A.f.a. Candidates for State and Federal Seats Nomination on Thursday Night Combined Meeting
Nominations of A.F.A. candidates for State and Federal seats, will be considered at a meeting of the combined…
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Politics & elections, 1931
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Twelve Months' Gaol Election Conspiracy LONDON, March 20
Described by the police as "a worthless scoundrel and a menace to the public," Peritz Sokofsky, alias Percy Koski, aged 22, a tailor of Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STATE A.L.P. Federal Candidates Nomination Date Sydney
Nominations of persons intending to contest Federal seats—Senate and House of Representatives—under the State A.L.P. banner, at the next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament Was "Deserted" Sydney
When the Speaker took his seat in the Legislative Assembly to-day there were only four Ministers in the House, and three Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Election Candidates All for Australia League System of Nomination
A basis of nomination for the State and Federal elections was laid down at a meeting of divisional chairmen of the All for Australia League in Sydney. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament Law Reform Speedier Justice Bill Explained More Power for District Courts SYDNEY
Many important provisions are contained in the Law Reform Bill, which the Attorney-General (Mr. Lysaght) sought leave to introduce in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Deficit Victorian Problems Parliament Opens Melbourne
Two months earlier than usual, the Victorian Parliament met to-day. The State Governor (Lord Somers), in his address to members, said Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Parliament Defamation Criminal Offence Law Reform Bill Criticism by Mr. Landa SYDNEY
Drastic provisions to deal with the defamation of public men and institutions are contained in the Law Reform Bill. In his speech on the motion for leave…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Striking Tributes to the Late Mr. Cameron, M.L.A. Member for Upper Hunter Electorate Parliament Adjourns Sydney
As soon as the Legislative Assembly met this morning the Premier (Mr. Lang) moved the adjournment as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gallery Notes Disorder in Parliament Prime Minister Bitter Outburst Against Mr. Lyons CANBERRA
In one way and another the present Parliament has been putting up some records, but surely there has been no more amazing exhibition of party spite and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Political Aims A. F. A. League Meeting Nominations for Election
An important meeting of delegates from every subdivision of the All for Australia League in the Newcastle and Hunter Federal electorates was held last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tories Retain Seat Scarborough By-election LONDON
The result of the by-election Scarborough, due to the resignation of the Conservative member (Captain S. Herbert) was:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.f.a. Candidates for Federal Seats Abolition of State Parliaments Not in the Policy
Sub-divisional executives of the Newcastle and Hunter sections of the A.F.A. in Newcastle decided last night that nominations for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Higher Land Values Protests in Parliament CANBERRA
On the adjournment of the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr. Hill (C.P., Echuca) protested against the increases in the valuations for land tax…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Primate Intervenes Elections in Spain "Catholics Should Unite" Madrid, May 7
Obviously a reply to the Government's freedom of religion decree, Cardinal Sergua, Primate of Spain, dramatically intervened with pastoral in the election…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New State A.L.P. Meeting Called for Monday Election of Executive Sydney
It was announced by the organising secretary of the Federal A.L.P. (Mr. J. S. Collings) today that a meeting of supporters of the Federal" body will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →British By-election Conservative's Easy Win LONDON, May 7
The result of the Scarborough by-election was declared to-day, as follows—H. P. Latham (Conservative) 21,618 Ramsay Muir (Liberal) ... 19,425…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In Parliament Conference of All Parties Mr. Scullin's Offer "Table Government's Plans" CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scullin) said to-night that ha had noticed no evidence of readiness to co-operate and confer on the part of the Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →May Seek Re-election Paris, May 10
It is rumoured that at the last minute, M. Doumergue, the retiring President, consented to seek re-election. If M. Doumergue is a candidate, it is almost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spanish Primate Government Taking Action Intervention at Elections Madrid, May 8
Senor De Los Rios now admits that the Government is taking action in relation to the Primate's pastoral. Journalists asked if he is seeking the…
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