Polling-Day at Newington Asylum. To the Editor
Sir,—I may or may not be committing a, breach of the law in giving my experience at the above-mentioned place on polling-day; but I consider it my duty to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Politics & elections, 1913
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The Parliament of Commerce
SOME OF THE DELEGATES TO THE TENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF AUSTRALASIA, WHO ATTENDED THE RECEPTION AT THE TOWN-HALL YESTERDAY. THE LORD MAYOR OCCUPIES THE CENTRAL POSITION IN THE PICTURES. ON HIS RIGHT HAND IS MR. E. NORTON GRIMAWDE (PRESIDENT OF THE VICTORIAN CHAMBER), AND ON HIS LEFT, MR. ARNOLD E. DAVEY (PRESIDENT OF THE ADELAIDE CHAMBER)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Farmers and Parliament
Every now and then various branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association discover that their influence in politics is not as patent as it should be and the formation of a purely…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Queensland Parliament. Opening Yesterday. Legislation Foreshadowed. Conduct of Federal Elections
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The second session of the Nineteenth Parliament or Queensland was opened by the Governor (Sir Wm. Mac[?]gor) at noon today, in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Parliament. Melbourne
The State Cabinet to-day decided to call Parliament together on Wednesday, July 2…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Opening of Queensland Parliament. Governor's Speech
The Governor (Sir William M'Gregor) opened the Queensland Parliament at noon on June 17 In his speech he intimated that Parliament had been called together earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Queensland. State Parliament Opened. Sugar Industry. Brisbane
The second session of the 19th Parliament of Queensland was opened by the Governor at noon to-day in the presence of a large gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →State Elections Candidates
We publish elsewhere a list of Liberal candidates who have been selected to contest seats in the forthcoming State election. We welcome the announcement…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →South African Parliament Important Measures Passed. London, Tuesday, 11.45 p.m
The South African Parliament has been prorogued. The Botha-Hertzog dispute sterilised the energies of the House. Despite the situation, however, several…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leicester By-election. Triangular Contest. London, Tuesday Evening
The by-election for Leicester is to be a triangular one. Mr. Hewart will represent the Liberal interests; Mr. Wilshire, the Unionist; and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Hume Election. Mr. Patten Still Leading. Melbourne
The latest return from the [?] shown Mr. Patton, the Liberal candidate, to have a majority of [?] Sir Williams Lyse, Since counting ceased last night, [?] absent votes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Freak" of Armed Cyclists. Adventures of Army Candidates. Mask and Dagger
Following the arrest of two armed motorcyclists at Reading, Edward Selwyn Moulton Barrett, 17, and Frederick Arthur Lewis Smith, 19, of Courtney Lodge, S[?]on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Senate Elections. a Call for Reform. Case for Proportional Representation. Equitable Voting System Wanted
A simple analysis of the Senate votes east in New South Wales during the present Federal election reveals the fact that [?],000 Liberal voters were able to secure the return of three…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Municipal By-elections
In the Waterloo Council there are now two vacancies caused by the resignation of Ald. T. Ross and J. S. Paxton. In the Marrickville Council there is also a vacancy caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In North Sydney. the New Electorates. No Lack of Candidates
During the past nine years there have been four electorates in the Northern Suburbs, each represented in the Assembly by a Liberal, For the coming elections the district has been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Queensland Parliament. Brisbane
At the Legislative Council to-day, owing to the fact that the President, Sir Arthur Morgan, was Acting Deputy Governor, and Mr. M'Pherson, acting Chairman, was ill, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Does Parliament or the Customs Department Fix the Tariff?
A merchant has sent us the following, with an assurance that there have been many who have been treated as he has been:-- Now that the Associated Chambers of Commerce are…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queensland Parliament. Yesterday's Sessions. Debate on Address-in-reply
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day, owing to the fact that the President (Sir Arthur Morgan) was Acting-Deputy-Governor, and Mr. M'Pherson, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. D. R. Hall a Candidate
Mr. D. R. Hall, Minister for Justice, has been selected by the Enmore Political Labour League to contest the Enmore seat. Mr. T. Bourke was also a candidate…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The By-election
Mr. Gordon Hewart, barrister, has been selected as the Liberal candidate for the Leicester by-election. Mr. A. M. Wilshire will contest the sent in the Unionist interest, and…
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