Polling Booth Destroyed
The courthouse at Emmaville, which was being used as a subdivisional polling booth in the New England electorate, was destroyed by a fire that occurred at 5.30 on Sunday…
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Polling Booth Burned
The polling booth at Emmaville in the New England electoral division, was burned down at 6.30 o'clock on Sunday morning. The polling woman speaker, and who remained to bless,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Great Victory at Federal Polls. Probable Defeat of Government. Liberals. 39 ; Labor. 36. Close Polling. Sir William Lyne's Seat in Jeopardy. Tremendous Fight at Ballarat
Yesterday's figures from the polls have completely changed the political outlook. The Liberal Party is scoring a magnificent victory, for at the time of writing, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Politics from the Rural Standpoint the Result of the Federal Elections. Unsatisfactory. Because Very Indecsive
The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. W. M. Hughes, in a last appeal to the electors drew attention to the happy fact that the Federal Labor Party had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Federal Elections. Incomplete Returns Reduces Labor Representation Certain
The polling on Saturday throughout the Commonwealth was conducted with marked energy and enthusiasm by the opposing Liberal and Labor forces,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Association. Election of the Board of Directors
The statutory meeting of the shareholders of the Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Association of Australasia was held at Sydney on May 30, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Election. Counting the Votes State of Parties. Interesting Position. Liberlas Leading by Two. Some Exciting Contests
Unless altogether unexpected returns come to hand, the Liberals are assured of a majority of at least one in the House of Representatives. If they retain Ballart (where…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Election Day and Closed Hotels. to the Editor
Sir,--in your isue of to-day is the statement that "the police report that the closing of the hotels had a good influence. Your report goes on to say "when the hotels opened again at night after the polls had…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Highest Polling Booth in N.s.w
VOTERS WHO JOURNEYED TO THE POLLING AT MOUNT KOSCIUSKO ON SKIN…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →When Parliament Meets. the Deadlock Provision
As from all indications a Liberal majority though small, is assured in the House of Representatives at the same time that a strong Labour majority will be entered in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Members of the New Parliament. Representatives From New South Wales. Mr. Joseph Cook
Mr. Joseph Cook, the loader of the Liberal Party and probable Prime Minister in the next Liberal Government, has the member of the House of Representatives for Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The New Parliament. Provision for a Deadlock. Governor-general Can Disbolve Both Houses
The Federal Constitution says:—"If the House of Representatives passes any proposed law, and the Senate rejects or falls to pass it, or passes it with amendments to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Notes and Anticipations Next Season's Three-Year-Olds—Derby Candidates Discussed. Racing in Other States—New Zealand Prize Money—The Spring Entries—The W.A.T.C and Proprietary Racing—General Notes. Selections for Rosshill and Randwick. A.J.C. Derby Prospects
It was recently stated in a New Zealand exchange that even money had been bet that the coming A.J.C. Derby would be won by a horse bred in the Dominion. New Zealanders are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Federal Elections
FEW elections, either State or Federal, have created such widespread interest as those held throughout Australia last Saturday. Fortunately, the weather was mostly fine, and as a result the polling was heavy. Soon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Federal Elections: Women at the Polls
Enthusiasm. Making Sure of the Names. "Something Attempted, Something Done." In Sydney the number of women who voted was probably larger than ever, and from all the other centres it is reported that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The "Independent" and the State Elections
The outlook for the coming State elections, which cannot be evaded for more than another four months, is, to shy the least, not encouraging, for the rail-sitting party, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Functions Clearly Defined. One Result of the Elections
I think the defeat of the Government may be largely attributed to their efforts to force the Referenda through as party matters. During my tour through the State I found…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Commonwealth General Election
Great Crowd watching the posting of returns outside the offices of the "Town and Country Journal," "Evening News," and "Woman's Budget," on May 31…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Federal Elections
Following are the Federal election returns received up to Tuesday, June 3, by the Commonwealth electoral officer, Mr. J. G. M'Laron, at the Chief Electoral Office, Customs House,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Candidates for the Police Force. an Ample Supply in New South Wales
Owing to the shortage of supplies of candidates who conformed to the minimum height of 5ft 9in, the Victorian authorities have just decided that henceforth an inch shall be taken…
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