Fire In Parliament House Bar
CANBERRA, Monday.— Workmen laying new flooring in the nonmembers' bar of Parliament House were almost enveloped in flames…
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Politics & elections, 1951
187 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 10
Display By Services At Parliament
CANBERRA, Monday.— While 3600 members of the three fighting services from a ceremonial parade on the lawns facing Parliament…
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SYDNEY.—Today 105 troops passed through Kingsford Smith Airport in T.A.A. airliners on their way to…
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SYDNEY, Sunday—Labour had grown lax after eight years in office and had lost the Federal election because its members thought it could not lose it Mr. P. J. Kenneally said today…
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CANBERRA: Memorable pageantry marked the Jubilee opening of the 20th Federal Parliament to-day by the Governor-General (Mr. McKell). Light rain, which eased as…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Jubilee opening of the 20th Federal Parliament by the Governor General (Mr. McKell) to-day ranked with the most impressive ceremonies of its kind in Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wage Relationships Fixed by Parliament, Court Declares
SYDNEY: The relationship between the male and female basic wage is fixed by Parliament and administered by the Industrial Commission, Mr. Justice Cantor said today at the conclusion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.L.P. Talks Friday on By-election
SYDNEY, Monday.—The News South Wales A.L.P. Executive will meet on Friday night to consider the selection of a candidate to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Swing To Right In French Election
PARIS, Tues. (A.A.P.): The results of Sunday's general election in France show a marked swing to the Right. There are 627 seats in the…
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WHETHER the second general election for the National Assembly of the Fourth French Republic will bring a more stable national government than that which resulted from the…
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CANBERRA.—Details for the by-elections in the Federal electorates of Balaclava (Vic.) and Macquarie (N.S.W.), caused…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Federal by-elections will be held in Macquarie (N.S.W.) and Balaclava (Victoria) on July 28…
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LONDON, June, 22. A.A.P.— The Labour Government restored its Parliamentary majority to five last night by winning the West…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—The Federal Executive of the A.L.P. to-day directed all State organisations to select candidates and prepare for another Federal election by the end of the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Dr. W. H. Hannan was chosen to-night as Liberal Party candidate for the Macquarie by-election necessitated…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A.L.P. candidates gained a victory in the annual elections of Brisbane branch of the Waterside Workers'…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) suggested yesterday that a Parliamentary…
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WELLINGTON, July 11. A.A.P.-Reuter.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Holland) announced to-night that the Government would take the earliest opportunity of dissolving Parliament…
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Politicians who cannot sleep at night because of severe indigestion claim it is the result of eating…
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AUCKLAND, July 12. A.A.P.- Reuter.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Holland) told the House of Representatives to-night that general…
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