Cost of British Elections. Over Two Millions
You cannot please all the people all the time, as Abraham Lincoln might have said; and the British Government, in choosing May 30 for the recent general election,…
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Catholics in the House of Commons. Result of Recent General Election
Of the 44 Catholics who contested seats in the last British Parliamentary election, 25 were returned. This number comprised three Nationalists, five Conservatives, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Spring Candidates Are Speeding Up a Frosty Morn for the Gallops Staroff's Five
THERE was another heavy frost at Randwick racecourse this morning when the track gallops commenced. The course proper was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aviation. Tragic Death. Schneider Cup Candidate. London, Aug. 6
At Bordeaux Lieutenant Bonnet, the world's speed record holder, who was specially training to represent France in the Schneider Cup, crashed after looping the loop, and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Labor and Parliament
Sir,--I read with Interest your leading article in Saturday's "Labor Daily," under the heading: "Parliaments and their Critics." I agree with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayor for Parliament
The Mayor of Redfern. Ald. Hanifan. informed Ald Waite, in council last night, that he intended to contest the pre-selection ballot for Phillip electorate at the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Parliament. the Sitting Days. Canberra
A proposal to alter the sitting days of the Commonwealth Parliament will be considered when Parliament resumes on Wednesday. In the past the ordinary meeting days have been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers and Settlers' Annual Conference Producers' Parliament. Representative Sydney Gathering
The thirty-sixth annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales began in Sydney this week, and is expected to continue until next Tuesday. The attendance numbers in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spring Candidates Few Specked at Lang Prices: No Heavy Money Yet Ramulus and Oratrix Are Firm
No risk is being taken with Ramulus in an Epsom Handicap connection, the Rossendale—Royal Pet horse remaining equal favorite with Sion. Whether Oratrix holds her place as favorite for the Metropolitan Handicap will depend upon her Queensland showing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cup Candidates at Caulreld
Several leading Cup candidates had a run in the Malakoff Stakes, 9 furlongs, at the V.A.T.C. meeting on Saturday. Jack Holt produced Highland…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Communist International New Line Correctly Applied in Queensland Party Gains in Election Fight C.p. Is Only Hope of Working Class
The “Queensland Resolution,” the Communist Party of Australia's first application of the Communist International’s “new line” of attack on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →J.d. Gold Cup Candidates Fifteen in Handicap Sarinch's Good Chance
BECAUSE fifteen of the twentytwo acceptors are candidates for the J.D. Gold Cup, to be run at Victoria Perk a week hence,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golden Chance for Labor Ensuing Federal Elections
FOR two hundred years capitalism, individualism, the private ownership and control of land, labor, and capital, have been lauded as the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Still Conservative Labor Beaten at Twickenham By-election LONDON
The Twickenham by-election, [?]used by the elevation of Sir William Joynson-Hicks (Home Secretary in the Baldwin Cabinet) to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W.f.a. Candidate Mollison at Randwick
"Never looked better" was the general [?] of those that was Mollison on the [?] Randwick this morning. Mollison way out for [?] expected to contest the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Politics. Problems Unsolved. No Early Election. Endowment Tax to be Replaced
The Premier (Mr. Bavin) will return from his holiday abroad on Saturday, and many problems which he hoped would have been solved long before he came back still await…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →State Parliament to Meet on Sept. 10
The Acting-Premier, Mr. Butten the show. indicated yesterday that the State Parliament would meet for transaction of business on the second Tuesday in September. That would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Mr. F. WALSH Parliament's Librarian For 40 Years
Mr. Francis Walsh (75), State Parliamentary Librarian for 40 years, until his retirement five years ago, died at Strathfield on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, August 13, 1929. Federal Parliament
To-morrow the Federal Parliament resumes the session adjourned on March 22 last. Those first few weeks of the new Parliament were particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Horse Racing Cup Candidate Another Stand by ? Sceutum, by Poitrel
IS South Australia sheltering another Stand By for this year's Cup races? This is a question that sportsmen have been asking themselves…
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