Federal Parliament. Discussion on Estimates. £50,000,000 War Loan. Melbourne
Under fire of questions from Opposition members the Minister for Customs, Mr. Tudor, promised to inquire as to a definite promise made by Mr…
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Politics & elections, 1916
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Federal Parliament. War Loans £109,000,000. War Pensions Bill. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives Mr. Jensen, Minister for the Navy, explained that the Cockatoo Island dispute was one between the manager and temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Parliament. Embargo on Export Butter. Bills Rushed Through. Melbourne
In the House of Representative Mr. Sinclair asked if the Minister for Customs was determined to maintain the embargo on the export of buter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Items of News. New Polling Place
The Chief Secretory has approved of the appointment of Twelve Mile Camp as a polling place. This booth has been established for the convenience of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Life of Canadian Parliament. Bill in Commons. London
An interesting constitutional question has been raised by the passing of a Bill in the House of Commons to enable the Canadian Parliament to be prolonged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotels Close on Polling Day
Under the terms of the Liquor Referendum Act, hotels must remain closed all day on Saturday, June 10. An impression has been abroad that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury P.p. Board Election
An election for four directors for the Albury P.P. Board was held on Wednesday, when Messrs. B. P. Bell, William Cary, William H. George, and George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Elections. Council Contests. Melbourne
Polling for five Legislative Council seats took place yesterday. In 12 out of the 17 provinces the retiring candidate was returned unopposed. One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's Wasted Strength Failure of Parliament
The Federal Parliament has ceased to represent the Australian people. During the brief autumn sitting to many members proved themselves eager…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Irish Parliament
"Regarding thee exclusion of Ulster, the only obstacle to an agreement in 1914 was the exclusion or inclusion of Tyrone. It has now been suggested that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America. Presidential Election. Choice of Candidate. Political Convention Opened. Wild Scenes. Chicago
Mr. Justice Hughes is for the moment the favorite Republican candidate for the Presidential nomination at the Republican convention…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Election
"Navvy,"—The last Federal election was held on Saturday, September 5, 1914…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America. Presidential Election. Germans Opposing Colonel Roosevelt. Enemy Intrigue Begun. Chicago
German Americans are bitterly opposed to Colonel Roosevelt in his candidature for the Presidency. The editors of German newspapers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Election
A special meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council was held yesterday, when a motion was carried fixing the date of the extraordinary election to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bingara By-election
The Bingara by-election will be held to-day, the candidates being George Roy William M'Donald (Independent) and Alfred M'Lelland (Labor)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Presidential Election
The American Presidential election choice of candidates is on the present occasion invested with greater international interest than has ever…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bingara. Labor Candidate Defeated. Sydney
The latest returns for Bingara give the following figures:—MR. M'DONALD.. .. .. .. .. 2934 MR. M'CLELLAND .. .. .. .. 2394…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Referendum Polling
The 6 o'clock Votes number 329,458, and the rest combined 199,782. Still incomplete…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bingara Election. Mr. McDONALD Again Wins
THE by-election for Bingara took place on Saturday, and resulted iu the return of Mr. McDonald (who held the seat in the last Parliament)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America. Presidential Election. Mr. Roosevelt Stands Down. New York
At Oyster Bay yesterday, Mr. Roosevelt reiterated that he was out of politics and told the journalists that it was useless to visit him, as he would have…
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