FEDERAL HOUSE
OPENING AT CANBERRA
BOYCOTT OF BREAKAWAYS
United Press Association—By Electric Tele-
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CANBERRA, 20th November. The Commonwealth Parliament opened to-day without ceremony. Mr. Makin, of South Australia, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Messrs. Hughes, Marks, and Maxwell, three of the breakaways from the Brueo Government, also Mr. Massy Greene, who withdrew from the National Party only yesterday, sat by themselves on the Opposition side of the House. Their former party has been sadly depleted since the election, and it was noticeable that their former colleagues assumed a most unfriendly manner towards the breakaways. The Governor-General's speech indicated that an attempt would be made to improve the Federal Arbitration Act, after a conference between representatives of tho employers and employees. Representatives of the Commonwealth would attend the Five Power Naval Conference, to be held in London. They would also attend the Economic Conference. Reference was made in the speech to the steps taken, to' restrict migration and to "suspend compulsory military training.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 124, 21 November 1929, Page 9
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