Life of Parliament. London
The British Government propose to make the maximum life of Parliament six years instead of five years…
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Politics & elections, 1915
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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney
The Legislative Assembly continued consideration of the Trade union Amendment Bill after our report closed this morning…
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The Legislative Assembly continued its sitting yesterday morning after our report closed. A bill to authorise the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wide Bay Election. Maryborough
The voting in connection with the Wide Bay Federal election took place yesterday. There are probably between 10,000 and 12,000 votes yet to be counted. The final…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cleveland By-election. London
In the by election for the Cleveland Division of Yorkshire, made necessary by the appointment of Mr. H. L. Samuel to the position of Chancellor of the Duchy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Liquor Amendment Bill Closing Hour Fixed at Nine. Sydney
Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. WILSON was given permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Newcastle Abattoirs. Sydney
Mr. F. FLOWERS, president of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Standing Orders were suspended to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wide Bay Election. Brisbane
The latest returns for the Wide Bay election give Mr. Corser a lead of seven votes. A large number of postal votes have still to be counted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Federal Powers Bill. Sydney
Mr. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the char at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. FITZGERALD, the Vice-President…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Adjournment. Sydney
The Legislative Council continued its consideration of the Sydney Corporation (Election) Amendment Bill after our report closed this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election of Mayors
The deadlock which arose in the Sydney City Council in connection with the election of the Lord Mayor for the ensuing year points to the desirability…
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The State Parliament was engaged during last week putting through a number of financial measures. These provide for the flotation of the Victorian portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Victorian Parliament. Melbourne
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Wheat Harvesting Bill was discussed on the second reading. Members were generally in accord with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Servian Parliament. to Meet in Italy. Rome
A message from Salonica states that the Servian Parliament, which is partly in Scutari and partly in Salonica, has been ordered to reassemble in Italy, to resume…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Sir Alexander Peacock, the State Premier, moved the second reading of the bill authorising the Commonwealth to tax the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Hospital. Election of Committee
The counting of the votes in connection with the election of subscribers and subsidising employers' representatives on the committee of the Newcastle Hospital was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greek Elections. Venizelists Do Not Vote. Athens
The Greek elections appear to be a walk-over for the Gounarists. Most of the electors with the colours of the Venizelists abstained from voting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greek Elections. Meaningless Result London
There have been 200 Gounarists elected, and 57 deputies of other parties, but none are called Venizelists. Sixty elections are not completed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Council Elections. Referred to Full Court. Sydney
The application to make absolute the rule nisi to oust Clarence Walter Bridge from his seat in the City Council as an alderman for Denison Ward was made to…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Blackburn moved that the House disagree with the Speaker's ruling that the second reading of the Commonwealth Powers…
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