Life of Parliament to Be Prolonged. London, Oct. 17. (A.A.P.)
Notice of a bill to extend the life of the [?]resent Parliament, was g[?]en in the House of Commons to-day by the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill…
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By-election for Kalgoorlie, Nov. 16
CANBERRA, Thursday.--Kalgoorlie by-election, made necessary by the death of Mr. A. E. Green, M.H.R. (Official Lab.), will be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →T. J. Richards' Changes Get Into Parliament
RECENT changes on the board of T. J. Richards & Sons Ltd., Adelaide, motor-body building company, have been made the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Extending Life of British Parliament. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON. Oct. 18
It is expected that the Bill to extend the duration of the present Parliament notice of which was given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, yesterday, will extend the statutory…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Out of the Hat Legislative Council Elections Just A Farce
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL of New South Wales, as it exists and persists, was born in scandal and continues in burlesque of representative government. Hugh Main and J. H. Tonkin, nominated from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speaking Ill of Parliament. Tendency Deplored by Minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Reid, in a speech on Saturday deplored destructive criticism of Parliament and said he often wondered whether those responsible ever…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Kalgoorlie By-election. Independent Candidate. KALGOORLIE
Mr. B. Finlay announced to-day that he intended to stand as an independent, candidate in the by-election for the Kalgoorlie seat in the House of Representatives, necessitated…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Senate Poll Won by Labour. Three N.S.W. Candidates Succeed
Mr. W. T. Large (Official Labour) was elected to the third Senate vacancy for New South Wales yesterday with a majority of 133,768 votes over the U. A. P. candidate Senator Dein…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charge Against Senate Candidate ADELAIDE
Thomas Garland, Senate candidate at the recent elections, allegedly told his listeners that the way to win the war was to get rid of the Menzies' Government and appeal to Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Business and Elections. Revelations at U.A.P. Council Meeting
At a meeting of the U.A.P. Council, held at Sydney last week, some interesting revelations were made regarding the part played by Big…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Senate Election
COUNTING of votes in the Senate election for New South Wales was completed this week, with the result that Senator W. P. Ashley, Mr. J. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Montreal's Interned Mayor To Stand for Re-election. OTTAWA, Oct. 23. (A.A.P.)
Mr. Camillien Houde, Montreal's Mayor, who was arrested and interned in August because of his opposition to legtstration for home service, will retain his civil rights,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.S. Election Fight. Challenge to Roosevelt. Willkie Gains Ground. From Our Own Correspondent. New York, Oct. 23
Non-partisan observers believe that, Mr. Roosevelt will be returned for a third term as President at the elections on November 5…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Germans' Timed Assault. "Planned Advantage From U.S. Election." (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Oct. 23
Germany's assault on Britain was planned five years ago, to coincide with American preoccupation with the Presidential election. Mr. Ralph Ingersoll, owner of the New York…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →C.P. Candidates For Barwon By-Election
ALREADY the three Country party candidates endorsed for the Barwon by-election to be held on November 16 have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Article by Mr. Lang Suppressed. Parliament Declines to Discuss Complaint
In the Legislative Assembly yesterday morning, the leader of the Non-Communist Labour Party, Mr Lang, moved that the Hause, "as a matter of urgent necessity," should…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Same C.P. Cabinet Strength Three Fewer Members in Parliament Canberra
Although the Country Party has only 13 members out of 74 in the House, compared with 16 in the last Federal Parliament, it will have as many seats in Cabinet as it had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Egg Board Election
The following nominations have been received for the poll to be taken on November 1 for the election of three producers' representatives on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →M's.L.A. AND 1941 ELECTIONS
A number of members of the State Parliament, whose electorates are affected by the redistribution, are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Loud Speakers. Trouble at Bexley
Bexley Council at its last meeting received a reply from Mr. D. Mulcahy to council's letter asking why he had failed to observe its requirements re loud…
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