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Politics & elections, 1954

1,300 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 65

Parliament On Air

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 2

Sir,—The broadcasting of proceedings in Parliament has at least given us a knowledge of the men we elect as our…

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Labor wins by-election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Thurs.--Britain's Labor Party, the Opposition retained its seat in the parliamentary…

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Political Roundabout by The Whip a Red Cloud Was Rising Over the Election

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 April 1954 · page 45

UNMOURNED and undistinguished, the Twentieth Commonwealth Parliament died last Wednesday in a b laze of glory strangely at variance with the rest of its life. Metaphorically, and…

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Means Test Federal Election Issues

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 4

The general secretary of the Australian Public Service Federation, Mr. R. J. O'Ncile, said last night that Public servants and their dependants would…

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Federal Notebook Petrov Poses Awkward Election Problem For Dr. Evatt By Our Canberra Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

For three days last week, Labouras Federal leader, Dr. Evatt, felt himself caught in a web woven partly by the blind workings of fate, partly by his political rival, Mr. Menzies, and partly by himself…

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Too Many Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

There is a great deal of force in Senator Willesee's proposal, made last week, that something must be…

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Council Election Set For May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 10

The election for the vacancy on the Sydney County Council caused by the resignation of Councillor Colin Biggers will…

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Means Test As An Election Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 2

Sir,—You report on April 19 Mr. O'Ncile, general secretary of the Australian Public Service Federation, as saying…

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Menzies’ desperate election bid to stampede

Tribune · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 11

NEWCASTLE. — “Mr. Menzies’ ’dramatic’ Statement made last night in the dying stages of this Federal Parliament and the great press splurge about ’spying activities’ in Australia is a desperate bid by…

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Election activities Cook rally

Tribune · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 11

LAST week more than 100 people at an election rally at Shannon Park. Surry Hills, were addressed by Candidate Harry Hatfield and…

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Election news from South Coast

Tribune · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 11

WOLLONGONG: Highlight of the week’s activity was Bill Parkinson’s opening rally at the Agricultural Hall, where between 150-200…

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Belgian elections: defeat for the national betrayers

Tribune · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 9

THE Belgian elections held last week resulted in a defeat for the Government, which was pledged to the European Defence…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australians who fake an interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951. political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australians who take an interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951, political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australian's who take an interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951, political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australians who take an interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951, political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australians who take an interest in politics, the 1954 election has keen anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951. political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australians who take tin interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest At various dates since April 1951, political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australians who take an interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951, political…

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World is Watching our May Elections

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 22

ON the part of all Australian's who take an interest in politics, the 1954 election has been anticipated with considerable interest. At various dates since April 1951, political…

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