Upper House By-election
The writ for toe Legislative Council by-election, caused by the death of the late Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Hawkins, was issued…
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This Is No Time For Unneeded Election
IT would be a thousand pities if a Federal election is forced on the country at this critical time…
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"I am wholeheartedly in agreement with the Prime Minister's statement that a boycott of the National Register would precipitate an election" said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Election Move Seems More Likely Electoral Head Sees Foll CANBERRA
Feeling in Canberra that an early Federal election is contemplated if the National Register boycott is carried out has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Election Idea Growing. Foll Sees Responsible Official. CANBERRA
Feeling in Canberra that an early Federal election is contemplated if the national Register boycott is carried out has been intensified…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →By-election for Council, August 8
The election to fill the vacancy created in the Legislative Council by the death of the former Minister for Social Services (Mr. Hawkins) will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scouts' "Queen" Comp., i Votes for Candidates
Miss Daphne Simpson, candidate foi;l the committee of 2nd Fairfield Boy Scouts, received a substantial addition to licr votes oil Saturday night last, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scouts' Activities. Tarty Tor."Queen" Candidate
j iii support of Miss Connie Hamilton. A.L.C.M.. who is the 2nd Fairfield Boy j Scouts" candidate in (he "queen" comI petition, a successful theatre party was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brick Cartage Charges. Questions in Parliament
The Minister of Justice, Mr. Martin, was asked by Mr. Davies (A.L.P., Illawarra) in the Legislative Assembly yesterday whether it was a fact that the Brick Combine, to defeat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →500 Farmers March On N.Z. Parliament
AUCKLAND, Thursday.--Five hundred farmers and their wives marched into Parliament Building today to protest against their plight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament Higher Dole Rate Demanded "Scandal" Says Motion, By Booth
THE Government's treatment of dole recipients was a scandal and a tragedy, declared Mr. Booth (Labor, Kurri Kurri) in Parliament yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Check on Defaulting Wheat-buyers Growers Fleeed; Charge in Victorian Parliament 'Bushranging', Says M.L.A
AN allegation that certain wheatbuying firms in Victoria were deliberately fleecing wheatgrowers was made by Mr. W. Dunstone, M.L.A., when speaking in the Victorian Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doubts About Election. Labour's Concern. Effect of Boycott. Canberra
Labour members of the House of Representatives do not appear to favour an early election, mainly because of the fear that divided views on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Upper House Election
Mr. G. Keith Brooks, who is interested in primary and secondary industries, announced last night that he would be a candidate for the vacancy in the Legislative Council caused…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arab Champion to Contest a By-election
LONDON, June 22nd. Mr. Harry St. John Philby, the well known champion of the Arabs and opponent of Zionism, will contest the by-election at Hythe,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Liquor Referendum 6 P.M. OR 10 P.M. CLOSING Vote To Be Taken On Polling Day
SIMULTANEOUS with the next State elections, the Government intends to conduct a referendum on liquor trading hours. Electors will be asked to decide whether…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threw Jar At Corfu-St. Landlord Evicted Families Go to Parliament
THE landlord involved in the Corfu Street, Woolloomooloo, evictions alleged yesterday that a man had entered his shop and had thrown a 20lb. biscuit bowl at him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British By-election. Liberals Retain Seat. LONDON, July 14. (A.A.P.)
The by-election for the North Cornwall seat, caused by the death of Sir Francis Acland, resulted as follows:- Mr. T. L. Horabin (Lib.), 17,072; Mr. E. R…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Federal Outlook. Talk of an Election. Register as Issue. by Our Canberra Correspondent
The opposition of a number or key unions to the Federal Government's National Register, and hints of an early Federal election, have ranked…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sir Earle Page Against Election GRAFTON
Speaking at the Town Hall last night. Sir Earle Page said he regretted the attitude taken by the unions to boycott this inventory of…
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