Opening of Parliament. London, Feb. 7
In the debate on the Address in Reply, Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the Opposition, censured Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, for withholding the military in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1911
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Election Op President
A special meeting was held at 3 o'clock to elect the President for the year, commencing 1st March, 1911, the Shire Clerk presiding and also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Batman Election. Labor Candidate Returned
THE by-election for the Batman scat in the House of Representatives rendered vacant by the death of Mr. H. Beard, took place on Wednesday. The contest caused mild…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burrangong Hospital. Election of Committee
THE declaration of the result of the election for members of the committee of the Burrangong District Hospital was made by the President (Mr. Jas. Gordon) at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Election. To the Editor
Sir,—In your issue of the 7th inst. is a latter signed F. W. Yates, asking ma to resign my seat on the Council and contest it against him on the question of a clean city v. an unclean city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Municipal Elections. To the Editor
Sir,—I had no idea when I asked Mr. Holloway to resign his seat in the Council for the purpose of giving the ratepayers an opportunity of giving a direct vote for or against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Imperial Politics. the Parliament Bill. London, Feb. 17
In the House of Commons last night the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, moved to appropriate the whole time of the House on Wednesdays for Government business. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Sydney Election. Colonel Ryrie Selected
Colonel Ryrie was selected on Saturday night as the Liberal candidate for the North Sydney seat. There will probably be a field of four. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From Parliament to Pavement. Ex-m.p. As Street Vendor of Newspapers. a Strange Story
STANDING at the corner of the Tube Station. in Finsbury-pavement, selling the penny-evening papers, there is still a handsome old gentleman, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Slashing Chancellor. Lloyd George's Election Wit. Draws Upon Australia
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd George) addressed a mass meeting the Paragon Music Hall, Mile-End-road, a few weeks ago. In the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable News. the Parliament Bill. London, Feb. 27
In the House of Commons to-day, when the second reading of the Parliament Bill comes on, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, on behalf of the Opposition, will move the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Sydney Election
Mr. E. M. Clark, the independent Liberal candidate for the North Sydney seat in the Federal Parliament, has determined to retire. Speaking on Monday, he said:—"I have decided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labour Divides. Muzzled Members of Parliament
It was a significant point in the Labour meeting on the referendum proposals at the Town Hall on Thursday night that not one member of the State Ministry was present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mayoral Election
The election of Mayor for Goulburn was informal, consequently Ald. Ashley was not elected to the position. In fact, the mayoral elections practically all over the State were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Latest. Sydney, Saturday. North Sydney Election
The North Sydney election is proceeding quietly. A small vote is anticipated. HAREM SKIRT IN SYDNEY. Two young ladies wearing harem skirts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament
By proclamation in the "Government Gazette" on Wednesday the State Parliament was further prorogued from March 21 to May 2. The House may be called together for the despatch of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fisticuffs in Parliament. Jefferson City (mis.), March 28
A debanch without parallel here took place on Sunday, following on a rough-and-tumble fight in the provincial Legislature on Saturday. During the fight the Democrats defeated the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House of Lords. the Parliament Bill. London, April 4
The House of Commons was crowded last night, when the Parliament (House of Lords Veto) Bill was taken in committee. Mr. G. Younger (Unionist) moved an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cable News. Exeter Election. Extraordinary Incident. London, April 12
Just before leaving Exeter, and speaking from the window of a corridor railway carriage, Mr. St. Maur, who lost his seat on petition by one vote, said: "When the town is purged of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Cork Election Petition. London, April 21
A large body of police has been drafted into Co[?]k for duty at the Courthouse in connection with the hearing of the petition which has been filed against the return of Captain Donelan for…
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