Parliament Will Sit Four Days a Week
CANBERRA, Friday: The Primp Minister Mr. Chifley announced in the House of Representatives today that Parliament, as from next, week,…
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Politics & elections, 1947
524 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 27
Victorian By-election Nationalisation Issue
MELBOURNE,. Friday: Political circles in Victoria regard tomorrow's State by-election in Collingwood as a strong pointer to public opinion on…
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State Parliament will be opened to-morrow by the Governor, Lieut.-General Northcott, with ceremonial, pageantry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blow for Bankers Collingwood By-election Result Labor's Overwhelming Majority Poor Support for Liberal Candidate Melbourne
The result of the Collingwood by-election, which took place yesterday, was a deadly blow to the bankers and a crushing reply to the campaign of fear and frenzy which has been so fiercely wage against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Committee Meeting Proposed Agricultural Courses; Election of Judges Protest Against Bank Nationalisation
The following were in attendance at last meeting of the Mudgee Agricultural Society Committee:—Messrs. G.M.Brownhill…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Liberal Party Election Albury Proposal
SYDNEY, Sunday: A State Council meeting of the Liberal Party tomorrow night will receive a motion from Albury regarding the method…
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Housing (up to 100 per cent advances), the re-grouping of municipal councils and continued restriction of mid-week racing were among…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Home Building Expansion Governor Speaks To Parliament
The Governor, Lieutenant - General John Northcott, opening the new session of the N.S.W. Parliament in Sydney yesterday, said that legislation to achieve the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Parliament Yesterday's Opening Big Labor Programme Priority to Housing SYDNEY
The State Parliament today opened the second session of the 35th Parliament with traditional pageantry. The House was crowded with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labour Majority Increased in By-election
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Further counting in the Collingwood by-election increased the majority of the Labor candidate, W. J. Towers, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dr. Lloyd Ross Question in Parliament
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. McEwen) today asked in the House whether Regulation 34 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foreign Affairs Allegations Against Big Business Debate in Federal Parliament
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The House of Representatives today further debated a statement on foreign affairs made earlier this year by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Mongers Outburst in Federal Parliament War Against Russia Suggested
CANBERRA, Wednesday; During the debate on foreign affairs tonight, Mr. Abbott (C.P., N.S.W.) accused Russia of disregarding the ethics of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. ELECTION Labor Majority Assured
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The New Zealand Labor Government has retained a workable majority in Parliament by winning today's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collingwood Election Labor's Record Vote
MELBOURNE Wednesday: The official Labor candidate Mr. W. J. Powers [?] won the Victorian State by-election [?]or Colllngwood with an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enlarged Parliament Plans Mr. Chifley's Comment CANBERRA
The question of increasing the membership of Federal Parliament was unlikely to be considered by Federal Cabinet before the end of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Concert for High School Queen Candidate
Mrs. J. H. Johnson is organising concert to raise funds for the candidature of Miss June Matthews in the High School's £1000 Appeal Queen…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—An import licence worth £45,000 was mentioned by the Deputy Opposition leader (Mr. Harrison in the House today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Wins Again British By-election Success
LONDON, Friday: Labor has won still another by-election. At West Islington Mr. Irvine (Labor) won with an absolute majority of 2184, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sport "Ticket" at Council Elections Bathurst Cricket Delegates' Silence
Delegates at last night's meeting of the Bathurst Cricket Association were reluctant to discuss the question of local sporting authorities…
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