Polling Booths at Hospitals
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Under instructions from Mr. R. C. Oldham, Chief Electoral Officer the Federal division officials are notifying proposals and benevolent [?] and similar…
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Late Cable News, Received To-day. Titanic Disaster. Debate in British Parliament. the Inquiry Committee. Senator Smith's Methods. Question of Nationality
LONDON, Friday Evening.-Subscriptions have been opened in Paris, Vienna and many other cities for the victims of the [?]. Lord St. Davids, during the course of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Elections. Todays Struggle. Liberalism v. Socialism Premier Denham's Appeal
To-day Queensland will decide who is to be Re-Legislative ruler. Mr. Digby Danham, the present Premier, or Mr. David Bowman the leader of the Labor-Socialist party…
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A GOOD deal of comment has been caused by the retirement of Mr. Lynch from the Warriwa contest, owing to his not having been a member of the Labor Party long…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Polls. Queensland Elections. To-day's Decision. Issues of the Campaign
The turm[?]l of the Quensland State elections ends to-day at the polls. It is the People's Day. According to the many authorities the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Next Lord Mayor. the Two Candidates. Sketches of Their Careers
Sydney will have no Lord Mayor for two days next week. Sir Allen Taylor will resign the office at noon on Monday, and his successor will not be elected till noon on Wednesday…
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Mr. Parr defeated Mr. Skelton, the Labour Federation candidate, for the Mayoralty, by a substantial majority…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →LIBERAL V. Labor. Queensland Elections. Excitement in Brisbane. Brisbane
Today a new Queensland Parliament is being elected. The weather is gloriously fine in the metropolis and the supporters of both sides-- for Liberalism and Labor only (with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labor Candidate for George
The branches of the Labor leagues in the St. George electorate have again unanimously selected Mr. W. R. Bagnall to run in the Interests ol Labor at the next general election…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Chairman Wants Limelight. an Election Dodge
NEW YORK, Thursday Evening.--One of the New York newspapers points out that Senator Smith's term expires in March nest, and that the inquiry affords him his…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Day of Reckonings Queensland Elections. To-day's Big Fight. Liberalism, V. Syndicalism. Mr. Denham's Final Message
BRISBANE, Friday.--The Premier, on the eye of the elections, has sent the following messaged to the electors of Queensland:-- "After existing here for half a century…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queensland Elections. Liberals Assured of Absolute Majority. Heavy Polling. Brisbane, Saturday Night
Polling took place to-day in connection with the Queensland State general elections. It was the first contest under the new distribution of seats scheme which provided 72 single-seat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reference in Parliament to American Inquiry Methods. the Paris Wreck Quoted. London, Friday Afternoon
In the House of Lords, Lord St. David stated that, while the Titanic was technically a British ship, the owners were absolutely controlled by an American Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Voting in Bed. Suggestion for Federal Elections Melbourne, Saturday Night
The Commonwealth Electoral Officer has sent instructions to the returning officer to have established polling booths in hospitals and similar institutions for the convenience of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Aerial Electioneering. Famous Aviator's Ingenious Method to Popularise Himself. Paris, March 19
M. M. Jules Vedrines, the French airman, who started his campaign by aeroplane as a Parliamentary candidate in the Limoux division, is the idol of the peasants. His trips by air…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Queensland Elections. Denham's Financial Muddling. Beer and Ginger Beer Coalese. Brisbane, Saturday Night
The general elections of members for the State Parliament took place to-day. Under prearranged and ordinary circumstances, Parliament would not have been dissolved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Elections. a Keen Struggle. Liberals Have Majority
In the last Parliament there were 41 Liberals, 26 Laborites, and 5 Independents. There are 67 contested seats, four Liberals and one Laborite having been returned unopposed. Returns from 48 electorates are to hand, and adding the 5…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmania's Opportunity. To-morrow's Polling. Mr. Frazer's Support
LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--Mr. C. E, Frazor, Postmaster-General, arrived yesterday, and addressed an open-air meeting in the evening in support of the Labor candidates. He leaves…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →References in Parliament. London, April 26
In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord St. Davids, referring to the United States Senate inquiry in regard to the Titanic disaster, remarked that the Titanic was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Who Should Hold the Inquiry? Statements in Parliament
LONDON, Friday Evening.--Lord St Davids, speaking during the debate in the House of Lords upon the Senate inquiry at Washington, remarked that, although the…
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