New South Wales Parliament to Prorogue
It is probable that the New South Wales Parliament will be prorogued at the end of nest week in order to allow members to take the platform for…
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Politics & elections, 1916
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State Elections. Murrumbidgee Seat. Mr. Killen Wins Progressive Selection
An unusually heavy vote was recorded in the ballot to select a Progressive candidate for the Murrumbidgee seat in the forthcoming State elections. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greece. Patriotic Soldiers. General Election Arranged
A wireless message from Rome states that King Constantine telegraphed to the commander of the 4th Army Corps congratulating him on his patriotism…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Incendiary Fires. Parliamentary Elections Bill Crown Lands. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. M'Girr asked the Minister for Labor and Industry had lie noticed a cable in the press stating that Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Life of Parliament. Extension Proposal Repudiated. Sydney
Mr. Holman today vigorously repudiated a rumor that be was seeking to extend the life of the present Parliament. It was a fact that Mr. Wade and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conscription. Referendum Bill. Debate in Parliament. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives today the debate on the second reading of the Referendum Bill was resumed by Mr. Burns, who opposed it and gave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Suspension of Local Option Vote. Sydney
The Sydney Corporation Amendment Costs Bill was carried through committee without amendment. The Attorney General moved to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Balkans. Joy in Serbia. Congratulations of Parliament. London
The Serbian Parliament joyously received the announcement that the Serbians had re-entered their own territory, and sent a message of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Parliament. Soldiers' Mortgages. Sugar Rebates. War Financial Statement. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives to-day the Prime Minister told Mr. Finlayson that he knew nothing about Queensland State numbers' speeches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Consumptive Home for Soldiers. to Be Established in Sydney. Sydney
In the Assembly to-night, the Chief Secretary in reply to Mr. Morton, stated that he had decided to erect consumptive homes for returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conscription Issue. Discussion in Parliament Between the Devil and the Deep Sea. What Will Ministers Do? Melbourne
The Federal political atmosphere is still somewhat hazy. One or two Ministers quite candidly admit that they are "between the devil and the deep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Elections. Meeting the P.l.l. Mr. Holman's Reception
On Friday night (reports the Cootamundra "Herald") Mr. Holman died not arrived by motor as expected, but at 8.30 by the mail train. It was late when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progressive Candidate
Now that the Liberals and Progressives have endorsed the candidature of Mr. W. A. Wright to contest the Cootamuhdra electorate against the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament. Sydney
In the Assembly the Premier moved the second reading of the Liquor Amendment Bill No. 2. He said the measure was consequent upon the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →McLeod Case in Parliament
In the House of Representatives last week, after a criticism of the price paid farmers under the wheat pool, Mr. Patten spoke as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Pool. Questions in Parliament. Audit Arrangements. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly the Minister for Agriculture, replying to Mr. Ball, said that Messrs. Perry and Johnston were the firm of accountants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Progressive Candidate. Mr. Killen Selected
The voles cast in connection with the selection of the Progressive candidate to contest the Murrumbidgee seat against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progessive Candidates
"A Murrumbidgee Liberal," writing to the district press, sums up as follows the four men who are out to win the Progressive…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Discussion Moves in Parliament
"It seems to me remarkable," said Mr. H. Patten in the House of Representatives, "that the honorable member for Indi should put forward a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Organising Committee Meeting. Prorogation of Parliament. Sydney
The joint organising committee, consisting of representatives of the Ministerial and Opposition parties in the Assembly, which have been…
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