State Election May 25 or June 1 Likely Date Session Nearing End Sydney
The last session of the present State Parliament will close towards the end of the month. No more than a dozen bills remain to…
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Politics & elections, 1935
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Election Isobars
The isobars of the political atmosphere, in the language of the meteorologists, are beginning to show the definite contouring of the approaching disturbed season. The…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →London Letter Busy Days for Parliament—"Massive" India Bill—Our Versatile Prince—"Green Belt" for London—Damming the Thames—The Silent Bank—Tale of 10,000,000 Families LONDON, January 31, 1935
The prospect of having to live laborious days—and possibly nights—faced members of Parliament when they reassembled at Westminster. The programme of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Candidates for Labor Election Drive Opened Address by Mr. Lang Sydney
The State A.L.P. election drive was officially opened at the Trades Hall at the week-end by a conference of selected…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crowding of Hospitals Explanation in Parliament Sydney
One of the principal reasons why hospital accommodation is so overcrowded is that people are more "hospital-minded," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Questions in Parliament Inquiry Into Flour Hastened Sydney
Several references to the bread report issued by Sir Herbert Gepp were made in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Communists in Elections Numerous Candidates in Field Sydney
The Communist Party, which has already selected 32 candidates for the coming State elections, and will select several more later, has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Raids on Hotels at Lunch Time Complaints Made in Parliament Sydney
"Many reputable citizens are being embarrassed by raids on leading hotels at lunch time on race days by police, who take their names when they are simply in the hotel for refreshment," said Mr. D. Clyne (Labor, King.) in the Legislative Assembly to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wire-pulling in Parliament Minister on State Enterprise Sydney
Wire-pulling and political influence nauseating to Australians was referred to by the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Spooner) to-day, in an address at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Water Board Election to be Nullified Surprise Bill Premier Alleges Coercion A.L.P. Block Vote Sydney
There was a sensation in the Legislative Assembly at 10.45 o'clock to-night when the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) moved that as a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dry Dock and Airport Establishment in Melbourne Plea in Federal Parliament Canberra
The need for establishment of cry docking facilities at Melbourne and the development of the Fisherman's Bend site as an airport were suggested in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →State Labour Party Mr. Hawkins's Election Campaign
The President of the Newcastle Coalfields group of the State Labour Party (Ald. A. McLagan) stated yesterday that a special conference of the delegates has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To End Next Week State Legislative Session Elections Near? Sydney
Soon the tumult and the shouting in the Legislative Assembly will die and silence will reign where for weeks past voices have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →High School Swimming State Carnival at Domain Baths Northern Candidates Sydney
More than 300 competitors from 14 schools were at the Domair Baths to-day when the fourth annual swimming carnival of the combined High Schools…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Military Training Statement Denied by Minister Federal Parliament Canberra
That the Government was still considering the establishment of National Insurance was announced by the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Election Pact U.A.P. Protest from Wyong Anti-labour Parties Wyong
As a protest against the United Australia Party and United Country Party pact in connection with the forthcoming elections, the following motion was carried…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Meat Restriction Retaliation Suggested Reference in Parliament Canberra
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr. F. M. Forde) asked the Government, in the House of Representatives to-day, to inform Britain that unless it…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pensions System Removal from Politics Suggestion in Parliament Canberra
A suggestion that a non-party committee should be appointed to devise means for removing the Australian pensions system from party politics was made in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Grant Allocations for States Commission's Advice Report Before Parliament CANBERRA
State allocations of the £563,250 recommended by the Wheat Commission for the relief of necessitous farmers are contained in the Commission's report tabled in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fed. Parliament To-morrow Thirty Bills Ready for the Senate Canberra
Both houses of the Federal Parliament ill meet to-morrow. The Senate, which sat only 22 days last year is meeting for the first time…
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