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Politics & elections, 1954

1,300 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 65

New Polling Place at Nth. Springwood

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

Mr. Jeff Bate, M.P., for Macarthur, has been advised by the Chief Electoral Officer for Australia, Mr. Turner, that there…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesteiday the Textile Labelling Bill, the War Service Land Settlement (Amendment) Bill, the…

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Election in Formosa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

HONG KONG, March 24 (A.A.P.- Reuter).—The Chinese Nationalist Assembly on Formosa to-day elected…

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Election To Water Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

Mr. T. H. M. de Burgh, an engineer, of Greenwich, has been elected to the Metropolitan Water,…

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Elections Scene in Russia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

An elderly pensioner lines up with his three daughters to receive their ballotpapers at Orehov-Zuev, near Moscow, during the recent elections in the Soviet on March 14. The electors were presented with one candidate for each electorate, and 99.98 per cent, voted…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Navigation (Amendment) Bill, the Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, the War…

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Litigation Aid Questions In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. R. Maher (Lab., North Sydney) asked the Attorney-General…

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Parliament again in Egypt Army Rule to End

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

CAIRO, Thurs. -- Egyptian Amy leaders will withdraw from politics. All political parties, now banned,…

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Law Move on Union Polling

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 7

A Meat Industry Employees' Union member is challenging a Union ballot. The member, Mr…

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"Candidate for Death" Killing of hotel man

The Sun · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A 73- year-old hotel proprietor, who, police say, was murdered by his 58-year-old…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Macleay River improvements Bill, the Electricity Commission (Amendment) Bill,…

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Pre-poll parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 13

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The House of Representatives will meet next Tuesday for the…

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Glass Thrown in Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 27

BEIRUT, Wednesday. -- The Lebanese Parliament closed in uproar yesterday after Socialist…

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Federal Election. Closing of Rolls

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 7

The electoral rolls to be used at the forth coming general election of members of the House of Representatives will close on [?]…

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Election news from Banks and Barton

Tribune · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Pat Clancy, Communist candidate for Banks, addressed meetings at Punchbowl and Oatley last Saturday morning. At the Oatley…

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Progressive win union elections

Tribune · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

NINE out of ten progressive candidates were returned to official positions of the Sydney Branch of the Boilermakers’…

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Call for unity in election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Victorian and Federal Country Party leaders, at the annual…

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Call for unity in election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Victorian and Federal Country Party leaders, at the annual…

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Call for unity in election

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Victorian and Federal Country Party leaders, at the annual…

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Parliament STATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesteiday, the Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill and the Broken Hill Water and Sewerage…

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