Rutherglen Shire Election
Rutherglen Shire Election At the annual election of councillors for Rutherglen Shire on Saturday, Cr. J. P. Francis, carrier,…
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Parliament or Party?
IF Parliament is free to function as it should, the next session should be one of the most electrifying in years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Annul Hungarian Elections LONDON
Reuter’s correspondent in Budapest says that several Hungarian Opposition parties, including the Independence Party and the Citizens’ Democratic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parliament to be Given Statement on Sterling Balances CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) will make a statement to Federal Parliament on Australia’s sterling balances in London amounting to £230,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hours, Costs and Bank; Major Problems Face Parliament CANBERRA
On Wednesday the Federal Parliament will [?]sitting after break of more than three months. There will be no formality , no Governor General’s speech as Parliament has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Who Runs Parliament? "Forum of the People" No Longer
Parliament will be in session again from September 17,and the tasks before will bring into high relief not only major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Set-back for Evatt Defeated In Assembly Election Flushing (N.y.)
Despite Intense campaigning on his behalf, Dr H. V. Evatt (Australian Minister for External Affairs) was defeated in the election for president…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rosehill On Saturday Derby Candidates to Sport Silk Rimfire And The Groom Two Good Bets SYDNEY
Although Shannon will not strip for action at the Rosehill meeting on Saturday, the card still holds plenty of interest for racegoers. Although a few of the prominent spring candidates are engaged, there may not be great deal of light thrown on the Epsom and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To-day’s By-Election Pointer To Feeling On Bank “Grab” MELBOURNE
Parliamentary Labor supporters pondering the security of their seats at the next Federal elections, following the decision of the party to proceed with the bank nationalisation proposals, may be enlightened when the results of the Collingwood State by-election are known late…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.S.W. Parliament To-day SYDNEY
State Parliament will be opened tomorrow by the Governor (Lt-General Northcott). An urgency motion to discuss the Federal Government’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Candidate Alleges Bottle Attack MELBOURNE
An allegation that he was attacked by a man armed with a bottle outside Fitzroy Town Hall polling booth on Saturday night was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outline of New Legislation Governor Opens N.S.W. Parliament Sydney
Chamber and the gallery of the Legislative Council were crowded today when the Governor (Lieut-Gen Northcott) officially opened the State…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.—A demand that the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (Sir George Knox) resign to force a State…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.—At its meeting at Parliament House tomorrow before the resumption of State Parliament, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Soviet Clash Again Security Council Election
FLUSHING, Wed.—The Assembly today formally elected Canada and Argentina to the Security Council on the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election In Victoria Almost Certain Within Few Weeks Govt. Defeated on Supply Bill in Council Issue Will Be Fought On Banks Nationalisation MELBOURNE
A State election within a few weeks seems certain following the defeat of the Cain Labor Government in the Legislative Council to-night by 19 votes to 13 on a motion to grant supply of £2,717,903 to carry the Government over the period until the presentation of the Budget…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Council Elections Keener Interest Seems Likely
With the almost certain introduction shortly of compulsory voting in Local Government elections, It is expected that Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Opinion and Parliament Far-reaching Effects of Bank Protests
One salient fact can be deducted from the deluge of letters, telegrams and petitions still pouring into Parliament House in protest against bank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Churchill Anticipates Early British Election LONDON,Sunday
Addressing a mass demonstration of the Conservative Party at Brighton, Mr. Winston Churchill declared that the Conservative Party would attack the Government by every means in its power in order to achieve “the first step to national recovery”—the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dissolution of Parliament
The Victorian Opposition leaders have reaffirmed their determination to force a dissolution of Parliament…
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