Compulsory Election Law “No Evidence of Success Here” VANCOUVER
The “Daily Province”, in a leading article in which it expresses opposition to compulsory voting, as proposed for British Columbia, says…
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372 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 19
“No N.s.w. Elections Before May”
Discussing last evening the forthcoming coming State election the member for Albury (Mr. C. J. Hurley) said that no date had been fixed for the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quizz Was Stiff 18 Candidates in Albury Contest a Test for Readers
Eighteen competitors from Albury and district took part in the elimination contest for the Australian national quiz contest at the High School…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Election Prospects Slight Swing Will Cause Labor Debacle
"The opposition parties have an excellent chance of defeating the State Government at the forthcoming State elections,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Demonstration on Parliament House Steps Sydney
All mines in NSW and Victoria will be idle tomorrow when South Coast miners will demonstrate outside Parliament House in Sydney in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pre-Election Bribe, Says Fadden CANBERRA
Mr Chifley’s reported taxation reductions are a pre-election bribe timed to help State Labor Governments to get back to power, said the Leader…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Federal Government Has Sold Out Australia On Trade Policy” Mr. Lang’s Bitter Attack on Dr. Coombes Should Be Asked To Explain To Parliament His Views CANBERRA
Mr. Lang (Ind. Lab N.S.W.) today accused the Commonwealth Government of having “sold out” Australia on trade policy. Mr Lang made his allegation in a bitter attack on the Director-General of Post-War Reconstruction (Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clash Before Belgian Parliament London
Determined efforts by former prisoners of war [?] enter Parliament to put their [?]ase for the payment of overdue money resulted in a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Council Meeting Long Service Leave — War Memorial Hall — Polling Booth — Water Mains
THERE was a full attendance at the Hay Municipal Council's meeting on Tuesday evening. The park gardener, Mr. Parr, has applied for four months' long service leave, after twenty years' service with the Council. The Council formally agreed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Member of Parliament Complains Can’t Buy House at Pegged Price CANBERRA
A member of Parliament (Mr Gullett, Lib., Vic.) complained in the House of Representatives today that he could not buy a house at the pegged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Campaign Committee Formed For Albury Liberal-Country Party Candidate
A decision to form a compaign committee to support Aid. D. G. Padman Liberal-Country Party candidate for Albury in the next State Elections) was made at a well-attended and enthusiastic meeting of supporters of both parties in the Albury Town Hall on Friday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Molong Candidate Knew All the Answers
Principal of Fairbridge Farm School. Molong (Mr. F. F. S. Woods), who is a Rhodes Scholar, answered all 30 questions in the elimination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australian Elections Will Labor Gain Control? Adelaide
The campaign for the State elections next Saturday has been exceptionally quiet, and opinion appears to be very evenly divided regarding the outcome…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Tariff Concessions Without Parliament’s Sanction Canberra
No concessions would be made at Geneva conferences that would affect the protected tariff of Australia without the consent of Federal Parliament,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. Elections On May 31? SYDNEY
Most members of the Stale Parliament are planning their election campaigns on the assumption that election day will be Saturday, May…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Loses Ground At South Australian State Elections Liberal-country League Govt. Returned “Personal Triumph For Premier Playford”. ADELAIDE
After three years in office through the support of three Independents in the House Assembly, the Playford Liberal Government yesterday was returned with an absolute majority over the combined Labor and Independent opponents at the general elections. A fourth seat may yet be won from Labor, thereby increasing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carriage of Superphosphate Questions in Parliament
Mr. E. T. Kendell: Will the Minister for Transport say whether it is a fact that less than one-third of the 37.000 tons of superphosphate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Government Elections Compulsory Voting Bill
Voting at next Municipal and Shire elections in New South Wales will be compulsory. If a Bill now being prepared by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.A. Election Results Give Heart To Opposition In N.S.W. SYDNEY
“Result of the general election in South Australia bears out my recent claim that it is possible for the Opposition parties in NSW to win a resounding Victory at the coming polls in this State,” said the chairman of the Central Council of the Country Party (Mr Eggins, MLC)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Economics Isolation Would Be Disastrous — Mr. Chifley Prime Minister Praises Bretton Woods Agreement Ratification Bill Introduced Into Parliament. CANBERRA
Although die Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives today to ratify the Bretton Woods Monetary Agreement, he said Australia, membership would be reviewed when the final outcome of the present trade discussion. were known…
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