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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1927

1,057 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 53

Dalley By-election. Voting Obligations

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

A by-election of a member of, the House of Representatives, in the place, of Mr. W. G. Mahony, will be held in the Division of Dalley on Saturday,…

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Dalley By-election

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 2

A by-election of a member of the House of Representatives, in the place of Mr. W. G. Mahony, will be held in the division of Dalley (Q.) on Saturday…

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Board of Tick Control. Election of Officers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 3

Provision is made in the Stock Diseases Act, 1923, for the appointment of a Board of Tick Control, comprising a chairman, who is an officer of the…

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Election Riots Machine Guns At Polling Booths Ten Brawls in an Hour Duels Between Officials Chicago

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

The elections for the mayoralty were held here amid unprecedented rioting. Seven men were seriously injured and three children of officials kidnapped…

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New Cook for Parliament Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Jones, who has been at Parliament House for over 30 years and has been chief cook for a considerable period, has been relieved of his position by the Spanker. The…

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State Parliament Marked Absence of Ministers Division Brings Them in Mr. Willis and Communist PLOt SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

Only two members of the Cabinet, the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Flannery) and the Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) were…

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Elections Soon? Ominous Activity

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Vice President of the Executive Council (Mr. Willis) stated to-day that he intended to accept the…

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Strenuous Elections Riots and Shootings Chicago's Methods

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 3

MONTREAL, Tuesday.-- A Chicago message states that elections for mayoralty candidates were held amid unprecedented rioting. Seven men were…

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Election Riots. Machine Guns at Polling Booths

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 8

The elections for the mayoralty were held at Chicago amid unprecedented rioting. Eleven men were seriously injured and three children of officials…

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Sensational Episode. Belgrade Parliament

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. — A Belgrade message states that an unprecedented tumult and the premptory suspension of the sitting occurred in Parliament…

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Parliament. Important Bill Introduced. Exemption of Co-op. Societies

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—An important measure affecting all producers belonging to co-operative societies was introduced into the Legislative Assembly…

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Canberra in the Making Progress of Parliament House. Commission Employs 3086 Men

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

Rapid progress is being made with the constructional programme of the Federal Capital Commission in many avenues this programme is now…

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State Parliament Second Reading of Workers' Compensation Amendment Bill Mrs. Dorothy Mort. Preferential Agreement?

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. In the Legislative Assembly, to-day, Mr. Keegan (L.) urged that no preferential treatment should be given to Mrs. Dorothy…

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State Parliament Case of Guard in Murulla Smash Why He Was Dismissed Workers' Compensation Act Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

The guard of the goods train, a portion of which broke away at Murulla and collided with the north-west mail causing 27 deaths, has been dismissed from the service, and the…

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Ready for Next Elections Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

The Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. Harkness) said to-day that the printing of the rolls for 80 of the 90 seats under the Single Seats Bill had been completed, and the…

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Unprecedented Tumult In Balkan Parliament

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A Belgrade message states that an unprecedented [?], ending in a peremptory suspension of the sitting occurred in…

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Federal Parliament Must Sit Permanently at Canberra

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) definitely stated to-day that once the Parliament of the Commonwealth had been officially…

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Cablegrams. Semi-nude and Bleeding. Man Carried Into Parliament

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--A Belgrade message states that an unprecedented tumult resulted in the peremptory suspension of the sitting of Parliament…

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Opening of the First Federal Parliament—when the Present King Was Duke of York Past and Present Our Federal Parliament How History Repeats

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 15

The visit which the Duke and Duchess of York are at present undertaking to Australia recalls the visit of the present King, George V., to this far [?]ung part of the British…

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State Parliament Mrs. Mort's Release Explained to Enter Hospital Railway Refreshment Rooms Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

In the course of a Ministerial statement in the Legislative Assembly to-day the Attorney-General denied that Mrs. Mort was being singled out for special treatment. She…

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