Cost of Street Lighting Discussion in Parliament
Speaking in Parliament this week, Mr. Arkins, M.L.A., for St. George, said:--"I desire to ask the Minister for Labour and Industry whether he…
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Producers' Income. Averaging the Returns. State Parliament Agrees
Recently the Federal Parliament agreed that the primary producers' income returns for taxation purposes should be averaged over five years. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raw Material Moulding Parliament Farmers' Great Pow-wow
There is a lot of raw material in the Legislative Assembly. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker have their work cut out knocking it into shape; and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Tax. Bill in Parliament. £240,000 a Year Expected
At 10 o'clock last evening Mr. Lang, Colonial Treasurer, brought down his bill in the Legislative Assembly to provide for taxation on admission to racecourses within a radius of 40…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boolaroo Races To-morrow's Candidates and Selections
The Boolaroo Race Club will conduct a meeting to-morrow, and as a representative entry has been secured for the majority of the six events to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queen State Candidates Nominated the Country Party
There are seventy-two electorates in Queensland, and as the outcome of the nomination on Saturday last, contests will take place in sixty-nine, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By-elections to Fill Vacancies Labor Caucus Decides Probably Preferential Voting
The Labor causes has decided that by-elections in the proper method of sillug vacancies. The meeting of the State Labor Party,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danish Elections. Government Majority. London, Sept. 22
A message from Copenhagen states that in the Folketing election the Danes scored a great victory in Schleswig, where only one German secured a seat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Canada's Tariff. Next Election Issue. Quebec, Sept. 22
Speaking at Sherbrooke, the Premier, Mr. Meighen, said the main issue at the next election would be the question of a protective tariff for Canadian industries against free…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Elections Melbourne
Following upon the dissolution of the Victorian Legislative Assembly on September 30, the general elections for that House will be held on October 21…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danish Elections. Germans Fail in Slesvig, London, September 22
A Copenhagen message states that, in the Folkething (Danish House of Commons) election, Dances scored a great victory in Slesvig, where only one German secured a seat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Protective Tariff. Canadian Election Issue. New York, September 22
A message from Sherbrooke, Queber, states that the Premier, Sir Arthur Meighen, in a speech said that the main issue for next election would be a protective tariff for canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Personalities in Parliament
WHETHER the present Parliament is going to accomplish anything useful in the way of legislation remains to be seen. Thus far, it has established records of its own in two directions. First, in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Digger Jewellers
The Watchmakers and Jewellers' union treats returned men decently, Dickie, who was secretary of the organisation, went to the war…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Room Wanted. Accommodation at Federal Parliament House
Sir Elliot Johnson, Speaker, House of Representatives, writes:--"In your issue of the 21st a paragraph from your Melbourne correspondent under the above…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Federal Capital Strong Victorian Opposition. Vote in Federal Parliament. Melbourne
The consideration of the Loan Bill in committee, on the amendment proposed by Mr. Jackson to strike out the items covering the proposed expenditure on the Federal capital,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queensland. Election Campaign. Mr. Dooley to Assist
Mr. Dooley, Chief Secretary and Minister for Housing, has gone to Queensland to assist the Theodore Labour Government in the general election campaign now in progress in that…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Red Cardinal, a Melbourne Cup Candidate
When the weights appeared for the Melbourne Cup Red Cardinal was immediately installed as favorite for that race; and although he is not still first choice, he holds a very prominent position in the market. Red Cardinal could not be described as a handsome horse, being tall and very…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Millerand's Election. London, September 23
A Paris message states that M. Millerand's sweeping majority on the first ballot decided the supporters of M. Bourgeois and M. Peret to give their votes to M. Millerand in to-day's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Human Nature Carrying a Heavy Load Virtue by Act of Parliament
In a recent number of the "Scientific American" there is revived the old plea that our present social afflictions are the necessary outcome of "human…
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