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Council & local affairs, 1906

3,015 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 151

Municipal. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 11

Mr. B. B. Halls and Mr. A. L. Taylor have been nominated for the extraordinary vacancy in the Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Mr. W. S. Thomson…

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Municipal Versus Private Abattoirs. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 10

Sir,--After the many years of limping, loose, and nerveless efforts to bring under one effective control the many-sided interests of our principal food, viz., the meat we eat, and to…

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Widening Oxford-street. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 7

Yesterday a deputation, introduced by Alderman Norton, waited upon the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) to further the proposals made tor the widening of…

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Widening Oxford-street. Deputation to the Lord Mayor. a Huge Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 3

A deputation from the shopkeepers of Oxford-street, representing both sides of that thoroughfare, was introduced to the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall yesterday by…

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Archdeacon Oakes and the Labour Council

Evening News · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 6

Mr. J. Hill writes:—Surely many, if not very many, persons will hold that Archdeacon Oakes' letter, which was read before the Sydney Labour Council the other night. should…

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Leichhardt Council and the Abattoirs Question

Evening News · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 2

At the last meeting of Lelchhardt Council the abattoirs matter was debated. It came before it in the shape of a resolution, moved by Alderman Treadgold, as follows:—"(1) That…

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A "Cosmopolitan" Ragpicker. Would Assist Council Inspector

Evening News · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 5

Rag-Picking is an industry few councils care about encouraging in the areas under their control, and unless very good reasons are shown licenses to carry on this business are seldom…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the City Council [?]And the [?]Abattoirs. Where the Producer Comes In

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

The position of the City Council with regard to the controversy on the subject of the metropolitan abattoirs, which continues in these columns with unabated vehemence, is highly…

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The Abattoirs. State or Municipal Control? to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 3

Sir,—It is clear to me that the battle of the abattoirs, controlling, as it does, the meat supply of a great city, is going to bring out and expose more of human selfishness than…

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Enlarging Municipal Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 11

The question of adequately dealing with house garbage has at different periods occupied the attention of suburban councils, as, notwithstanding that the service is an expensive…

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Municipal. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 10

The City Council last night passed a resolution that the Works Department and members of Parliament be urged to get a sum of money placed on the Estimates for the…

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The Abattoirs--state or Municipal Control? to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

Sir,--It is clear to me that the battle of the abattoirs, controlling as it does the meat supply, of a great city, is going to bring out and expose more of human selfishness than any controversy…

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Municipal Milk Depots. an Interesting Report

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 9

A report dealing with the establishment of municipal milk depots was presented at the meeting of the health and bylaws committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon by the…

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Discussed by the Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 7

The matter was officially brought under the notice of the Sydney Labor Council last night, when Mr. Bryant, vice-president of that body, submitted a motion providing that a deputation,…

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Stock Boards and Shire Councils. (To the Editor "Stock and Station Journal.")

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

Sir,—I read with interest your open letter re "Maintenance and Support of Stock Boards as well as Shire Councils." And also Mr. W. W. Killen's…

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Sydney Labour Council. Navigation Committee's Report. Union Label Design

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council, presided over by Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, the report was presented of the committee which had been appointed to deal…

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THE P.P. Boards and the Shire Councils. (To the Editor "Stock and Station Journal.")

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 15th June, I notice an article by Mr. Killen, asking the question: "Should the Stock Boards be abolished?"…

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Tobacco Workers' Strike. Free Labour Offering. No Settlement Effected. Labour Council's Support

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

With the exception of about five hands, the men and boys who ceased work at the British Australasian Tobacco Company's works did not offer themselves for employment…

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Tramway Crisis. Continuation Meeting. Resolutions Again Carried. Complete Unanimity. Action by the Labour Council. Deputation to See Mr. Carruthers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 7

The resolutions which were passed at Wednesday night's mass meeting of tramway employees were again carried unanimously at the continuation meeting held yesterday…

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Municipal. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 10

Alderman Saxon has resigned his seat in the council. BOWRAVILLE, Thursday. Great indignation exists here at the…

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