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Politics & elections, 1954

1,300 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 65

A.l.p. Pledge to Summon Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Fri.--The Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) promised tonight to coll Parliament together as soon as…

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Election Meetings To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 19

The following election meetings have been arranged for to-day:- LABOUR…

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Points In Election Speeches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 19

Points made by speakers yesterday in the election campaign were:- LIBERAL…

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U.K. Labour Gains Local Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

LONDON, May 14 (A.A.P.).—The Conservative Party suffered a major setback yesterday when…

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Federal election campaign speeches Government's policy is practical says P.M.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 9

LAUNCESTON, Fri.--The Federal Government had put forward a practical policy to continue and improve its programme…

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What election candidates said yesterday Labor finance plan attacked

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 7

Senator McKenna's plan to finance Labor's election promises was mostly nonsense. Mr. W. C. Wentworth said this yesterday…

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Gallup Poll Living Costs As Election Issue

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Living costs, employment and probably the means test will be foremost in the minds of most voters at the Federal election on May 29, a…

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Fadden Defended By Liberal Candidate

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 5

The Liberal candidate for Parkes, Mr. W. Ness, yesterday described Sir Arthur Fadden as one of the best Treasurers Australia had ever had. He was answering…

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The Sun-[?]erald Sunday, May 16, 1954 This "Gimme" Election

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 20

THOUGHTFUL voters who put the welfare of Australia first ought to be feeling more than a little…

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Truth's Election Round-up the Menzies Fadden Govt. and the Cost of Living

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 7

Family budgets have been hardest hit by spiralling commodity costs since 1949, the year in which the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), said he would put value back into…

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Poll candidate builds flat for campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 7

An ex-serviceman has constructed his own flat from which to campaign in the Federal elections. He is Mr. Royce…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr John Lemmon. father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr. John Lemmon. father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon --Mr, John Lemmon, father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr. John Lemmon. father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr. John Lemmon. father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr. John Lemmon, father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr. John Lemmo'n, father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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50 Years in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon. --Mr. John Lemmon, father of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, will retire…

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Five N.S.W. Seats Have Key Role In Election By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

Party organisers regard New South Wales as the dominating State in the campaign—now in full swing—for the Federal election on May 29…

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