Mr. Speaker, keystone of PARLIAMENT His summons to dinner Is second only to the King's
THE office of Mr. Speaker in any of the parliaments of the British Commonwealth is one of the highest and most responsible that any…
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Candidate Seeks Inquiry On Ashfield Voting
The defeated Labour member for Ashfield, Mr. J. F. Richardson, said yesterday he had asked for a police investigation into electoral visitors' voting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Arrested at Parliament House
Police arrested a man in the grounds of State Parliament House early yesterday morning, and later…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A plate of steak in Parliament
Two angry cattlemen shoved a huge raw T-bone steak on a parsley-decked platter beneath the noses of a group of Congressmen this week and complained…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Tax Issue Undecided, May Hinge On Senate Elections By Our Political Correspondent
CANBERRA, Saturday.—An inconclusive meeting to-day between the Commonwealth and the State Premiers agreed to another meeting later at an undecided date to discuss the future of taxation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.P. Man Leads in Armidale Election see-saw
THE see-saw struggle for the Armidale seat swung in favor of…
Continued on Trove, page 52 →Writ threat over election dodger
TRANSPORT Minister Sheahan has sought police inquiry into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cheque for 2d pays election bet
[?]MLA's CHEQUE A Sydney hotel broker, Albie Williams, bet on the result of last Saturday's State election--and won 2d…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gippsland Poll C.P. Candidate In Lead
MELBOURNE, Sunday. —The Country Party late to-night was holding the Legislative Council seat of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament On Air
Sir,—Most would agree with Dr. Evatt that people ought to be interested in national affairs, and willing to listen to both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Council Election Query
CANBERRA, Tues. -- Mr. Ward (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives today, asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) whether a Commonwealth Security officer had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Council Election Query
CANBERRA, Tues. -- Mr. Ward (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives today, asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) whether a Commonwealth Security officer had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Council Election Query
CANBERRA, Tues. -- Mr. Ward (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House off Representatives today, asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) whether a Commonwealth Security officer had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament FEDERAL
In the House of Representatives yesterday a Ministerial statement was made on the campaign in Korea. The debate on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Move To Upset Lab. Election
CANBERRA, Tuesday. —Mr. E. J. Ward (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Candidates For State Seat Sought
The Liberal Party last night called for nominations from candidates to contest the seat of Dulwich Hill in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election battle on Labor Ccl
Attempts by extreme rightwing President Shortell to postpone NSW Labor Council elections last week were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Communist Candidates to Take Fight to Canberra
Communist Party election candidates will take the people’s fight against Menzies to Canberra on March 11. UNLIKE other parties, the CPA does NOT end its fight or discard its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sad contrast between Clarrie and Claude Two Election Meetings
A HIGH-PITCHED feminine war-whoop nearly knocks us flat as we enter the Mosman Town Hall on a pre-election…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Communist candidates in SA. Q’ld
The Communist Party of Australia is entering a strong team of candidates in the forthcoming State elections…
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