Elections Fever in America Washington
With Congress sitting night and day to clean up the legislative programme, the eyes of the country are…
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2,028 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 102
Petersham Election Appeal
MR. W. F. SHEAHAN yesterday filed an application in the Supreme Court asking the Chief Justice to fix the date for the hearing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outlook in Congress. President and Business. U.S. Election Hopes. WASHINGTON, June 10
With the work of Congress for the present session virtually completed legislators will shortly leturn to theil homes to prepare for the November…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →[?] POLITICS and Politicians Parliament Needs Reform
ONE VOTE [?]of the major criticisms levelled against our Parliaments is that they waste an enormous amount of time in uninformed debate, much of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Aimless Debate in Parliament Will Be Cut Down
Reform of State Parliamentary procedure is planned by the Government in the coming session. The main object is to reduce debate in the early stages of bills to enable fuller discussion when it is calculated to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coogee By-election. Government Confident. Labour's "Exceptional Candidate."
The State Government is confident that a U.A.P. candidate will win the Coogee by-election on June 25. Ministers were surprised that the Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Senate Presidency. Eight Ministerial Party Candidates. CANBERRA
The candidate chosen by the Ministerial party for the Presidency of the Senate will probably be elected unopposed. The election is to be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miss Helen Simpson. Prospective Liberal Candidate. LONDON, June 12
Miss Helen Simpson, the Australian novelist, has been endorsed as prospective Liberal candidate for the Isle of Wight. Speaking at Shanklln, she said: "I am shocked to see the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Plan to Unite Labor--win Election Melbourne, Sun
STRONG efforts are to be made to co-ordinate Labor's forces throughout the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Georgia, Armenia Hold Elections Supreme Soviets Under Stain Constitution
MOSCOW.—On June 12 the peoples of Georgia and Armenia elected their Supreme Soviets and on June 24 and 26 all the other peoples of the U.S.S.R. will elect the Supreme Soviets of the various Union and Autonomous Republics…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Batons Out in Irish Election
DUBLIN, Monday.--Police with batons drawn charged a disorderly crowd of 15,000 at an election meeting on College Green…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The South Australian Worker Adelaide, Monday. Parliament Adjourns
WE have a Parliament or, to be exact, what is called a Parliament, consequently we have politics, although it must be admitted that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Govt. Candidate Also a Critic
There would be no need to cry for an increase in population if the lives could be saved of all children who die within a month of birth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruiser Assault Debate in Parliament. "Matter Is Dead." Canberra
The assault on board the Italian warship Raimondo Montecuccoli at Port Melbourne four months ago was the subject of a motion for the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Eire Election Campaign. Outlook Altered. "John Bull Whipped." (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, June 15
It is impossible at the moment to forecast the result of the Eire general election occuring on June 17, says the Dublin correspondent of "The Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coogee Seat. Labour Campaign Opened. U.A.P. Candidates. Premier to Speak
The five endorsed U.A.P. candidates, and the Labour candidate are preparing for a short, intense campaign for the Coogee by-election…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dash by Doomben Candidates Cid Goes Fast Over Five Furlongs Hamurah's Determination In Half-Mile Trial Jocular Over Three
Doomben Newmarket Handicap candidates, Cid, Jocular, Hamurah, and King's Head, provided the highlights at Randwick this morning. Visibility was poor, and horses could just be…
Continued on Trove, page 51 →Lang's Election to Leadership
Dissatisfaction with the procedure under which Mr. Lang was elected Leader of the A.L.P. in New South Wales by the Easter Conference is expressed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soccer May Ask Parliament To Assist
The soccer authorities, if refused the use of the Sydney Cricket Ground by the trustees for their matches against the Indians on July 30, August 6 and 10, will…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Democrat Lyons Snubs Parliament And People
So the Prime Minister is determined to force his Insurance Bill on the people of Australia, in spite of all protests. Rarely has a measure been manoeuvred through the…
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