South African Parliament. London, Saturday
The Prince of Wales has consented to open the First United South African Parliament at Capetown, in September noxt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1909
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A Government Minimum Wage. of Eight Shillings. Proposal in Parliament. Sydney
Mr. R. D. Mengher (Labor, Phillip) has given notice in the Legislative Assembly of his intention to move as follows.—"That in view of the high cost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Days a Week Work. to Be Impeached in Parliament. by Mr. Cann. Sydney
Mr. J. H. Cann has given notice in the Legislative Assembly of his intention to move.—"That, in the opinion of this House, the time has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Perth Chamber of Commerce. Election of President. Perth
Mr. A. Sandover has been elected president of the Perth Chamber of Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Politics. Labor Candidates for the Senate. Perth, Thursday
The distribution of preference votes in the Federal Labor selection, ballot for the Senate election is proceeding. Senators DeLargie (5919) and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Imperial Parliament. a Lengthy Sitting. [Reuter's Message.] London
The House of Commons sat for 18 hours, rising at 8.45 this morning. Mr. Churchill's appearance in slip. pers and pyjams and overcoat caused…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Muzzling a Candidate. Trouble at Marrickville
The selection of candidates by the members of the various suburban branches of the Political Labor League has (says the "Telegraph" of August…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Tammany. New York Mayoral Election
The quadrennial election of a Mayor of New York City is (writes the San Francisco correspondent of the "Age" under date of July 13 approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Parliament. the Fisheries Board. Motion for Adjournment. Sydney
Three- hours were occupied in the Legislative Assembly yesterday in discussing a motion for the adjournment of the House. The motion was moved…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Politics. Labor Candidates for the Senate. Perth
Senator De Largie (6516), Senator Henderson (5096), and Messrs. Buzzacott (4846) and Holman, M.L.A. '(4697 votes) are the four left.in the Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scene in Danish Parliament. London
Mary Westnholz, an elderly spinster, entered the Folkething (Parliament House) at Copenhagen to-day, took the Speaker's seat, rang his bell, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.m.a. Elections
The ballot for the election of A.M.A. representatives at the Combined Unions Committee and delegates to the Miners' Union Conference that opens in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Protection for Girls. Bill Before State Parliament. Sydney
The second rending of the Crimes (Girls Protection) Bill was agreed to yesterday by 37 to 4 votes. In committee an amendment was moved to fix the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Educational Bursaries. Discussion in Parliament. Mr. Meagher's Criticism. Sydney
The restrictive conditions attaching to bursuries provided out of the education vote were brought under review by Mr. Meagher in the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Parliament. Federal Capital Site. Mr. Wade's Attitude Adversely Criticised. Melbourne
Mr. Wade's attitude in regard to the area for a Federal capital site was adversely criticised in the House of Representatives yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Friday, August 27, 1909. the Wakefield Election
IT is not easy to forecast the result of the election on Saturday to the vacancy in the South Australian Federal electorate of Wakefield occasioned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Parliament. Budget Debate Resumed. Reference to Premiers' Conference. Mr. O'malley on Potato Combine. the Federal Capital. General Gordon's Goulburn Speech. Criticised by Labor Member. Melbourne
The debate on the Budget was re sumed in the House of Representatives yesterday. The leader of the Opposition (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →HALF-CROWN " Tote." a Bill Before the South Australian, Parliament. Adelaide
During the last session of the South Australian Parliament Mr. Blundell (Labor) Induced the Assembly to pass the second reading of a ball to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Parliament. Discussing Defence Estimates. a Scene in the House. Minister of Defence and Labor Member. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives to-day, while the Defence Estimates were under discussion in committee, Mr. Cook (Minister of Defence) accused the Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wakefield Vacancy. Election Held To-day. Adelaide
The election for the vacancy crcated in the representation of Wakefield in the House of Representatives through the death of Sir Frederick Holder…
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