State Parliament. Government's Policy. Opposition Criticism
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5
After the political pyrotechnics of the preceding night, when all kinds of charges of maladministration on the part of the National Government floated through the Chamber, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Affairs The Approaching Elections THE N.P.C. and Soldiers' Candidates
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4
Although the Queensland National Political Council and the National Party have come to an agreement in connection with the forthcoming elections in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field of Politics The N.S.W. Parliament Opposition Leader's Motion of Censure
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4
When the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon, the leader of the P.L.L. party (Mr. j. Storey) proposed a motion of censure against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newmarket and Australian Cup Candidates Discussed Oakleigh Plate Horses :: :: Stewards and Jockeys :: :: Horses for Kembla Grange Newmarket and Cup Double Handicapper Sets Speculators a Heavy Task
Arrow · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 1
Much speculation took place in Sydney last Keek as to whether Desert Gold or Colugo would bead the list of weights for the New-market Handicap, but the supporters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Until the Elections." National Party Organising
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6
Mr Latimer, M.L.A., made an interesting statement in the course of an address to the annual meeting of the "Woollahra branch of the National Association last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Shire Elections Postponed
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6
BRISBANE, Thursday.-- One outcome of the floods is a serious interference with the annual local government elections, particulary so far as the shire councils are concerned. Already…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scene in Parliament. Closure Resented. a Member Ejected
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 14
Pandemonium provalled in the Legislative Assembly late last night, when, in the course of the censure debate, the Attorney-General, Mr. Hall, moved the closure Mr. Doyle…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Scene in Parliament "Young and Inexperienced Members." Premier Explains Arrangement Made
Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3
The Premier, Mr. Holman Commenced this morning, on the se[?] which took place in [?] last night when the Attorney [?] Mr. Hall, moved the [?] and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Elections. Brisbane, Saturday Afternoon
Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5
The Premier stated to-day that he may be able at the end of next week in make an announcement about the general election. It in believed this refers to the expected fixing of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament Arbitration Bill This Week
Sunday Times · Sunday 3 February 1918 · page 2
The Amending Arbitration Bill, of which notice was given last week by Mr. Beeby, will be introduced by him in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Elections Brisbane
Sunday Times · Sunday 3 February 1918 · page 2
The Premier to-day promised an early announcement of the date for the elections…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notes and News Victorian Autumn Meetings Candidates Preparing Melbourne
The Sun · Sunday 3 February 1918 · page 6
With the big Autumn meeting drawing near, the work of the well-engaged horses at Flemington is becoming daily more interesting. The past week, however, was not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Degeneracy of Parliament. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 7
Sir.--Your article on "The Degeneracy of Parliament" has my unstinted endorsement. If we are to preserve our liberties, the existing methods of running candidates must be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Irish By-election. Sinn Feiner Defeated
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 7
The election for the South Armagh seat resulted as follows:—Donnelly (Nationalist), 2316; McCartan (Sinn Fein), 1299. This is the first Sinn Fein defeat in five by-elections…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 6
Having got the censure motion out of the way, both Houses of the State Parliament will now be asked to push on with the special legislation for which they were called…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Is Parliament Worth While? a Critical Employer. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 7
At the monthly meeting of the council of the Victorian Employers' Federation, held today, the president (Mr. Ernest E. Keep) said that economy in private expenditure was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Politics Mr. Bowser Breaks an Old Precedent. Policy Speech in Parliament
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4
It has been the custom in the past for premiers to announce the policy of the government in their own constituencies, but the Victorian Premier (Mr. Bowser)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Silo Contracts. Accepted on Expert Advice Reports to Be Tabled in Parliament
Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5
[?] replied this morning [?] of the Leader of the [?] regarding the wheat [?] declared he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Field of Politics Parliament N.S.W. a Party Vote on the Censure Motion
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4
The debate upon the motion of censure against the the Holman Administration, moved by the leader of the P.L.L. party (Mr. J. Storey) in the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Affairs The Coming Elections the Premier Makes Hustings Speeches
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4
At a meeting in the Brisbane Domain on Sunday, the Queensland Premier (Mr, Ryan), after stating, that he did not know the date of the elections, said that the…
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