Election of Senator by Queensland Parliament. Brisbane
The election of a Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. v. Macdonald will take place in the State Parliament on Thursday next…
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Politics & elections, 1937
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Timber Shortage Question In Parliament Report to Be Made. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day. Mr. Carter (U.C.P, Liverpool Plains) directed the Premier's attention to newspaper reports that a timber…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pensions Bill in Parliament Effect Of Increase First Pay on Sept. 9 CANBERRA
To implement the Government's proposals to increase the rate of pensions from the maximum of 19 to £1 per week, the Treasurer, Mr. Casey,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OCT. 23 Federal Elections Rush Campaign Expected No Official Announcement Yet Canberra
Although he refrained from mak in a formal announcement because of the fear that members may desert Canberra in a bunch and leave the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Elections in October Dissolution Victorian Parliament Election Oct. 2 Premier Surprises House Melbourne
A request by the Premier, Mr. Dunstan, for an immediate dissolution of the Legislative Assembly was granted to-day by the Lieut.-Governor,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Service Pensions Increase On Sept. 16 Bill Passed by Parliament. Canberra
The Bill increasing war service pensions from 19 to £1 in conforming with the Budget speech was introduced in the House of Representatives by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Cockeyed" Speaker Pulls Lang Up State Parliament Tuncurry Prison Cam Sydney
During the debate on the second reading of the Local Government, Amendment Bill, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Lang, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Frame-up Miller-de Guzman Fight Reference in Parliament. Brisbane
Speaking in Parliament to-day Mr J. O'Keefe, Labor member for Cairns, said the Government should introduce legislation to control prize-fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fed. Election Date Unlikely to Be Altered. Canberra
Intimation from an authoritative source to-night, that the Federal elections will be held on October 23, dissipated the belief that the dissolution…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →University Senate Mr. Martin To Represent Parliament Legal and Farming Knowledge Sydney
By 35 voies to 28 the Legislative Assembly to-day elected the Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) to represent the House on the Senate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Elections Cowper Division Arrangements APPROXIMATELY 500 More Electors
Heavy polling is expected in the Cowper division of the forthcoming Federal elections when there will be approximately 500 more electors on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Council No By-election
With reference to an inquiry by the Maclean Municipal Council to the Minister for Local Government, as to whether it would be necessary to hold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lyons Silent Date of Election Reply To Curtin Announcement After Session Canberra
The date of the Federal election will not be affected by the dissolution of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and consequent election…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cowper Seat Labor Candidate MR. T. W. McCRISTAL, of Manning River
Mr. T. W. McCristal has announced that he intended to contest the Cowper seat in the Federal elections as tho selected and endorsed Labor candidate,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Elections Unexpected Move By C.P. Opposition to Sir Stanley Argyle. Melbourne
An unexpected development in the State election campaign today was the cancellation of the decision made only yesterday by the Country party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament and Broadcasting
Whilst the people of Australia have been somewhat diverted by the argument between the Australian Broadcasting Commission and some of our politicians concerning the limitations which have been imposed on the utterances of the latter over the national network of stations, a member of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Olympic Swimming Pool Doomed? Move To Defer Until After Election Ald. Chalmers Wantis Referendum Dropped Architect's Estimate Places Cost at £16,000 Elaborate Plans For Adults and Children Tabled
After vigorously attacking the policy of the Mayor in respect to the proposal for the erection of Olympic swimming baths in Grafton, at last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council, in the course of which he stated that, instead of the architect's, estimate of £16,000,. the baths could not be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fed. Session May End on Friday Election Date Announcement This Week Canberra
Although no official confirmation is forthcoming from the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, it is generally believed that unofficial plans of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Elections Govt. Expects No Losses House May Sit Next Week. Canberra
In the House of Representatives to-day, answering the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Curtin, the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, said it was hoped that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VIOLENCE In Presidential Election Three Killed in the Argentine. Buenos Aires
Widespread violence in the Presidential election was responsible for at least three deaths, and many people were injured…
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