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Politics & elections, 1961

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November rally to open CPA election fight

Tribune · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 10

SYDNEY: The Communist Party of Australia will officially open its Federal election campaign at a public rally to be held at the Sydney Trades Hall on Friday, November 3, at 8 pm…

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CP Senate candidate

Tribune · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 8

DR. ALAN FINGER has played an active part in the labor movement during the past 30 years. Son of a working farmer,…

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Nationalise Mt. Isa Mines--Communist election call

Tribune · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 12

BRISBANE: The Communist Party and its candidates in Queensland--for the Senate and the Herbert, Moreton and Brisbane seats--will make nationalisation of Mt. Isa Mines a major point in their program, during and after the election…

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Govt help for NCC candidate

Tribune · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 11

PERTH: A representative of a candidate supported by the National Civic Council (Industrial Groupers) was allowed to…

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Tribune Festival Corner with adam Oaster Fair activity helps elections

Tribune · Wednesday 11 October 1961 · page 11

Our past experience has shown that during an election there is a big step up in Tribune Fair activity as most Tribune readers see the Fair as one means of helping to bring about the defeat of the Menzies Government…

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Melbourne Party Conference Peace is main election issue

Tribune · Wednesday 11 October 1961 · page 12

MELBOURNE: "In the next nine weeks we face the supreme task of lifting all the people's struggles and directing…

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West. Suburbs Synagogue Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 October 1961 · page 6

A year of success has been recalled in the presidential report of Mr. M. Parkins to the annaul general meeting of the Western Suburbs Synagogue…

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Meetings for Peace Communist Election Rally

Tribune · Wednesday 18 October 1961 · page 1

Mr. L. Aarons, leader of the Communist Party's team of candidates in the Federal election, will open the Party's campaign in the Sydney Trades Hall on November 3 (a fortnight from next Friday) at 8 pm…

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Fights election from Prison

Tribune · Wednesday 18 October 1961 · page 4

ATHENS: The jailed Greek patriot Manolis Glezos has been nominated as a candidate in the coming…

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Newcastle conference endorses candidates

Tribune · Wednesday 18 October 1961 · page 10

The annual conference of the Newcastle and Hunter Valley District of the Communist Party, held over the weekend, endorsed as candidates in the forthcoming Federal elections Messrs. G. Curthoys, M.Sc. (District President) for…

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Election dance

Tribune · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 10

SYDNEY; Balmain branch of the Communist Party last week launched the election campaign of the Communist candidate for Dalley…

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Cpa Election Work Wins Ground Early

Tribune · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 11

SYDNEY: Reports by Communist Federal election candidates and campaign directors on Sunday showed that Sydney people were responding well to Communist Party policy at meetings and on canvasses…

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Scientist candidate

Tribune · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 10

MR. GEOFF CURTHOYS, Communist candidate for Shortland in the coming Federal elections, is a senior lecturer…

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"St. Marys Firms to be Protected"— A.L.P. Candidate

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 October 1961 · page 7

The endorsed Labor candidate for Macarthur, Mr. Don Nilon, said that a Federal Labor Government…

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Rolls Close Soon For 1961 Elections

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 October 1961 · page 8

The electoral rolls for the purposes of the forthcoming general elections will close on Friday, November 3, 1961…

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Liberal Candidate For Macquarie

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 October 1961 · page 10

Liberal candidate for Macquarle, selected last week, is Mr. John Heesh, a dental surgeon of Leura…

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Prospect East Polling Place

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 13

A polling place, to be known as Prospect East, has been established in the State…

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Policy Issue in Wharf Elections

Tribune · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 12

"On November 14, waterside workers will have to make a choice which will have a vital bearing on their future", Mr. Ron Maxwell, Sydney Branch Vice-President, said this week. MR. MAXWELL, who is directing…

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Communist candidates include

Tribune · Wednesday 8 November 1961 · page 10

Hal Alexander, candidate for Grayndler (Sydney), CPA State Committee member. Max Julius, candidate for…

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Election Rallies Brisbane

Tribune · Wednesday 8 November 1961 · page 10

Thursday, November 9, at 8 p.m., in the Teachers' Conference Hall, 81 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane. Speakers: Mr. J. R. Hughes (member of the Political Committee) and the two Queensland Senate candidates…

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