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Council & local affairs, 1927

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Balmain Ballot Dr. Evatt's Position Lord Mayor's Statements SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 4

The A.L.P. executive to-night considered the position of Dr. Evatl, who is contesting the Balmain pre-election [?]allot. A letter from the Rozelle…

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Main Roads Council's Burden Declaimed Unberable

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 7

The campaign inaugurated by the National Roads and Motorists's Association for a complete revision of the State's roads with a view of placing…

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Costly Libel "Smith's Weekly" Pays Privy Council Upholds Appeal Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 1

THE LONG-DRAWN out litigation between "Smith's Weekly" and T. E. Rofe, a well-known property owner and financier, has at last…

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Mitchell Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 6

Cr. E. T, Bartlett [?]riede of the monthly meeting of the [?]i Shire Council held on Tuesday of last week Others re[?]-were Crs. G. Lind[?]…

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Gadara Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

President A. E. Herring and Crs. D. L. Herliby, S. L. Crain, R. J. Benson, H. Godfrey and A. N. Stacy were present at the August meeting of the…

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Shire Council Correspondence

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

At the August meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council correspondence was read from the following…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor (Aid. S. H…

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Town Clerks Alderman Resents Criticism. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

speaking at a meeting of the executive of the Local Government Association today, Alderman Waller, of Mailland, said that he strongly resented the…

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Leeton Friendly Societies Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

The adjourned general meeting was held on Friday, 12th inst., There was a large attendance of delegates present and apologies were received…

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Deputation Re Plebiscite Mr. Evatt States Commissions Representatives Cannot Be Removed for Two Years Commission Desire to Give Executive Board As Much Power, or Even More Than That of Shire Council. Ex-parte Statements Not Fair to Commission, Would Be Courtesy to Invite Commission's Representatives to Such Meetings

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

Following on the public meeting held in the Leeton School of Arts on Friday night last, the deputation, Messrs. A. E. Cook, W. J. Monfries…

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Municipal Accounts

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 2

Wagga ratepayers know that municipal accounts have to be paid on or before the 20th of each month, otherwise a penalty is inflicted. It may not,…

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Tumut Municipal Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. J. Elphick) with Ald. Gordon, J. Lenrmont, Burt, Maitland and Pearce, and acting Town Clerk (Mr. W. L. Cooper) were…

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City Council Labor Ballot September 10 SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 4

The A.L.P. Executive last night decided that the City Council selection ballot be held on September 10…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 2

The fortnightly, meeting opened last night with a bare quorum—Aid, S. H. Dickson (Mayor), J. Brady, J. Rinkin, G. H. Taylor, and H. S. Davy…

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Wallendbeen Council

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 3

At the regular monthly meeting seven attended. Apologies were received from Ald. Hoey, and McLeod. Correspondence…

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City Council Loan Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 3

The Australian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited has agreed to lend the Sydney City Council £500,000. The loan bears…

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Young's Electricity Council in Quandary. YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

A number of ratepayers at Young are drawing up a petition requesting that a poll be taken on the question of council's £5000 loan to finish the…

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Proposed Municipality and Shire Amalgamation

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

NEXT Saturday the ratepayers of the Tumut Municipality are being called upon the determine by a poll whether the Municipality shall be…

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Day Labor Lord Mayor's Warning Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Mostyn, today suggested that if the trouble with the men at the Bunstrong power house could not be…

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Mitchell Shire Electors

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 2

In the advertising columns to-day, notice is given that the supplimentary list of electors for A.B. and C ridings of the Mitchell Shire may be inspected…

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