Mr. David Eric Fairbairn, M.a. Liberal Candidate for Farrer
Mr. Fairbairn. endorsed Liberal Candidate for the Farrer Electorate, is a farmer and grazier in the Holbrook district. He was…
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Politics & elections, 1949
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Tumut-gundagai Road Mr Fuller in Parliament
In the House of Representatives on Wednesday last, Mr Fuller MHR Member for Hume, asked the Minister for Works and Housing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The “Art” of Budget Preparation Revelations in Federal Parliament(From a Political Correspondent in Canberra)
Although the Australian people are not at the present time being regaled with particulars of a national budget by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Art" of Budget Preparation Revelations In Federal Parliament
Although the Australian people are not at the present time being regaled with particulars of a national budget by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Snowy River Diversion Scheme Bill To Set Up Authority Introduced In Parliament
The Bill to set up a "Snowy Mountains Hydro-electricity authority" to establish hydro-electric works in the Snowy Mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bigger N.s.w. Parliament Decided on
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The size of the Legislative Assembly will be increased from 90 to 94 seats. This was decided today by the State Parliamentary Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menzies Suspended From Parliament After Interjections
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) was suspended from the House of Representatives late tonight when named by the Acting Speaker (Mr. Clark) after a sharp brush with the Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell) on Communism and the union leaders, Thomas and Ratliff,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →McGIRR Hits Back on Attacks Over Bigger Parliament
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Replying to criticism of the Government's decision to enlarge Parliament, expressed yesterday by the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Treatt), the Premier (Mr. McGirr) tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decides to Increase State Parliament Country to Lose One Seat
The size of the Legislative Assembly will be increased from 90 to 94 seats. This Wai decided on Tuesday by the State Parliamentary Labor Party. Five new seats were allotted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.P. Attack on Election Comment Ban
SYDNEY, Wednesday: "The Labor Government, by its decision to suppress newspaper comment for two days before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coming Federal Elections Vital Country Party Leader's Warning
“I cannot impress too strong y that the coming Federal election will be the most vital, the most momentous and the most unique since Federation. Upon its results will depend the general shape of Australian economic life for generations,” said the Federal Country…
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Mr. Fuller, M.H.R. for Hume, in Parliament on Wednesday asked the Minister for Interior, Hon. V. Johnson, M.P. the following question:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Advertiser" Mentioned in Parliament
CANBERRA, Thursday: The Wagra. "Daily Advertiser," was discribed in the House of Representatives tonight by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election Pact
The Liberal and Country Parties in Victoria on Monday announced a Federal election arrangement. The announcement followed [?] conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister Explains Ban on Election Publicity Ho Days Before Poll
SYDNEY, Thursday: Newspapers during the prepoll period of electoral silence could refer objectively to the holding of a State election, but there must be no comment or canvassing of the possibilities of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coming Federal Elections Vital Mr. Fadden's Warning
"i cannot impress too strongly that the coming Federal election will be the most vital, the most momentous and the most unique…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Art of Budget Preparation Revelations in Federal Parliament
Although the Australian people are not at the present time being regaled with particulars of a rational budget by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Member In Parliament
The Member for Hume, Mr. Arthur Fuller, M.P., asked the following question of the Minister for Defence and Post-War Reconstruction in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Council Decides Not to Take Action Against Nonvoters at Recent Elections
THE JUNE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WILL ASK THE P. M. G. DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY "PLEASE EXPLAIN" NOTICES POSTED AT JUNE ON MAY 6th. WERE NOT DELIVERED UNTIL AS LATE AS MAY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abuse in Parliament
The mud-slinging which has characterised recent debates in the Federal Parliament is not edifying, to say the least. The personal abuse which members wantonly hurl at each other would have been more in…
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