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Council & local affairs, 1930

1,428 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 72

A Fighting Mayor Punches Police Sergeant

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

The Mayor of Burrowa (Aid. E. J. Leake) was last week fined £2 at the Harden Police Court for assaulting Sergeant North, 10/— for using…

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ROAD v. Rail Albury Council's Supplies Motor Service Supported

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

Despite an earnest appeal by Mr. Clapp, Chief Railway Commissioner for Victoria, to the Albury Municipal Council to support the railways in…

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Sydney Labor Council President to Resign SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

The question of the "all out" policy in connection with the coal dispute was not discussed at the meeting of the council of the Federated…

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Sydney Labor Council Election of Officers Communists Defeated

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

Communists met with a crushing defeat on Thursday, when the ballot for the election of officers of the Sydney Trade and Labor Council…

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Sydney Labor Council President to Resign Effect of Withdrawal of Enginedrivers' Union SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

The question of the "all out" policy in connection with the coal dispute was not discussed at the meeting of the council of the Federated Engine-drivers…

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Strike Developments Engine-drivers and Firemen Break with Unions President of Labor Council May Resign Heavy Blow for Militant Section of the Industrialists Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

The State Council of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, at a meeting to-day, decided, by 26 to 9, to withdraw from the Sydney Trades and Labor Council. Mr. F. Roels, President of the Sydney branch, is also…

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Fighting Mayor Fined for Assaulting Police

The Daily Express · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 2

The Mayor of Burrowa (Ald. E. J. Leake) was last week fined £2 at the Harden Police Court for assaulting Sergt. North, 10 for using indecent…

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Dairying Industry Council to Be Retained Reduction in Personnel Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Markets and Transport, Mr. Parker Moloney, announced to-day that it had been decided to retain the Australian Dairy Council as…

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Working of Rothbury Lithgow Council's Protest Not Supported by Cabra-vale Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 2

The Cabra-Vale council decided not to support the Lithgow council in a protest against the working of the Rothbury mine. The Mayor of Cabra…

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Ambulance Carnival Opened by Mayor Large Attendance Last Night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

The river bank between the Wagga Beach and Dixieland presented a gay scene last night when the annual carnival of the Wagga District…

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Tumut Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

At the general meeting of the Tumut Shire Council on 16 th inst. all the Councillors were present (President Godfrey in the chair)…

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Trouble Over Water the Mayor and Alderman Peacock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

A brush occurred at the Wagga Municipal Council meeting last night between the Mayor, Alderman D. E. Collins, and Alderman W. J. Peacock…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last, there being present Ald. T. H. Mancy (Deputy…

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Municipal Council Decisions Card System Introduced to Avoid Overlooking Resolutions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

The Mayor, Alderman E. E. Collins, at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night moved that the deputy-town clerk be minute clerk for…

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Chicago's Finances "On Brink of Disaster" Mayor's Admission Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

The Mayor of Chicago, Mr. Thompson, admitted publicly, and for the first time, in a statement to-day that Chicago was "broke." and tottering…

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Bus Services Council Seeks Wider Powers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

At last night meeting of the Wagga Hospital Council the health committee recommended that the Department of Local Government be asked to approve…

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Dairying Industry Council to Be Retained

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

The Minister for Markets and Transport, Mr. Parker Moloney, announced on Tuesday, that it had been decided to retain the Australian…

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Road or Railway? Council Employs Motor Transport

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

The mayor (Alderman Waugh) and Alderman Gray, at a meeting of the Albury Council recently, pro-tested against the decision of the…

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Sydney Labor Council President Resigns Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

Following on the decision of the conference of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association, Mr. F. Roels, president of the Sydney…

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Main Roads Passes Through Wagga Engineers Meet Council

The Daily Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

Mr. V. J. Harding, Divisional Engineer of the Main Roads Board, and Mr. Crouch, from Sydney, attended the Municipal Council meeting last…

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