Federal Parliament. Bills and Grievances. Melbourne
In the Senate, the Defence Bill, dealing with evil employment, has passed to the report stage. The War Loan Securities Bill passed…
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Politics & elections, 1918
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Federal Parliament. Enlistment of Minors. Repatriation Committees. Melbourne
In the Senate, Senator Pearce (Minister for Defence) said it was erroneous to suppose that the Defence Department ever enlisted lads of 18…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Parliament. Possession of Pacific Islands. General Abbott Sworn In. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives to-day it was agreed to sit on Tuesday next. Mr. Wise told Mr. Boyd that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Upper Hunter. By-election To-day
The polling for the Upper Hunter by-election will take place to-day, and according to present indications the voting premises to be close. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. Meets on Wednesday. Sydney
The State Parliament meets on Wednesday next. Probably the session will last three months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor Candidate's D[?]eat. Judd Motion Blamed. Sydney
Captain Toomba, the unsuccessful Labor candidate for Upper Hunter, addressed the Labor Conference of the Trades Hall to-night. He said they had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Foreign Affairs. Advising Parliament. Women in House of Commons. London
In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour, Foreign Minister, promised to consider, in consultation with Mr. Bonar Law (leader of the House) a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Parliament. Wheat Guarantee. Price of Meat. Wire and Netting Supplies. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister) told Mr. Pigott (N.S.W.) that the Commonwealth had endorsed the State Premiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. New Session Opened. List of Promised Bills. the 3/ Sallowing Advance. Sydney
The new session of the State Parliament was opened at room to-day by the State Governor, Sir Walter Davidaon. The Governor's speech stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Parliament. All-night Sitting. Supply Bill Passed. the Meat Industry. Melbourne
The House of Representatives all night discussing the Supply Bill, members of the Opposition taking turns to ventilate grievances,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Legislation Projected. Sydney
The Government intends to pass the Re-registration of Unions Bill, and also hopes to get the estimates through before the House goes into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament. Scottish Enlistments. Jute Supplies Arriving. Meat Price Fixing. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister) told Mr. Higgs (Q.) that Messrs. Hughes and Cook would report on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament. All-night Sitting. Houses Adjourned. Melbourne
The Senate sat until 3.25 a.m. on Saturday discussing the supply Bill and the Estimates. Both finally passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Australia and the War. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to reply to Mr. Storey Gleader in the Opposition, the Minister of Works promised to make available for men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament. Alleged Arrest of Sinn Feiners. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-night, on the motion for the adjournment, Mr. Doyle (Phillip) said that Sinn Feiners had been arrested during the last 24…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Questions in Parliament. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day the leader of the Opposition asked the Premier if there was any truth in the rumor that the State Government had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament. Questions in the Assembly. Sydney
Mr. Hall, Minister for Works and Railways, replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly to-day, said the matter of giving life passes on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. All-night Sitting Sydney
The State Assembly sat throughout the night. After Mr. McGirr's amendment had been defeated, the Address-in-Reply was carried on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parliament of Seven
Excelling even the Scottish St. Kilda in loneliness is Pitcairn Island a British possession in the Pacific, almost midway between Australia and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Parliament. Dealing in Wheat Certificates. Fallowing Advance. Registration Bill. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Bavin (Gordon) asked the Premier whether the Government intended to allow members to discuss the…
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