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Politics & elections, 1954

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After Today's U.s. Election... Will "Ike" Be Flogging a Dead Horse?

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 22

Today the people of the United States will vote to elect a new House of Representatives and a…

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After Today's U.s. Election ... Will "Ike" Be Flogging a Dead Horse?

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 22

Today the people of the United States will vote to elect a new House of Representatives and a…

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Polling Booths for Liquor Referendum

The Biz · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 15
Also in The Broadcaster

The Fairfield Returning officer has supplied the following information to assist voters in finding their correct Polling…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 2

The Senate yesterday debated the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Bill and the Wheat Export Charge Bill…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 2

The Senate yesterday passed the Bankruptcy Bill, Customs Bill, Rayon Yarn Bounty Bill, Flax Fibre Bounty Bill, and the War…

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Change in Polling Booth at Spring wood

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 6

A change has been made in the location of the polling booth at Springwood for the Liquor Referendum to be held on…

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Dog in Parliament

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 7

An inquisitive dog wandered into Parliament House just before question time on…

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The "City of Penrith" Mentioned in Parliament

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

IT was not only the prophet of old who said that Penrith would become a great city (see Page 2)…

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Three Victors in U.s. Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

Three of the leading Democrats who won posts in the U.S. elections are Mr. Averell Harriman, Mr. Alben Barkley, and Mr. Sam Rayburn. Mr. Hardman will be the first Democratic Governor of New York State for 12 years. Mr. Barkley, a former U.S. Vice-President, again becomes a senator. Mr. Rayburn…

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University Senate Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 2

Sir,—In the article ("Herald," Nov. 3) on the forthcoming election of Fellows to the Senate of the University of…

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Sutherland Shire Council Election—Saturday, 6th November 1954 Riding [?]

The Observer · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 9

For the information of [?] electors of Caringbah Riding the following are its boundaries:— Eastern boundary: Dolan’s Rd…

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Candidates Wind Up Campaign

The Observer · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

With the Caringbah by-election only two days away, each candidate is busy addressing meetings and distributing leaflets in an…

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Parliament FEDERAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

The Senate yesterday passed the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Bill, Wheat Export Charge Bill, Customs Tariff Validation Bill,…

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Holt Explains Stevedoring Bill to Parliament: Attack by Dr. Evatt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Labour and National Service, Mr. H. E. Holt, introduced the Amending Stevedoring Bill in the House of Representatives to-night. The bill gives employers the right to nominate new watersiders…

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Housie Hot Issue In This Week's U.S. Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 19

NEWARK, N. J.: Six nights a week a stout ageing woman carried her own card table into one of the hundreds of social clubs and church parish halls that dot this thickly populated area…

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Tick Board Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 14

Elections for the Tick Board of Control will close on December 1. The following candidates…

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Arms Aid to Israel Under Consideration Dulles Is Waiting on Election Results

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON.—The United States continues to have under active consideration direct arms aid to Israel as part of the anti-Communist bulwark in the Near East, the State Department…

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Congressional Elections Views

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Weds. — Over 300 candidates to date representing 36 States and including 25 nominees for the…

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Election fight to go close

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 33

WELLINGTON (N.Z) Fri. -- A swing of two per cent less than that which occurred in by-elcctions…

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