Preparing for the Elections
A number of items have appeared in the Press recently indicating opposition to the election arrangements suggested by Mr. Bruce and Dr. Page…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1928
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'Amazing Skill' Prime Minister's Appreciation Tributes in Federal Parliament. Canberra
When the House of Representatives met this morning Mr. Bruce made reference to the successful achievement by Hinkler of his flight from England to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stanley by Election Nationalist Candidate Returned. Brisbane
The State by election for Stanley was held yesterday, when the official Nationalist candidate was apprised by two Independents. Labor did not contest the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British By-election. London
The Ilford by election, owing to the death of Sir Frederick Wise, resulted:--Sir George Hamilton (Conservative), 18.269…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth Polling Places
Notification of the change in name of the following polling places, division of Cowper, has been received:--Burragan (subdivision of Grafton), changed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Next Session of Parliament. Sydney
The State Cabinet will shortly decide whether the session of Parliament to commence in the third week of April will continue without interruption till about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland By-election Nationalist Has Absolute Majority. Brisbane
Additional votes counted to-day in the Stanley by-election give Grimstone an absolute majority of, 453, and as there are only about 300 votes to come, his return…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament Short Session in April. Sydney
Cabinet decided to-day to hold a short session of Parliament in April, when financial matters will be debated. The general session will commence in June…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queen Competition Position of Candidates
Although there was no alteration yesterday in the positions of the candidates participating in the local subdivisional Hospital Queen competition it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Polling Place at Hawthorneville
Dr. Earle Page, M.P., has been advised by the Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Farrar, that it is proposed to recommend the appointment of Hawthorneville in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Election Light Interruption
By advertisement in this issue, the Clarence River County Council announce that there will be an interruption to the electricity supply in the Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Radio in Parliament. Proposed Broadcasting
A suggestion was recently made to the Speaker of the House of Representative that facilities be provided for broadcasting the debates of the Federal House. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Battle Cruiser Debate in German Parliament. Berlin
There was a lively debate in committee in the Reichstag on the German Government's proposal to build a battle cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →F. AND S.A. District Council Annual and Quarterly Meetings Election of Officers Deferred
The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Saturday last, when the chair was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →APRIL 17 Parliament To Reopen Upper House Reform Dorrigo-guyra Railway. Sydney
Cabinet to-day decided to call Parliament together on April 17. During this session financial matters will be placed before the House…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Elections in Poland Position of Dictator. Warsaw
The final returns or the elections in Poland will give the Pilsudsky party 128 seats out of 444. Assuming the party secures the support of the 56 National…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →None for 'Rebels' the Waratah Fund for Unsuccessful Labor Candidates. Sydney
A meeting of members of the Parliamentary Labor party was held to-day to discuss the matter of distributing the "Waratah" fund, to which every member…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In London Armistice Day Visit to Parliament House
In a letter written, to her parents at Grafton, dated London, November 14, Miss Linda Eggins described the celebrations on Armistice Day, or rather,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queen of Day Grafton District's Candidate Appeal for Further Support
"Although the local Subdivisional Queen of the Day Competition has closed and "South Grafton's candidate, Miss" Dorrie Watkins, has been successful, it is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Very Satisfactory' Federal Election Agreement "Way Now Clear," Says Dr. Page Melbourne
"The decision arrived at by the Australian Country Party Association, to endorse the election arrangement suggested by the Prime Minister and myself, in its…
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