Parliament Meeting
It is understood that the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, which have been adjourned since April 12, will be prorogued…
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Work for Parliament
WITH the National Insurance Bill, a measure highly controversial in almost every detail, and certain to arouse a solid and determined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elections in South Africa. Return of Ministry Certain. Racial Bitterness Rekindled. Johannesburg, May 15
Nearly 1,000,000 persons are expected to vote at the general elections on Wednesday. Four candidates, all members of the United Party (the Government party), will be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Will Move for 40-Hours in State Parliament
SYDNEY.—As soon as possible after the opening of the State parliament in June, R. J. Heffron will move for the introduction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roosevelt's Future. New Deal and Third Term. The Primary Elections. From Our New York Correspondent
Despite wide contention that the House of Representatives' rejection of the Reorganisation Bill marked the severest defeat suffered by any…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Election Fines Pay for Injuries Canberra
Compensation of £348 for injuries and damage to clothes, incurred in polling booths during election day, October 23, 1937, has been paid by the Commonwealth Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Election Appeal Lodged
On behalf of Mr. W. F. Sheahan, the Labor candidate, Messrs. Lamaro and McGrath, solicitors, lodged a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Parliament. Tariff Debate
WHEN the Federal Parliament resumed at Canberra last week the debate was opened on a motion by the Acting-Minister for Trade and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →National Insurance Scheme. Bills Before Federal Parliament
FEDERAL TREASURER CASEY introduced, bills into the House of Representatives to implement the Lyons-Page Government's National…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Slow Motion In Federal Parliament. Lyons Page Government Sets New Record
THE Lyons-Page Government has set a new record of slowing down so far as sittings of the Federal Parliament are concerned. During the last…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →South African Elections. Big Issues at Stake. Minority Groups Active. From Our Special Representative. Johannesburg, May 17
South Africa's general election tomorrow will be one of the most important in the country's history. The fusion brought about by the former…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →S. African Elections. United Party's Future. The Racial Issue. by a Special Correspondent
Although the Hertzog Ministry is certain of return at the general elections for the Union Parliament of South Africa, which are being held to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Man Lost at Sea Merrylands Mother's Allegations. Discussion in Parliament
There was an uproar in the House of Representatives on Thursday during a discussion on the death of Leading Seaman H. J. Storer, of Merrylands, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South African Elections. Government Win is Expected. CAPETOWN, May 18
It is anticipated that as a result of to-day's general election the United party, which holds the Government benches, will have 95 seats and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →S. African Election United Party Leading CAPETOWN
In the South African elections, the Nationalist (Republican) Party has not won a single urban seat, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament Two Defeats. Second Reverse on Tariff. Canberra
The House of Representatives, by 33 votes to 24, late to-night rejected the Government's proposal for decreased duties on sanitary…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →80p.c. Hear Parliament on the Air Auckland
Eighty per cent. of New Zealand radio users listen to important speeches broadcast from Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gordon Seat. Election Result Disputed. MR. W. C. Milne Files Petition
Mr. W. C. Milne has petitioned the Court of Disputed Returns against the declaration by the returning officer that Mr. H. B. Turner was returned as the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Warwick Farm Races. Seven Events To-morrow. Welter Handicap in Two Divisions. Analysis of Candidates' Form
The Australian Jockey Club's May meeting will be concluded at Warwick Farm to-morrow when the programme has been extended to seven races, because of divisions in the Welter Handicap…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Election Appeals
A JUDGE of the Supreme Court will shortly hear appeals by Mr. W. C. Milne and Mr. W. F. Sheahan, who are challenging the…
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