Parliament's Little Games
Still more scenes in Parliament, These are days of briskness and variety in the doings of legislators. At four o'clock on Thursday morning Mr. A. W…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Politics & elections, 1918
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Polling in Other States. Facilities for Soldier-Voters
A number of centres outside Queensland have been gazetted as polling places, and at any of these an elector from any part of Queensland may cast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day's Parliament. The Arbitration Bill
Consideration of the clauses of the Industrial Arbitration [?] Bill was resumed in con[?] of the Legislative Assembly this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Jobson Entertained. Dinner at Parliament House
At Parliament House yesterday the New South Wales Ministers gave a luncheon in honor of Brigadier-General Alex. Jobson, D.S.O., on his return from active service in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Parliament. All-night Sitting. Arbitration Bill Stonewall
Members of the Legislative Assembly sat all night on Wednesday and until 6 o'clock on Thursday morning, resuming again at the ordinary time, 4.30, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Parliament. Miners From Victoria. the Arbitration Bill
Members were a Jaded appearance when they reassembled yesterday afternoon. They had sat out Wednesday night wearily considering the Arbitration Bill. Mr. Booby was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's Biggest Sprint Race Candidates' Chances in the Newmarket
The Newmarket Handicap, the most noted print race run in Australia, will be run at Flemington next Saturday, and has attractetd 31 acceptors, the majority of the best sprinters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newmarket Problem. Who Will Start Favorite? Chances of Cup Candidates. Melbourne
That backers cannot pick which horse will start absolute fire' favorite at the barrier rise for the Newmarket Handicap was the wager ringmen were offering odds abou[?] this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Comedies
Some years ago a labourer named William Wall was put up as a candidate for Parliament, by the publicans and others of Mudgee against Squatter Rous as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand By-election
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Thursday. -- The Wellington North bye-election, to [?]ll the vacancy following Mr. Herdman's elevation to the Supreme Court Bench, resulted in Mr. Luke, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand By-election Wellington
The by-election for Wellington, North, necessitated by Mr. Herdman's resignation in order to accept a Judgeship, was held to-day, and resulted in the return of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Servian Parliament
The Servian Parliament re-assembled at Corfu. The Government has resigned owing to opposition to their nominee for the parliamentary presidentship…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →State Parliament. Arbitration Bill. Unions and Registration
There were no preliminaries at yesterday's meeting of the State Parliament. When members assembled at 2.30 p.m. the House resumed the consideration in committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Law and Its Makers. the Arbitration Bill. How Parliament Has Approached It
For ten days the Legislative Assembly of Now South Wales has been engaged in the consideration--If such a term may he applied as a whole to a Chamber from which the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The "Sportsman's" Notebook. Reliable, Readable Records Siftings of Sport Parliament v. Plug Uglies. What Is Wanted
The thanks of all reputable racegoers will be given to Mr. J. P. Osborne, the member for Paddington, for the steps he has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jeffre's New Honor. Unanimous Election to the [?] ACADEMY
FORMAL notification has been [?] of Marshal Joffre's willingness to become a member of the French Academy. After [?] Denys Cochin had announced that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australian Elections. Adelaide
The Premier, Mr. Peake, delivered his policy speech at Strathalbyn. He said credit must be given them for having done their best. A coalition Government was formed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Election of a Secretary. Painters' Union
The Amalgamated Painters and Decorators' Union has not yet reached a solution of the late trouble concerning the ballot for election of secretary. Mr. R. H. Adam,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Canadian Elections
It is reported fiom Ottawa that the vote of the Canadian soldiers taken in the trenches during the general elections has increased the Government's majority to 67…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Politics and Pump. Wowsers and Waterwaggeners to Contest Elections
One of the last acts of the ridiculous alliance convention in Hobart was to carry unanimously—every one of the nine breeched old women present voting…
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