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Politics & elections, 1954

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Vitnell report in Parliament Finding of Fraud by Board

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

The Department of Education had been defrauded, following the corrupt arrangement which Thomas Henry Weedon, Area Supervisor for the…

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Vitnell report in Parliament Finding of Fraud by Board

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

The Department of Education had been defrauded, following the corrupt arrangement which Thomas Henry Weedon, Area Supervisor for the…

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Record Crowd in Canberra Enthusiastic Welcome Outside Parliament By A Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA, Monday.—The biggest mass of people ever assembled in Canberra to-day saw the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh step from their car at the entrance of Parliament House…

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Resplendent Queen Opens Parliament Splendour Undimmed By Overcast Sky By A Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday — To-day the Queen opened the Commonwealth Parliament in impressive pageantry which overcast skies and a heavy and continuous…

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Hushed audience sees historic ceremony Queen Opens Parliament Glittering scene in Senate chamber

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.--A hushed audience, awed by the solemnity of the moment, saw Queen Elizabeth open the Commonwealth Parliament today. Guests crowd limited space…

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Dignified Pageantry in Parliament Ethereal Figure Of The Queen By A Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 6

CANBERRA, Monday.—Dignified pageantry, which at the same time contained an air of simplicity, marked the opening by the Queen to-day of the Third Session of the 20th parliament of the Commonwealth…

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Opening of Parliament Was... Canberra's Fourteen Minutes Of Glory By the Editress of Our Women's Section

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 14

CAMBERRA, Monday.—"Fourteen minutes of glory" is how one woman described the scene in the Senate this afternoon when the Queen opened Federal Parliament. The Queen and the Duke of…

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Early Labour Campaign Election In May Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

The Labour Party will begin Federal election campaigning in key country electorates in about three weeks, the general secretary of the N.S.W. branch of the…

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Parties prepare for elections

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

Political parties are already preparing for what is expected to be the most bitterly-fought Federal elections in many years…

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Irregularity alleged in Qld. election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday. --The Citizens' Municipal Organisation leader (Ald. Groom) will…

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Irregularity alleged in Qld. election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday. --The Citizens' Municipal Organisation leader (Ald. Groom) will…

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Irregularity alleged in Qld. election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Citizens' Municipal Organisation leader (Ald. Groom) will…

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Irregularity alleged in Qld. election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Citizens' Municipal Organisation leader (Ald. Groom) will…

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Irregularity alleged in Qld. election

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Citizens' Municipal Organisation leader (Ald. Groom) will…

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Parties prepare for elections

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

Political parties are already preparing for what is expected to be the most bitterly-fought Federal elections in many years…

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Parliament must wait

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) said yesterday that Parliament would not discuss anything contentious while the Queen was in New South Wales. He was tabling the…

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Mine Union Control Communist In Election Win

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 11

The Communists will be in complete control of the Miners' Federation this year…

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Dual Voting At Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 11

The Town Clerk, Mr. Roy Hendy, said yesterday that 17 cases of dual voting had occurred at the City Council…

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Election Invalid -- Order by Judge

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 21

Election of seven officials of the Transport Workers' Union was declared invalid and a fresh election ordered by Mr. Justice De Baun in the Industrial Commission today. The judge had heard an…

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£45,000 loan for election

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 29

PASADENA (California), Tuesday. -- James Roosevelt, eldest son of the late US President,…

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