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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1915

127 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 7

South Australian Election

The Yass Courier · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 5

Keen interest was evinced in the South Australian general elections on Saturday The contests will probably result in the defeat of the Government…

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The Federal Parliament. Meets To-morrow. Prime Minister's Intentions

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—When Parliament meets to-morrow, Mr. Fisher proposes to only make a plain statement, covering the events since…

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Federal Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 3

The Federal Parliament resumed on Wednesday. Mr. Fisher reviewed Australia's part in the war in his Ministerial statement. Summarising the financial position, he said;…

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Polling Day for Dally

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. McDonald, announced that on April 19 he would issue a writ for the election of…

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Federal Parliament. Prime Minister Disagrees with Mr. Cook

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday. — [?] the House of Representatives, the debate was resumed on Mr. Fisher's statement. A motion that the statement be…

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Illegally Using a Horse. Bimbi Resident in Trouble. Fined on Two Charges, Member of Parliament in Witness Box. Gives Defendant Splendid Character

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

At Young Police Court, on Wednesday, Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M., was occupied for some hours hearing a charge preforred against Albert…

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Federal Parliament

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The Federal Parliament resumed on Wednesday. Mr. Fisher reviewed Australia's part in the war in his Ministerial statement…

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Cabinet Vacancy. Caucus Election. a Close Division

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 3

The State Labour Caucus held a meeting on Monday for the purpose of choosing a successor to Mr. Flowers, the filling of the presidency of the Council being a matter purely for the…

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Federal Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday when the Minister for Trade and Customs laid upon the table a budget of evidence on tariff matters taken by the Inter-State Commission,…

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Ministerial Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

Three of the absent votes came to hand on Wednesday in connection with the caucus election of a Minister to succeed Mr. Flowers, M.L.C., as Vice-President of the Executive…

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By-election. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 4

Mr. Galbraith (Labour) has been returned unopposed for Mid-Durham. HONOUR FOR SIR G. H. REID. LONDON, Thursday…

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Elections in Greece. to Be Held Next Month. Parliament Dissolved

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

ATHENS, Monday.—The Greek Chamber of Deputies has been dissolved and the elections fixed for June 13. (The question of Greece's…

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Member of Parliament Killed in Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 2

Lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick Braund, V.D., who is reported killed in action in the Dardanelles, was born in 1866. The deceased officer spent the earlier years of his life in…

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Federal Parliament. Property Held by Germans. Bread Contract in Queensland

Young Witness · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—In the Senate yesterday, Senator Storey favored the general seizure of all property belonging to German residents in…

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Election of Bishop of Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

Referring to the above the Sydney Herald says:—From the outset it was understood that the Vicar-General (Archdeacon Bartlett) refused to be nominated. A sub-committee has been…

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Monday Evening. Election of Bishop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 2

The Rev. Canon Carver moved—"That the, election of a Bishop to fill the vacancy in the See of Goulburn take precedence of all other business on the second day."…

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Election of Bishop Deferred

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 4

An informal conference was held on Monday morning with regard to the election of a Bishop. The report of the committee elected to procure information for Synod was received…

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Speech by the Premier. Tribute to the Dominions. a Magnificent Record. Mr. Bonar Law on Empire Parliament. Sir George Reid Eloquent. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 2

Mr. Asquith, in moving a resolution at a patriotic meeting at the Guildhall, said :—"We have sent unequalled armies into the field, which we are steadily and continually…

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Election of Bishop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 4

Nominations were called for by the Vicar-General for the position of Bishop. Only one was received—that of Dr. Lewis Bostock Redford, of St. Paul's College, Sydney…

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Italian Parliament. a Significant Episode. Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 1

The Chamber was crowded yesterday on the opening of Parliament. Four hundred and eighty Deputies were present. Signor Giolitti was a notable absentee. The Ambassadors of…

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