The "Army" Played on Warringah Candidates Woo Manly Massed Attack in Cold
Within an area of 30 yards from where Darley Road junctions with the Manly Corso, the four candidates for the Warringah by-election harangued…
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Warwick Farm Double Order in Which Candidates are Fancied Quixotic Freely Backed
The chief double for Warwick Farm to-day is the Prospects and May Handicaps. Operators who opened books yesterday on these events reported…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening of C'wealth Parliament Will Be Broadcast
Proceedings at the opening of the Commenwealth Parliament at Canberra will be broadcast on Monday by 2 F.C. Following is the complete programme, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Ode to Federal Parliament Canberra. (To be Opened by H.R.H. the Duke of York.)
A Royal hand upon thy natal day Shall plant thy feet on paths as yet untrod That reach afar out beyond those hills of God, In such a mould ist cast thy plastic clay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stage Is Et for Historic National Pageant at Canberra To-morrow Duke of York To-morrow Will Admit Federal Parliament to Its New Home
To-morrow the Federal Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia will meet for the first time in its own home at Canberra. And whereas, twenty-six years ago to the day, our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bolsheviks in China Fear Strangling? England's Choice at the Crossroads Fateful Election Birkenhead's Appeal London
In the course of a speech before the Southampton Chamber of Commerce last night, the Secretary of State for India, Lord Birkenhead, said: We are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Arrival at Parliament House
The Duke said Duchess, presided by [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Parliament. Duke's Visit. Canberra
Late this afternon his Royal Highness accompanied by Earl Cavan, Sir John Butters. (Chief Commissioner for the Federal Capital), and Sir Brud[?]nell White paid a private visit…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The First Federal Parliament. a Retrospect
When the Duke and Duchess of York came to Australia in 1901, to open the first Commonwealth Parliament, at the interim capital in Melbourne, there were no motor cars in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Parliament. The Original Legislature in 1824
The year 1824 must, forever, be regarded as one of the most important in our annals. For it witnessed the inauguration of trial by jury —although only to a limited degree; the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Members Who Have Sat Continuously Since the First Parliament
RT. HON. W. M. HUGHES, M.P. RT. HON. G. F. PEARCE. Vice-President of the Executive Council. MR. D. WATKINS, M.P.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal City. Parliament House. Luxury and Comfort. Magnificent Furnishings
Mr. Hughes sold recently that those politicians who went to Canberra from "g[?]ded halls of gaiety" would find the young city a sad place. When, however, one has glanced…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Decaying Houses of Parliament. £2,000,000 Scheme for Restoration
A deputation representing all the crafts in the building industry which interviewed Lord Peel, First Commissioner of Works, for more than two hours, unfolded a scheme for…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Brilliant Picture at Parliament House Guns Roll & Trumpets Blare Melba Leads in National Anthem Duke Opens Door with Golden Key Canberba
ECHOING cheers, and a thunderous royal salute of 21 guns by the first battery of the R.A.F.A., crashed out as the Duke and Duchess, in the State carriage, drawn by four horses, and with a mounted escort, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Perfect Day Greets Australia's Capital Sunny Dawn Birth of Our Capital Parliament Opened Hats Thrown in Air As Duke Approaches Canberra
In glorious sunshine Federal Parliament House was opened at Canberra today by the Duke of York. In his speech the Duke said he was commanded by the King to say that his thoughts were in Australia to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World's Youngest Capital Comes to Life Pomp and Pageantry Canberra Ceremony Parliament House Opened Royalty Amid Impressive Scenes the King's Message to Australia Canberra
TO-DAY Australia became mistress in her own home at the Federal Capital at Canberra. The world's youngest capital, over the site of which sheep browsed few years ago, was the scene of pomp and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Ministry. Breach Widens. Long Recess. September Election
The breach in the Ministry and the Parliamentary Labour caucus has widened to such an extent that it appears it cannot be closed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Warringah. the "Constitutional" Candidate
Mr. T. A. Playfair, president of the New South Wales Constitutional Association, Wingello House, Angel-place, Sydney, writes: "A statement has been published in your paper…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Postal Votes for Warringah By-election
Application forms for postal votes in the Warringah by-election are now available at all post offices. Electors enrolled for the Warringah division…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Labor Split Widens . Federal Executive To Find Way Out Talk of Elections
Though the plot to establish an industrial Labor Party in New South Wales has been definitely killed for the time being, there is reason to…
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