Federal Parliament To be Dissolved October 31 CANBERRA
THE Governor-General (Mr McKell) had agreed to the dissolution of the present Federal Parliament on October 31, the Prime Minister announced in the House of…
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Communist Candidate for Riverina
The Communist Party has endorsed Mr. W. Mitchell, a farmer, residing at Griffith, as its candidate for the Riverina at the…
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CANBERRA, Friday : Details of the election tour of the Prime Minister which will begin on Tuesday, November…
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REQUENT clashes between members and a good deal of hostility “on both sides of the House” marked the end of the 18th Parliament which, with its near-record of 280 sittings, had the greatest number of meeting days of any Commonwealth Parliament since 1909…
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CANBERRA, Mon. : A proclamation was issued by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell) today dissolving the 18th…
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On Monday next the eighteenth Federal Parliament will be dissolved and writs for the elections on December 10 will be…
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The counting of the poll for the election of five producer representatives to the Egg Marketing Board of New South Wales was…
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FULL employment which, he said, Labor had attained during period in office was the keynote of an address by the Minister External Affairs (Dr. Evatt) to a meeting of the Australian Labor Party in the Memorial Hall, Sandriugliain, tonight…
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Watching some of the antics- of the State and Federal Labor Governments just now one is irresistibly reminded of late Professor Leacock’s. man who jumped on his horse “galloped madly off in all directions.”…
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Mr. HUGH S. ROBERTON, endorsed Country Party candidate for the Riverina electorate who will arrive in Deniliquin on…
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Frequent clashes between members and a good deal of hostility "on bota sides of the House" marked the end of the 18th Parliament which, with…
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Mr. Hugh S. Roberton, endorsed Country Party candidate for Riverina, who held his first public meeting in Hay on Wednesday night. A series…
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Highlight of the last week has been the disclosure of the Privy Council's reasons for rejecting the Commonwealth Government's appeal on the…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Although the Federal election campaign will not be in full swing in Victoria for another…
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SYDNEY, Thursday : "The historic role of socialisation is to prepare the way for Fascism or Communism by…
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BOGOTA (Col.), Thursday: About 235 Colombians have . been killed in the past 24 hours in the mounting wave of…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: By-elections to fill the three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly, caused by the resignations last week of the…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: Two surprise nominations for the Senate election in Victoria were received by the Chief Electoral…
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MELBOURNE, Friday : Speaking at Geelong, his original Political battleground, tonight, Mr R. G. Casey appealed to the people…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Leaders' Personalities Important Factor In Election Campaign CANBERRA
WITH Federal election fever gripping Canberra for the first time in its history (for the Australian Capital Territory is about to elect its first member to the Federal Parliament), the issues and the personalities in the Australia-wide campaigns of the political…
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