Parliament Summoned for May 28
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Formal orders calling both Houses of the Federal Parliament together on Wednesday, May 28, were issued to-day by the President of the…
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Politics & elections, 1941
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Dutch Ministers See Canberra Parliament Houses Praised
CANBERRA, Thursday.—En route by air from Sydney to Melbourne, the Dutch Foreign Minister for the Colonies (Dr. Van Kleffens) and the Minister for the Colonies Mr. C. J…
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A Newcastle committee was formed last night to plan the campaign of Miss Jean Mangold, who has been selected to represent the district in the New South…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The surprise of the election count to-day was the defeat of Mr. Bennett (U.A.P.), Gloucester. It had been expected that Mr. Bennett would…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£214 Subscribed in Afternoon For Liquor Trades Candidate
The sum of £214 was subscribed at a meeting of representatives of the liquor trade at the Esplanade Hotel, held yesterday afternoon to discuss the…
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LONDON, May 19. A.A.P.—"The Luftwaffe destroyed the House of Lords and the House of Commons in order to render it impossible for Mr. Churchill to give…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Parliament would probably meet for a short period next Wednesday, when a Speaker and Chairman of Committees will be elected…
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New Lambton Progress Association decided last night that the District Prowess Council be asked to call a meeting of representatives of all…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) said to-day that Parliament would meet on Wednesday for the swearing in of members, and the…
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Last man to get into the State Parliament—Mr. S. A. D. Story, Independent member for Hornsby—was elected on…
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Mr. Sydney Storey, chairman of the Australian Soccer Association, who has been elected to represent Hornsby in the Legislative Assembly, has been…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Describing as "gratuitously offensive," remarks made by Mr. C. Luckett, defeated Independent candidate for Tamworth, at the…
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Mr. Pat Osborne, well-known A.J.C. committeeman, looks like having two good strings to his bow in the Grand National Hurdle Race…
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The first meeting of the new State Parliament will be at noon to-mors row, when the McKell Labor Government will occupy the Ministerial…
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The official opening of State Parliament to-day was stripped of most of its pageantry. The ceremony was…
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A suggestion that the aldermen of Greater Newcastle Council should be elected by proportionate representation instead of the present preferential…
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The problem of interesting high school students in offering themselves for training for Holy Orders was discussed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Parliament Meets Many Tributes to Mr. Booth
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—State Parliament was opened to-day with the unanimous election of Mr. D. Clyne as Speaker, and Mr. G. Booth as Chairman of…
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A revolutionary offer by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to the Labor Party to participate in the Government in a way which will overcome Labor objections to a National Government, is believed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Elections in December Sydney
The municipal elections will be held as usual next December, the Premier (Mr. McKell) announced to-day. The Premier said he did not propose…
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