The Re-assembling of Parliament
The meeting of the Federal Parliament to-day will witness for the second time in the history of the Commonwealth a Government in office that may dare to call its…
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Meeting of Parliament. Ministerial Statements. Interesting Session Foreshadowed. Melbourne
To-morrow a new start will be made with the Federal session which was adjourned to allow the Deakin-Cook Government to prepare its programme. The Senate intends to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, June 23, 1909. the Federal Parliament
To-day the Federal Parliament will again meet for the despatch of business, and the rumours of the last few weeks will be soon put to the test of experience. If what Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Spring Handicaps the Epsom and Metropolitan. Caulfield and Melbourne Cups— Candidates and their Prospects
THE weights for the principal Spring handicaps were duly issued on Monday, and, as was only to be expected, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Actuaries' Examinations. Successful Australian Candidates
LONDON, Monday Afternoon. -- The following have passed the examinations of the Institute of Actuaries: -- Part 2, class 3: Doyle, Sydney. Part 3, class 2: Vaughan,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parliament and the Escaped Nun
In the House of Commons recently, Mr. Sloa asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been called to the escape of a nun from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telephone Rates. Questions in Parliament. Melbourne
The telephone rates were freely referred to in the House of Representatives to-day, when the Postmaster-General (Sir John Quick) was asked several questions on the subject. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament. Government Policy. Industrial, Defence, Finance
MELBOURNE, Thursday .—When the House of Representatives met yesterday evening the Premier (Mr. Deakin) read a statement of the business. which it is proposed to submit to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Russian Visitors. Entertained at Parliament. London, June 23
Members of the Council of the Russian Empire and of the Duma, now visiting England, were entertained yesterday at luncheon in the House of Commons. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, June 24, 1909. the Federal Parliament
The real business of this session of the Federal Parliament may be said to begin with the Prime Minister's speech which was delivered yesterday afternoon, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Parliament. Coalition Programme. Inter-state Commission. Industrial Legislation. Melbourne
The Federal Parliament met this afternoon. In the House of Representatives Mr. Deakin, the Prime Minister, made a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Ministerial Statement. the Government Proposals. Melbourne
The policy of the Deakin-Cook Ministry was enunciated in the House of Representatives and the Senate to-day by the leaders of the party in each Chamber. Before…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"No Confidence." Stonewall Tactics. Meeting of Federal Parliament Debate on Adress-in-reply. Mr. M'donald's Heroic Effort
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Federal House re-assembled to-day, with each party watching the other to learn what it was up to. The Labor Party, now the Opposition,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Preparing for the Elections. Farmers Organising. Melbourne
The executive committee of the Farmers' League are making preparations for the active organisation of their branches throughout the State in order to be prepared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, June 25, 1909. the Federal Parliament
If the tone and temper of Mr. Fishers's speech in the House of Representatives yesterday when moving a vote of censure upon the Government be any indication of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Federal Elections. Meeting of New South Wales Members. Melbourne
At Parliament House this evening a meeting of the N.S.W. members of the late direct Opposition was held to discuss a scheme for organisation for the next elections. Mr. Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Parliament. No-confidence Motion. a Dull Day. Time-wasters. Melbourne
If our rederal legislaters were paid according to results, they would have drawn very little to-day in the way of salary, unless some allowance was made for their having to listen…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Boycotted Monarch. Throne at Merey of an Election. King Peter's Peril
King Peter's tenure of office, for a long time preen[?]nr is now to be put to the test of a general election (says a Belgrade message of April 12). If his par[?]sans…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Elections. the Hunter Seat. the Labour Onset. Kurri Kurri
A determined effort is being made by the Labour party to capture the Hunter seat at the next Federal election. In the 1906 contest Dr. F. Lidde[?] was again returned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Federal Parliament
On the House resuming, Mr. Fisher, Labor leader, moved a motion of no-confidence in the Government. The question is still under discussion…
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