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Council & local affairs, 1921

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Wagga Council. Thursday Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

At a meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council, held in the Town Hall on Thursday night, there were present the Deputy Mayor (Alderman H. Oates)…

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Exchange of Courtesies. HENLEY V. Lambert Lord Mayor Replies. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

The Lord Mayor said today that he was glad Sir Thomas Henley [?] not call on him. It relieved him of an unpleasant ordeal. Sir Thomas Henley…

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Motherhood Endowment. Demand for the Bill Lord Mayor Approached. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 1

A deputation from the various women’s associations waited on the Lord Mayor to-day and requested him to try to have Parliament opened and…

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The Retort Discourteous Lord Mayor and Sir Thomas Henley. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

The Lord Mayor, referring to-day to Sir Thomas Henley's declaration of yesterday, said, "I really believe it would be to the best interest of the…

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Lord Mayor on Parole. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

Daniel O'Callaghan, the Lord Mayor of Cork, who arrived at Newport News as a stowaway, for the purpose of testifying before the Irish…

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Motherhood Endowment. Deputation to Lord Mayor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 1

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Lambert) declined yesterday to call a meeting in order to urge the Government to pass the Motherhood Endowment Bill…

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A.L.P. and Premier. Flooding the Legislative Council. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

A meeting of the A. L. P. executive yesterday, at which the Lord Major presided, carried a resolution requesting the Government to make the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our Correspondents.) the Council and Basic Wage. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your report of the last meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council that a clerk in the council's employ is to be dismissed because he…

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Should Aldermen Be Paid?

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Sydney. Monday—Referring to the question of payment of aldermen the Lord Mayor, Ald. Lambert, says that neither he nor the Labor party has…

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Civic Service Payment for Aldermen Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

Referring to the question of [?] or aldermen, the Lord [?] says that neither he nor the [?] Party has advocated payment o[?]…

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Recognising Ex-mayor Stratton

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Cootamundra citizens are called to-gether by advertisement, so as to arrange, ways and means of showing their appreciation of the ex-Mayor, prior…

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Payment of Aldermen. Under Greater Sydney Scheme. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

The Lord Mayor stated to-day that it is untrue that either himself or members of the party to which he belong had at any time advocated the…

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Municipal Quarry Sydney Council Scheme an Adverse Report Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

The City Council has received tour offers for quarries ranging in price from £11,000 to £45,000. The City Surveyor has reported in regard to…

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Labor Council Condemned Unfraternal Policy "White Anting, Disruptive Tacties" SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

Speakers at a united labourers' meeting last sight criticised the Labor Council's attitude towards the unemployed and the motherhood endowment…

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Sydney Council Labor Caucus Busy. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 1

It ls understood that the Labor Caucus of the City Council has decided that a proposed contract with Messrs. Badcock and Wilcox Ltd. and…

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"Fire-eating Dictators." Laborers and Labor Council. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

The United Laborers' Society last night criticised the Labor Council's altitude towards the unemployed and the motherhood endowment…

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Labour Council. Condemned by Laborers “Fire–eating Dictators” Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

The Labour Council was condemned at a meeting of the United Laborers’ Union, and was referred to as “fire–eating dictators.” Delegates to the…

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Labor Squabble Aldermen v. Trades Hall. City Council Contracts. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 1

Carious forces are apparenty again working in the City Council this time in regard to a huge contract for the power house plant…

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Won First Prize. But Loses It. Bolshevik Mayor Aggrieved. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

A remarkable case is reported from Guarda Veneta, Italy. The mayor of that city, who is a Bolshevik lost the first prize although he was the…

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Items of News. To-nights Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

At to-night's meeting of the Wagga Council the Mayor (Ald. L. Cullen) who recently returnd after spending a few weeks touring in his motor car, will…

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