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RIGHTS OF N.S.W. PRESS

1000 Sign Petition Against Bill _ SYDNEY. November 30. -More than 1000 people in Sydney "jnnain yesterday signed a petition Protesting against the Sydney City 7 Giuncil (Disclosing of Allegations) The petition asks the Governor (Sir •ohn Northcott) to withhold Royal «sent from the bill. The bill, which newspapers have called the “Gag Public” bill, is expected, to pass “to Legislative Council today. h gives power to force newspapers ®na individuals who make allegations cLjSraft and corruption against the Sydney City Council to disclose the snnrce of their information. ■rne rally at the domain yesterday, rtonded by nearly 4000. was organised ny the New South Wales branch of “e Liberal Party. TikT e c hainnan of the meeting, a "“toral member of the Legislative Y*upcil (Mr R. W. Askin) said many P®9Ple were frightened to sign the Ration because they thought they FJgnt be interviewed later by the po “ce and might be prosecuted. the rally, the Leader of the State opposition (Mr V. H. Treatt) said that P -° re the last war, people in Nazi had experiences similar to D ° W occurring in New South ♦Lp* ctator s started off by destrtjying “to freedom of the press and by threat«klnS people who offered to tell what ■ w ' they r made people afraid losing their jobs and starving. In “■t way, they got control.

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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 11

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RIGHTS OF N.S.W. PRESS Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 11

RIGHTS OF N.S.W. PRESS Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 11

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