The Procressive's Platform. To Improve the Personnel of Parliament
The president of the N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. Trcthowan), at a banquet tendered to him by the Parkes branch of the association on…
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Increased Taxes. in the Federal Budget. Parliament Assembling. Melbourne
The Federal Parliament is to reassemble on Wednesday, and in all probability the session will continue until a few days before Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Australian Politics. The Claremont By—election
A by—election was held on Saturday for the Claremont seat in the W.A. Legislative Assembly, the vacancy being due to the retirement through ill—health of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament. Debate on Estimates. Long Sittings Ahead
The Premier made it clear early in the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon that long sittings would be necessary to dispose of the Estimates before the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Hospitals. Comments by Governor. Question in Parliament
In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon Mr. John Storey, leader of the Opposition, questioned the Premier concerning certain remarks on the subject of State control of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Parliament. Tributes to Sir George Reid. More Estimates Passed
In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday afternoon an eloquent tribute to the political career of the late Sir Georgo Reid in Australia was paid by the Premier, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Estimates All-night Parliament Meat Prices and Teachers' Salaries Music and Soap
While the ordinary citizen was enjoying the matutinal chop, the extraordinary, citizens, who are his representatives in Parliament, were vociferating their views after an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Estimates Parliament Sits All Night. Mr. J. Storey on Meat Problem. Pica for Higher Pay for Teachers
With the [?] under consideration the Legislative Assembly has settled down for long sittings. Law [?] the House went into committee to [?] consideration of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. Candidates for Australian Events A.J.C. Derby Christchurch, September 5
Following, the shipment of probably, the most valuable consignment of racehorses that has ever been shipped across the Tasman Sea, including Desert Gold,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE A.J.C. DERBY. Notes on the Candidates. Public Fancies
As it is not quite a month to Derby Day at Randwick, candidates for the A.J.C. "blue ribbon" are being sent along. In late years speculation over the Derby has been light. It…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →The Spotlight. More Poses of Parliament
The Legislative Assembly [?] all night and all day, and all the next night—and is filled with profound self-pity and admiration. The Legislative Council cannot sit at all, as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Parliament on Business Lines. Work Versus Talk
The proposed curtailment of Parliamentary debates—both the Federal and the New South Wales Cabinets are discussing the subject—would, if fairly carried out, meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →State Parliament. Protracted Sitting. Talking on the Estimates
The sitting of the Legislative Assembly which began at 4.30 on Tuesday afternoon, was continued throughout the night and yesterday Despite protracted sitting, only small…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Forrest and Sir George Reid. Tributes in Parliament
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Tributes to the late Lord Forrest and the late Sir George Reid were paid in both Houses of the Federal Parliament when they reassembled to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Parliament. Estimates in the Assembly Public Service Inquiry
The Legislative Assembly resumed in committee [?] of the Estimates this afternoon. On the Estimates of the Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hours of Talk. Parliament's Long Sitting. Teachers' Salaries and Aviation
The sitting of the Legislative Assembly which commenced at 4.30 on Tuesday afternoon was continued throughout the night and throughout yesterday and last night, with only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In and Out of Parliament: Memories of the Late Sir George Reid. Sidelights On His Real Political Character. Sir George Raid's Imperialism
What some of our daily papers pretended to find most to admire in the late Sir George Reid was his Imperialism—a cult that had almost died away here, but has…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gallops in a Fog. Randwick Training Restricted. New Zealand Candidates Impress. Redfern and Lingle in Form
[?] from [?] fog was the [?] The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Night's Parliament
The discussion upon the Estimates was continued in the Legislative Assembly after our latest edition went to press last night. After the Justice. Executive, and Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. Estimates Debate
Meeting at the usual hour of 2.30 p.m. yesterday the Legislative Assembly resumed the discussion in Committee of Supply of the Estimates of expenditure for the current financial…
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