Win for Labor. Brisbane Water Board Elections
Labor appears to have scored heavily in the Brisbane Water Board elections held last Saturday. Labor candidates were returned in the Brisbane, South…
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French Elections. Campaign Opens. Left Leaders Active. LONDON, Feb. 25
Reuter's Paris correspondent says that M. Briand's speech at Carcassonne m[?] be regarded as the opening of the electoral campaign. M. Briand appealed to all democrats and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →City Elections Reform Wanted
Protesting that in the past a minority of votes had elected a majority of aldermen to the City Council, a deputation from the Proportional…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Looming Election of A.R.U. COUNCILLORS Keen Contests Anticipated--Many Nominations
Considerable interest is attached to the coming elections for the State council of the A.R.F. Already many nominations have been received for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Members Speak at Greta Preparing for an Election--The Spirit of Unity on the Coalfields--Government's Failure
Mr. G. Brooker, president of the Greta branch of the A.L.P., presided at a public meeting at Greta on Sunday night, when, from the band…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elected When Away From Constituency Experience of Mr. Wignall, M.P.--Result of British Elections--Great Joy for the Old 'Uns
Mr. James Wignall, M.P., the Labor member of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Civic Election Methods
Another effort will be made to-day to induce the Government to amend the City Corporation Act, so as to abolish what are regarded as serious…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Canberra's Costly Parliament House
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mr. Stewart, Minister for Works and Railways, announced to-day that the proposed Provisional Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA Provisional Parliament MELBOURNE
Tenders are shortly to be invited for the super-structure of provisional Parliament buildings at Canberra. The foundations have already been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Parliament. a Strenuous Session. Ottawa, Feb. 20
The Canadian Parliament will reassemble to-morrow, and one of the longest and most strenuous sessions in recent Canadian history is expected Mr. Mackenzie King's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →St. Patrick's College, Goulburn. Successful Candidates
At the recent Public Service examination, held in connection with the Leaving Certificate examination, the three students piesented by St. Patrick's College…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Progressives. District Conference. Selecting Candidates. Gunnedah
A conference of the Progressive party was held here yesterday. About 30 delegates attended from the various north and north-west centres. Others present included Messrs. A…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Elections Proportional System. Deputation to Mr. Oakes
A deputation from the Proportional Representation Society of New South Wales, including the president (Sir William M'Millan) and the secretary (Mr. A.G. Hule) waited on…
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[?] Wednesday. -- Candidates for the selection ballot for the Wammerawa electorate are new busily engaged addressing meetings of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Civic Elections Proportional Voting Suggested
In order, that the City Council should be made truly representative of the citizens a deputation from the Proportional Representation Society yesterday waited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newmarket Candidates In Action at Mentone MELBOURNE
A Newmarket Handicap candidate in Tagala, who comes from South Australia, won the Plate at Mentone to-day, but his success is not likely to make him more popular than…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Where the Federal Parliament Will Meet
This pen drawing, which has just been submitted to the Minister for Federal Works and Railways (Mr. Stewart), shows the provisional Parliament House at Canberra as it will appear when completed. The building is estimated to cost £220,000, and provided no unforeseen difficulties are met with it should be ready for occupation at the end of next year. Preparations are now being made for the invitation of tenders for the erection of the building. To avoid delay certain work, such as excavating and recontouring the site, and construction of footings and foundation walls, has been commenced, and good progress has been made. An expenditure of £8400 for this work has been authorised. May 2 has been fixed by the Federal Cabinet as the date on which his Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Forster, will be asked to lay the foundation-stone of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ascot Ponies To-morrow Recent Form and Elections
Owing to the inclusion on the programme of halfmile Maiden and 14.1 Handicaps, nominations were larger than usual for to-morrow's pony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Form Runners at Rosehill the Candidates Engaged
Taking form as a guide the following horses should be prominent in their engagements at Rosehill to-morrow:— KING HOWARD has a big weight to handle in the Hurdle, but he has proved that he is a good one, and looks like [?] from Dialogue or Pompous Boy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rand Wick Gallops Fair Performances Rosehill Candidates in Form-- Parvenu Pleases-- Paganini's Smart Time
A Burnier of Randwick trained horses who are engaged at Rosehill to-morrow, galloped well yesterday morning. Drizzling rain fell throughout…
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