Commonwealth Shipping Questions in Parliament MELBOURNE
In the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr. Mahony asked whether Sir Robert Anderson had been appointed to any position in connection with the…
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Federal Parliament. Shipping Contracts Criticised. Moratorium Bill Attacked
When the House of Representatives reassembled last Wednesday (July 30), Mr. Boyd (V.) entered upon a lengthy criticism of the Federal Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →In and Out of Parliament: John Storey As Labor's Vicar of Bray. Portraits and Memories of Politicians—Past and Present
Mr. Holman compared Mr. John Storey to the Vicar of Bray the other day. The gibe came somewhat ungraciously from the Premier, who is…
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At the Council meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday, Mr. W. T. Macpherson was elected president, Mr. J. Maitland Paxton vice-president, and Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chamber of Commerce. the Annual Elections
At the council meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday, Mr. W. T. Macpherson, of Messrs. Holdsworth, Macpherson, and Company, was elected president, Mr…
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The Moratorium Bill was further amended in the House of Representatives on the motion of Mr. Groom so as to empower a Court to give an extension of time…
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PERTH, Thursday.--In the Assembly, Mr. Collier, Opposition leader, concluded his speech on the Address-in-Roply by moving an amendment declaring that the House had no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Questions in the Federal Parliament. IMMIGRATION
In the House of Representatives last week, Mr. Pigott asked the Minister for Home and Territories, upon notice: Whether, in order to prosecute a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Capital. Question in Parliament. Announcement to Be Made
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Government has promised that an announcement of policy in regard to the Federal capital will be made in Parliament during the present session. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Capital. Before the Cabinet. Discussion in Parliament. Melbourne
Mr. Chap[?]an (Nat., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day, asked whether the Ministry agreed with the interpretation of the Constitution by Mr. Justice Heydon, who,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Helping Parliament Pressure of Local Affairs Devolutlon Committee's Scheme LONDON, Wednesday Evening
A prominent member of the House of Commons who helds office, in the course of an interview regarding speakers before the Devolutions Committee, said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Odes and Anthems Parliament in Jocose Mood a Call to Mr. Webster. Melbourne
The House of Representatives proceeded to amuse itself this afternoon, mostly at the expense of the Postmaster-General, on the general subject of odes and anthems…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pre-Selection of Candidates a Suggested Way Out
This subject is engaging the attention of the Nationalists as well as of ourselves, judging by the correspondence in the Sydney dailies. It is as well that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Value of By-elections
The proposal of the Government to [?] by-elections in the proportional representatives scheme is [?] but satisfactory. The position is admittedly [?] No [?] It is impossible to apply proportional representatives to a by-election when only one member is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stock-owners' Association. United Action at Parliamentary Elections
The monthly meeting of the Stock owners Association of New South Wales was held in Sydney last week, the president (Mr. C.[?] in the chair, There were she present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Elections. The Proposed Mock Ballot
Mr. Ley applied to the Chief Secretary, Sir George Fuller, for permission for the returning officers of Hurstville, Canterbury and St. George to preside…
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A prominent member of the House of Commons, holding office, interviewed regarding the Devolution Committee, of which the Speaker Is chairman, says: "Imperial Federation Is not…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Federal Parliament. Amending Customs Bill. Measure Explained by Minister
MELBOURNE. Friday.--The Amending Customs Bill, introduced by the Minister for Customs the previous night, was the subject of the afternoon debate In the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Things Said or Done Tact
Turra: New Zealanders back from France speak with bitterness of the marked difference between their own political lights and ours. "We saw…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Federal Elections. Uncertainty of Date. May Be Very Soon
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Federal elections will ordinarily take place in May of next year. In political circles the possibility of the elections being held at a much earlier date is still…
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