The General Elections. Sydney
Under the proposed amendment of the Electoral Act, soldiers who go to the front may leave a proxy for the general elections behind them. They must, however, nominate as…
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Politics & elections, 1916
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Austrian Parliament
London, Thursday.—Thirty-five seats have been vacant in the Austrian 'Parliament Since 1914. The occupants were either hanged or…
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1. Railway between Inverell-Guyra, Inverell-Glen Innes :—Mr. Briner asked the Secretary for Public Works,—1.) Has the inquiry by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At Parliament House. Anti-conscription Demonstration. Melbourne
Several hundred anti-conscriptionists, mostly young men, last night formed in procession, and, despite the efforts of the police, hurriedly rushed to Parliament House steps, only to…
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In the Legislative Council, the Testators' Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Bill, passed the committee stage. The measure is made retrospective to wills of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Parliament. Three Months Supply Bill. Duty on Cornsacks. Melbourne
On Wednesday the Supply Bill for three months, amounting to £5,023,580, was introduced, and after a short discussion on the sugar trouble in Queensland, the House…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →L.c. Agricultural Society. Election of Officers
The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of the L.G.A. Society was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Friday night. Present: Mr. S. A. J. Small (in the chair)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton P .L. L. House- Building for Rupert Campbell. - "A Queen of the Day" Candidate
There was a very large attendance of members at the P. L. L. meeting at the Trades Hall, Grafton, on Saturday night. Mr. Jas. McArthur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Parliament. Conscription Matters. the Sugar Trouble. Melbourne
Senator Pearce told Senator Millen to give notice of a question as to the validity of issuing a writ for the Referendum before Parliament dealt with the bill. The Senate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Mr. Griffith's Explanation. New Bills Introduced. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Public Instruction made a personal explanation. He said that in to-day's "Herald" there was a paragraph concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£500 a Year. Piffle in Parliament How the Time Is Wasted
We pay our legislators £500 a year, free rail tickets and plenty of perks. The debate following is a sample of how they earn their pay by listening to the most arrant…
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Hospital Buildings, Coff's Barber: —Mr. Briner asked the colonial secretary,—I. Has sum of £2000 the expenditure of which for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Closer Settlement (Amending) Bill. Both Parties Commend Measure. Sydney
When the Assembly met only one question, an inaudible one, was asked before Government business was gone on with. Mr. Ashford' moved the second reading of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. the "Tote" and Repatriation. Mr. Wade's Health. Sydney
In the Assembly, Mr. M. Donald asked the Premier whether he was aware there had been a sharp rise on the Stock Exchange in shares of Totalisator's Mechanism, Ltd., in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Polling by Soldiers. Referendum Arrangements. No Votes for Wounded. London
The soldiers' referendum will be taken between September 18 and October 28, and the count will be finished on November 11. Mr. Anderson, the chief returning officer, is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coff's Harbor Matters. Questions in Parliament
Mr. Briner on Thursday last asked the Minister for Lands the following questions in the House:--1. Shipping Facilities at Coff's Harbor:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Dankel's Position. German-born Member of Australian Parliament
Prior to the momentous meeting of the Federal Labor Caucus last week, the Melbourne "Argus" had this to say about Mr. Dankel, the Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Grafton Municipal Vacancy. Two Candidates
For the vacancy in the South Grafton Municipal Council, caused by Mr. W. J. Hawthorne's resignation, two likely candidates are already…
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The ideal of militant Laborites was voiced, without any disguise or qualification, at the "one big union" meeting by Mr. A. C. Willis: "The workers were the nation, and…
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The Serbian Parliament was opened at Corfu. The President declared that he was convinced that the Serbians would soon return to their own country…
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