dockyard Security” as “pure election propaganda”. THE resolution continued: “We…

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A prestige election Menzies-evatt in Poll Battle

The Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 31

Labor and non-Labor organisers said today the Federal election campaign would be a "personal prestige issue" between two men--…

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Grouping Forces for the Federal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

The latest sampling of public opinion indicates that the Government parties have no margin for errors in policy…

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Election Nears No great issue yet

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 35

As yet not one great issue seems to be swinging many voters into either the Labor or L-CP camp for the Federal election on May 29…

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Mother to seek election in May

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 35

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A mother of two children will attempt to win back for the Liberal and Country League, the Federal seat of Adelaide, which men have been…

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Labor lists candidates

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 42

The New South Wales branch of the Labor Party today announced its candidates for the Federal elections on May 29…

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