"Tickets" in Lang Party Election. Inner Group Rebuff. Federal Executive
Unusual scenes marked the conclusion of the Lang Party conference in the Australian Hall last night. The conference was officially declared closed…
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COST £535 to Win Seat. Hurstville By-election. Heffron Party Accounts
The Hurstville by-election, which was won by the Heffron Labour candidate, Mr. Clive Evatt, K.C., cost the Heffron Labour Party £535…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heffron Labour Candidates. Federal Seats and Senate
It was officially announced at the Heffron Labour Conference on Saturday night that the following candidates had been endorsed to contest selection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.L.P. Election Surprise Graves Beaten for Executive Long Wait By Delegates
The State A.L.P. Annual Conference concluded at 11 o'clock last night, but many delegates waited in the street until 2 a.m. for the result, of ballots on Federal representation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want Changes in Senate Elections
Important alterations in the present system of electing candidates for the Senate will be suggested to the forthcoming annual convention of the U.A.P…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summary. Oversea News. Parliament to Meet
The Press Association understands that as the outcome of the British Cabinet meeting yesterday, Parliament is to be recalled, and that both the House of Lords and House of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Election Near." Federal Arena. Mr. Parker Moloney's Views. Melbourne
Addressing the Victorian Labour Conference yesterday, the retiring president, Mr. Parker Moloney, said that a Federal election seemed imminent…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Heffron Labour Conference. Leaders in House. Election by Members
The Heffron Labour Party conference, which concluded yesterday, decided that the leader of the State Parliamentary Party should be elected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Candidates Opposed to Unity Front Lose Movement Demanding Progress
For the first time, a Labor majority has been elected to the Townsville City Council. The electors have placed on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elections on in Nine Seats Canberra
Nine by-elections are at present in progress or about to take place in Australia. Seven are due to the deaths of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Griffith Election
CANBERRA, Monday.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Bell, announced to-day that the Griffith by election will be held on May 20…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May 20 Fixed for Griffith By-election
CANBERRA, Monday.--Nominations for the vacant seat of Griffith (Queensland) will close on May 10. This was announced today by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament to Be Summoned. Italian Troops Reported Called Up. Meeting of Cabinet. Mr. Chamberlain Confers With Mr. Attlee. From Our Own Correspondent and A.A.P. LONDON, April 10
As the outcome of the British Cabinet meeting this morning, it was announced that the Parliament is to be recalled, and that both the House of Lords and House of Commons would meet on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Meeting of the Parliament. To-morrow's Statement. LONDON, April 11. (A.A.P.)
When the Parliament meets on Thursday at 2.45 p.m., statements will be made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →League Teams. More New Players Selected. Country Candidates Win Places
More new players, including several from country districts, have made their way into Rugby League district first grade teams. Further gradings were…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Queensland Labour. Toll of Death. Four By-elections
The usual political calm of a mid-session is to be disturbed in Queensland by three by-elections for seats in the State Legislature and by a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Candidate for Wilmot Seat Devonport (Tas.)
Captain Donald Cameron, warden of Deloraine, has definitely announced himself for the vacancy at Wilmot, the late Mr. Lyons's seat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By-elections Scare U.A.P. Now Face Nine
CANBERRA, Tuesday, By-elections to be fought immediately in nine Federal and State electorates are expected to reveal a landslide against U.A.P. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament, People and Foreign Policy
IN view of Mr. Chamberlain's new, and very dangerous foreign policy, it is worth noting that the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie King, told the Canadian House of Commons the other day that if a European war stroke out, he would ask members to decide whether Canada would take part in…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Teachers Ask Questions Waverley Election Candidates
A questionnaire on their attitude to education matters, and a request for an immediate reply, has been sent to each of the candidates in…
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