Nationalisation of Banking Faces Legal Roadblocks
A parliamentary battle over bank nationalisation grips Australia as Privy Council decisions and constitutional limits complicate the plan. Prime Minister Chifley, Attorney General Evatt, and Senator McKenna push for reforms amid coal strikes and Labour tensions. Opposition leaders warn of further legal challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Privy Council
Commonwealth
den Chit. Wey
Chifley
Ae Pwr
Labor Wen
Labor Party
Evatt
McKenna
Perry Council
Ben Chiffey
Asl
R. G. Menzies
Country Party
Artie Fadden
Stafford Cripps
Senator McKenna
Nick McKenna
British Medical Association
High Court
Labor
Bob Menzies
Grim Tales of the Bastille Revealed in New History
A historical review challenges popular myths about the Bastille. It explains that ordinary people rarely faced imprisonment there, which was mainly reserved for nobles and officers. The article notes later discoveries of records in the Arsenal library that sketch a less brutal, more social life inside the fortress-prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastille
Carlyle
Dickens
Tinita Walls
Dr. Manetto
Arsenal
Paris
de Iaxe
Louis XIV
Basti
Bastifie
de Courisadon
M. de Villars
Yeagea Infantry
Grenoble
Aveay
Bastille Life From The Inside Reveals Luxuries And Decline
Descriptions of Bastille inmates show well furnished rooms with armchairs tapestries and libraries while food varied from Spartan fare to lavish meals. Only a few prisoners remained after 1750 as staff included a doctor priest and barber. The fortress’s upkeep strained finances, and its demolition followed its brief peak during the French Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastille
Omer
Comte de Belle-Isle
Beaumelle
Voltaire
Dr. Manette
Comte de Belletsie
Utrecht
Marshall Lazembourg
Linfue
Hastille
Colonel de Courlandon
Louiz XVI
Beadle Traditions Echo Through Ely Place In London
A detailed look at Ely Place in Holborn andYe Old Mitre tavern reveals a haunting blend of history and ritual. Beadles ring the hour from ten until daybreak while century old features remain in the tavern and church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Place
Holborn
London
Beadle
Wight
Old
Hishopa
Ely
Elizabeth
Christopher Hatton
Hatton Garden
Hutton Garden
Britain
Sir Christopher
Christopher
Palace
Ely Palace
St. Ethelreda
Ely Court
Victoria
Railways meet Fire Brigade in premiership clash at recreation ground
Railways clash with Fire Brigade in premiership fixtures at the recreation ground tomorrow, with both A and B grade matches at 4 pm and a 12:30 pm second eighteen encounter. Railways, led by captain A Wrensted, are favoured to win as Fire Brigade rely on tempo and forward power to counter Railways pace and stamina. The match-up features key players from Railways J Horton C Cross Howell and Fire Brigade G Travis N Jupp with expected aerial duels and strategic early leads shaping the outcome. Railways aim to add four points to their premier ship tally as both sides prepare for a tough shakeup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldium National Football Association
Recreation Ground
Railways
Fire Brigade
Yaksin
Geraldton
Northampton- Upper Chapman
J. Horton
Rover
A. Mahe
H. Howell
C. Cross
K. Morris
P. Cooper
K. Cooper
Y. Farley
G. Travis
F. Wilcox
Briznies
T. O'Maley
N. Jupp
A. Wrensted
N. Calra
W. Sweetser
A. Maher
L. Calra
BR. Mounier
J. Glance
N. Grigsby
T. McNeece
RB. Prancis
A. O'Neil
G. Parsons
Ramage
J. Boyle
P. O'Brien
J. Worthington
K. Delane
Br, Hipner
B. Drew
P. Dornan
G. Gibson
C. Evans
J. Dunford
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New South Wales
Ike Arthur Calwell
Jones On
Massas
Fordson Major
Ceanine Fordson
Reese
Australis
Fordson
Mac’s Motors Pty. Ltd
Northampton, Yuna and Naraling
M.G.M. Trading Coy
Mullewa HL FP
Waldeck
Nabawa Phillipson & Son
Dongara J
L Kitschee
Lux
James Nasser
Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine
Beadie
Alley
Berome
Uae
al Aya
Wasonire Wom
Ennai Teseram Seereeaa
Ieee
Perth
Geraldten
Pam
Gerallien
Herth
E. Geran
Ercaan
Eoth Veraldten
Duriacher Street
Sealy
Ream Transport
Mounts Hay
Tourist ‘Association
Maries ‘Terrace
Jacaranda Florists
Guildford
Bassendean
Midland Junction
York Road
Warner’s Travelaxe Service
Wessel
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