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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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A Municipality's Loans. Mosman Is Given a Hint

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 10

The fact that the Mosman Council has made no provision for the repayment of the loans it has obtained was recently the subject of a communication from the Chief…

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In Society and Out of It Home-Made Plays--In Memory of Mrs. Molynoux-Parkes--The Bush Book Club --National Council of Women--Bushrangers and Harem Skirts--Miss J.

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 4

Home-made plays were the attractive fare provided at the usual monthly meeting of the Dramatic Authors' Association (of which Rev. T. Hillhouse Taylor is president…

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Lang Federal Labor Council

Co-operator · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 4

The Lang Federal Electorate Council men at Rockdale Town Hall on Friday, March 24th, Mr. J. Lenchan presiding in the absence of the President, Mr…

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A.H.C. GUILD. Executive Council

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 23

A meeting of the Executive Council of the A.H.C. Guild was held in the Guild Hall on Wednesday week. The Warden-General, Bro. W. J. Airey…

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Overcrowded Trams. Move by Alexandria Council

The Sun · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

The overcrowding of the Henderson-road and Alexandria trams, particularly in the evening, was the subject of a motion, by Alderman Ness at the meeting of the…

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A H C Guild Executive Council Meeting

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 18

A meeting of the Executive Council of the A.H.C. Guild was held in the Guild Hall on Wednesday. The Warden-Generail (Bro. W. J. Airey) presided. The other officers…

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What the Council Wanted. a Fat Fee and All the Proceeds. Crowding Out a Football Club

The Sun · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 1

Some time ago the South Sydney Federal League Football Club made overtures to the Alexandria Council for the use of the oval for the season. The council decided that the…

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"You're Too Mean to Tax Yourselves." Me. Griffith Talks Straight to a Shire. "It Is Shasleful to Ask for Charity." Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 8

The Ministor for Works had another encounter with a shire council yesterday, the members present receiving a rude shock at the prompt refusal they received when the…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. Greater Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 6

While there has boen constant discussion and local agitation about the Greater Sydney question, no local feeling appeared to exist in regard to the concentration of civic powers…

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Shire and Municipal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Lockhart Shire Council has decided to call for tenders for a road plant for the shire. Lismore council has decided to…

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Yarralumla Shire

The Land · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 10

The fact of the Federal capital being in the Yarralumla Shire has caused a proposal to be made to annex the balance outside the…

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A New Shire Wanted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 12

A feeling has been grossing for some time among ratepayers of the undeveloped portions of Kogarab, Hurstville, and Canterbury municipalities that these areas would be best governed…

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A Shire's Year Book

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

At last meeting of Peel (Tamworth) Shire Council, the clerk asked the council to purchase a camera, to enable the cugineer to the photographs…

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Suburban News. Hornsby Shire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 12

At a meeting held at Hornsby on Wednesday night the following resolution was moved by Councillor Dobson, seconded by Councillor Morris, and carried unanimously:—"That this meeting emphatically opposes…

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The Lord Mayor and Homebush Yards

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 1

It would be a pity to deprive the Lord Mayor of Sydney, of any satisfaction he may feel arising out of the request of the live stock salesmen that a…

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Shire and Municipality Councils and the Referenda. Victorian Action. Far-reaching Powers

The Land · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 9

The municipalisation of Victoria is proposing to bring prominently under the notice of municipal ratepayers in all parts of Australia. The Shire…

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Western District Council

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Western District Council of the F. and S, Association was held at Nevertir[?] on Wednesday, the l5th inst. Present: Mr…

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Sydney Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 10

Members of the Sydney Labour Council were asked last evening by the executire to reconsider the decision arrived at a forntnight ago to the effect that the reporting of the proceedings of the council should be…

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South Eastern District Council

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

A meeting was held last week at Henty of the South-Eastern District Council. Mr. W. A. Stoyles (president) occupied the chair, and other…

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The Caithness-shire. Impossible to Save the Hull

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Further advices relative to the stranded barque Caithness-shire states that the captain and crew are safe on board, and what cargo she carries is…

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