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Politics & elections, 1954

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Readers' Views Riverina Election To the Editor

The Land · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 11

Sir,—Once again we are proud to be able to warmly congratulate our Federal member. Mr. Hugh…

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Historic Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 9

Elections for officers of the synagogues of the United Synagogues which are always held in May,…

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Election To A.J.C. Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 1

Dr. T. R. Street was yesterday elected to the A.J.C. committee. He replaces Mr. R. F…

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St. Marys By-Election MR. A. W. Liston Elected

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

ON preferences Mr. Alexander William Liston was elected alderman for No. 2 Ward (St. Marys) in the…

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Final Election Figures: Effect Of The "Unrecorded Votes" By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

The final count of votes in the recent Federal election, made available yesterday by the Commonwealth Electoral Office, show that Labour gained a small increase in the percentage of the total vote, and that the Government parties…

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Election Delay Plan Senate life At issue

The Sun · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 4

The Menzies Government will shortly ask the Labor Party to support a referendum postponing for 18 months the election of…

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Editorial Commonsense and the Federal Elections

The Sun · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government should lose no opportunity of pushing ahead with the proposal outlined yesterday to make it possible for both the Senate and the House of Representatives to be elected at the same time…

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Hills will bid for Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

Labor observers said today the Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) was "almost certain" to be the new…

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Hills will bid for Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

Labor observers said today the Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) was "almost certain" to be the ne…

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Hills will bid for Parliament

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

Labor observers said today the Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) was "almost certain" to be the new…

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Parliament of Native Tribesmen Africa's Gold Coast Sets Example Of Self-government

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

Nowhere in Africa are native communities developing along more hopeful, humane and democratic lines than on the great western bulge of the continent—the once notorious areas of the Ivory Coast, the Gold Coast, and the Slave Coast…

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Planning Committee Election by Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 7

Penrith Council is holding a ballot among aldermen to elect four citizens as members of the Council's Town Planning…

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Planning Committee Election

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 4

Ald. King has given notice of motion to rescind the resolution of Penrith Council deciding the method of electing for…

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Silo Board Election Graham Asked to Receive Deputation From F.s.a

The Land · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 7

F.S.A. Executive, at its meeting in Sydney last Friday, decided to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, to receive a deputation on its plan for a wheatgrowers' ballot to elect representatives to the proposed Silo Board…

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Just briedly Phoney election law repealed

Tribune · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 4

ROME.—The undemocratic election law, which provided that a party winning 51 per cent of the votes at…

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Parliament Opening Budget Likely For Aug. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said to-day that the newly-elected Federal…

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Disagreement in Liberal Party on election tactics

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 9

A split has developed in the State Liberal Party on a proposal to end the Party's pact with the Country Party…

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By-election August 18

The Sun · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 5

The Phillip by-election caused by the death of Labor MLA, T. Shannon, will be…

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By-election Decision

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. Lamb) today announced that the by-election for…

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By-election In Phillip On August 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 6

The by-election for the Phillip seat in the Legislative Assembly will be held on August 14, the Speaker,…

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