Newnes Shale Field Reference in Parliament. CANBERRA,Wednesday
Negotiations which are being conducted by the Commonwealth Government with a large financial concern for the development of Newnes shale oilfield…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1936
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Bills in Parliament Violence Feared in East End Fascists And Communists Government Action Expected London
Fear of further damage to property in possible future clashes between Fascists and Communists has caused a big rise in insurance rates for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament Pre-Sessional Cabinet Meeting Budget Speech on October 27. SYDNEY
Cabinet at its pre-sessional meeting to-morrow will give consideration to the Budget proposals as formulated by the Premier as well as the outline for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. D Riordan, M.H.R. Death In Brisbane Federal Parliament Adjourns Canberra
Glowing tributes to the late Mr. David Riordah, Federal Labor member for Kennedy (Queensland), who died in Brisbane this morning, were paid by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Henry Ford Supports Republican Candidate. Detroit
Henry Ford, for a long time the outstanding opponent of the N.R.A., to-day endorsed Mr. Landon as candidate for the Presidency of the United States, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Candidate Upper House Vacancy. Sydney
The general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (Mr. E. W. Grayndler) will be a candidate for the Upper House vacancy created by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Heil, Hitler" Lazzarini Greets Lang Labor Cleavage Incident in Parliament Sydney
A definite indication of the cleavage in the ranks of the Parliamentary Labor party was given to members of the Legislative Assembly, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →40-Hour Week Question in Parliament Sydney
The Premier informed Mr. S. A. Lloyd (U.A.P., Concord) in the Legislative Assembly to-day, he would make suitable representations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Longer Sittings Federal Parliament Accumulation of Business. Canberra
With the Christmas adjournment less than two months ahead the Government is planning longer sittings of the Federal Parliament, so that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Referendum Labor Amendment Wider Powers Sought Debate in Parliament Canberra
A move by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin) to amend the Referendum Bill by "granting Parliament wider and more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Candidate First In Thousand Years Shocked London Ward Ratepayers. London
For the first time in municipal history, extending over a thousand years, a woman, Miss Elsa Vagnolini, an income tax consultant,was nominated for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kennedy Electorate Larger Than N.S.W. By-election December 12. CANBERRA
December 12 has been selected by the Federal Government as the date for polling in the Queensland by-election for the Kennedy seat, which became…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Election? Crisis in Victoria House. Melbourne
Action by the Dunstan Ministry following the Legislative, Council's rejection last night of the Constitution Reform Bill, has been deferred pending a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Nurses For Spanish Civil War Questions in Federal Parliament. Canberra
The Minister for Health, Mr. Hughes, told Mr. McCall that,he was powerless to prevent the departure of nurses from Australia to serve with the Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cement Industry Explanation in Parliament. Canberra
The Minister for Customs, Mr. White announced in the House of Representatives to-day that although the existing duty on British cement would be lifted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →REFERENDUM Blackburn's Amendment Debate in Parliament. Canberra
Stating that the Federal Government's referendum proposal to cover marketing was difficult to understand and easy to misunderstand, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Bill Passed by N.Z. Parliament. Wellington (N.z.)
The House of Representatives passed the Protection of British Shipping Bill to-night. The Minister for Marine, Mr. Fraser…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National Insurance Questions in Federal Parliament. Canberra
Referring to reports that the Premier of New South Wales intended to initiate a scheme of social insurance because of the Commonwealth's delay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ROOSEVELT Return Is Predicted Presidential Election. New York
As the Presidential campaign swings into its final week the most conservative estimates give President Roosevelt 27 States with 257 electoral votes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Primary Final Examination At South Grafton 48 Candidates Will Sit
This morning the South Grafton Public School will be holding the Primary Final examination, commencing at 9.30 o'clock…
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