State Parliament Adjourns
After agreeing to amendments made in the Legislative Council to a number of bills, the Legislative Assembly adjourned until February 28…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1939
533 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 27
Federal Parliament Maintaining Firm Government Mr. Cameron's Comments Sydney
Declaring that there were within the House of Representatives to-day all the elements for the forming and maintaining in office of a stable, firm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cup Candidates Easy Morning on Tracks Melbourne
Melbourne Cup candidates were asked to go against the watches this morning. Most of them trotted and cantered over varying distances…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Digging Own Grave State Parliament
The "Murrumbidgee Irrigator" writes as follows with regard to the passing of a number of bills in the Legislative Assembly last week:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Privilege Ald Cusack Wants Councils to Have Same Protection As Parliament
Pursuant to notice. Ald. Cusack moved at a meeting of the Yass Municipal Council:- "That the debates and criticism…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Farce Voters Fooled by a Slogan "One Parliament, One People, One Destiny"
"ONE Parliament, one people, one destiny," was' the enchanting slogan that towards the final year of last century deluded a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Parliament Opens This Week Election Possible Early Next 'Year CANBERRA
The forthcoming session of Parliament, beginning on Wednesday, is expected to be marked by an unusually small degree of criticism of the major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Parliament As House of Review Debate on Government Policy Expected Mr. Curtin Alleges Waste Canberra
The Federal Parliament this week still act as a house of review instead of in its usual role of deliberating on new legislation. It will review, in some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Election
Labor hopes of an early. Federal election have been sadly dashed. There went be one. Following "the political enmity between the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mitchell Shire Election
Following on the resignation of Mr. H. 8. Prowse from the Mitchell Shire Council an election will be held in C riding on January 6 to fill the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Imported Comic Papers Questions in Parliament Canberra
The Minister for Customs (Mr. Lawson) was questioned in the Rouse of Representatives regarding the importation in bulk of comic papers,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Member Suspended in Federal Parliament Denies Sending Anonymous Letter Canberra
Mr. E. J. Ward. (Lab.) was to-day suspended from the House of Representatives for a week after being named by the Speaker for interjecting…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bribery Charges Victorian Milk Bill Members of Parliament Cause Stir MELBOURNE
A stir was caused at the sitting of the Legislative Council select committee investigating charges of bribery to-day, by three members of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Debate Uproar in Federal Parliament Country Party Accused "Growers Abandoned" CANBERRA
A sharp dash between part; leaders in the House of Representatives to-day followed an allegation by the leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest (Second Edition) His Majesty's Speech Parliament Prorogued "The Issue Is Clear" "We Cannot Doubt That Our Cause Will Prevail" London
The King in his speech proroging Parliament said: "The shadow of war has once more fallen on Europe. Despite my…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Elections New System for Names on Ballot Papers Canberra, Thursday
Proposals for altering the method of placing candidates' names In ballot papers for the Senate and House of Representatives are contained in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Australian Federation Meeting Higher Price Pressure on Parliament MELBOURNE
A meeting of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation to-day decided to press for a higher wheat price. This will be done by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Senate Candidates
The Commonwealth Electoral Bill now before the Federal Parliament will, if passed, establish a new system of grouping names of candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illabo Shire By-election
The extraordinary by-election in the Illabo Shire Council A riding caused by the death of the late T. C. Lord, was held on Saturday. Mr. E. D…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Information Ministry Strongly Criticised in Parliament Superfluous, Says Mr. Cameron CANBERRA
Trenchant criticism of the Federal Government for the establishment of the Ministry of Information was voiced by members of all parties In the House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →