An Extraordinary Election—in Mort Ways than One
Mitchell Shire Council (near Wagga) had to resort to a “names-in-a-hat” method to decide an extraordinary by-election on Saturday. Each of the…
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Federal Parliament People Opposed to Delays Mr. Menzies on Obstruction Canberra
The opinion that political parties would gain no support with, the public for obstructionist tactics in Parliament was expressed to-day by the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian By-election
Voting in the Hawthorn by-election to fill the vacancy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly caused by the death o Mr. J. A. Gray, U.A.P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tasmanian Election System. How Late Premier's Seat Will Be Filled. HOBART
The death of Premier A. G. Ogilvie will not result in a by-election, as the method of election in operation in Tasmania is the Hare-Clark system…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hawthorn By-election No Counting During Holiday Melbourne
Owing to the holiday, no counting took place to-day in connection, with the by-election for the Hawthorn seat in the Legislative Assembly, rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hawthorn By-election U.A.P. Wins From Labor, Melbourne
Cr. L. Tyack, the endorsed U.A.P. candidate, won the Hawthorn by-election for the Legislative Assembly. Mr. L. H. Hollins, Independent, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Parliament Urgent Measures and Guillotine CANBERRA
There was uproar from the Labour benches of the House of Representatives, last night, when the Government applied the guillotine to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Skilled Men. Reference in Parliament. CANBERRA
Before the House of Representatives adjourned this morning Mr. Jennings (U.A.P., N.S.W.) after deploring the shortage of skilled men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hawthorn By-election. U.A.P. Candidate Successful. MELBOURNE
The endorsed U.A.P. candidate, Cr. Tyack, won the Hawthorn by-election, for the Legislative Council by a majority of 1778 votes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lang Senate Candidates Sydney
Senators Ashley (Lithgow), W. C. Burnett (Glebe), and C. A. Dalton (A.W.U.), were elected to-night as the Lang Labor candidates to contest the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Early Election Possibilities Are Seen Federal Parliament Rises Canberra
After seven weeks of intense activity, the Federal Parliament ended the session quietly to-night. The session has been notable for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Military Command System Alteration Bill Accepted by Parliament Canberra
The Defence Bill providing for changes in the command system was passed by the House of Representatives to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Next Elections
In Victoria the United Country Party intends to contest every country electorate, and is at present carefully selecting candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazis Walk Out of Hungarian Parliament Budapest, June 21
Forty-nine green-shirted Nazi Deputies, led by their “Fuehrer”—Kalman Hubay—walked out of the Lower House following wordy clashes with…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hay Candidate Successful. In Examination for Nurse. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
The names of the candidates successful in passing the examinations held by the Nurses' Registration Board, during May, included: Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Parliament House Sydney
A fire which threatened the Country Party rooms at Parliament House was quickly quelled by firemen today. The fire bad probably…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Politics State Parliament Opened Great Public Interest Melbourne
Although a new Parliament was not opened to-day—merely the third session of the 33rd Parliament of Victoria—a large number of people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Faith in League N.Z. Parliament Opens Governor-general’s Speed Wellington (N.z.)
When opening Parliament this afternoon the Governor-General (Lord Galway) said that his Government remained firmly attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.s.w. Legislative Council Mr. L. R. Weldon a Candidate
Mr. L. R. Weldon, General Manager of Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Limited, although a U.A.P. candidate will probably ,nave a large following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Earle Page and U.A.P. Comments “[?]REPRESENTATION” C.P. and Menzies Ministry Recent Happening in Parliament Sydney
“M[?]representation,” was the word used by the leader of the Country Party (Sir Earle Page) a night when commenting on the views expressed…
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