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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

5,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Income Tax Bill. Its Passage in the Council. Mr. Farleigh Replies to Mr. Flowers

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1912 · page 7

At a meeting of mercantile men during the week Mr. J. G. Farleigh, M.L.C., stated that the Minister who had charge of the Income Tax Bill in the Council did not comprehend its…

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Granville State Labor Council

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 10

The annual meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night last at Auburn. A good muster of delegates were present from branch leagues, namely, Auburn, Granville…

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Randwick Racecourse. Proposed Resumption. Local Labor Council's Scheme

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 6

The proposal to resume Randwick Racecourse for residential purposes, has tho heartiest support of Randwick Electorate Labor Council. The matter was discussed…

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A Mountain Shire. Maladministration. Alleged by a Councillor. Vigorous Defence. (From Our Special Reporter.) Lawson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 7

There is trouble, disappointment, and heart[?] burning on the Blue Mountains. For months there has been a kind of smouldering discontent, and on Friday night it blazed forth…

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Alexandria's Clean Sweep. Loss of Municipal Revenue. Taxing the Railway Commissioner. What the Local Town Clerk Says

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 10

In the "Evening News" of Saturday particulars were published in regard to the resumptions which have just taken place of some 1[?] 1/2 acres in Alexandria for the purpose of…

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Municipal. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 7

The Grenfell Municipal Council has struck a rate of 3½d in the pound on the unimproved capital value. JAMBEROO, Sunday…

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A Municipal View

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 6

The motion to be submitted at the meeting of the Randwick Council to-morrow evening affirming the desirability of the Randwick Racecourse being resumed for…

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Qualified Engineers in Municipalities

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

In the past we argued the necessitiy for permanently qualified engineers, not only in the shires, but in the municipalities also. Our advocacy has had its good effect. Many of the shires have fallen…

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Shire Council Pipe-making. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 15

Sir,--In Several letters which have recently appeared under the above heading the President, and some of the councillors of the Blue Mountains Shite have made the statement that the concrete pipes manufactured by them…

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Shire and Municipal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

The sum of £1,000 has been voted by the Amaron (Molong, N.S.W.) Shire Council for the shire-hall, now under construction…

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City Council's Coal Supply

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

The city electrical engineer (Mr. Forbes Mackay) reported to the works committee yesterday afternoon that if the council desired to keep a three months' supply of coal…

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Medical Insurance. Representative Council Formed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Monday.--A conference of the Royal College of Surgeons, held at Edinburgh, formed a Medical Insurance Council, to represent the profession in relation to the Insurance Act…

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Maclean Council's Dilemma. Funds for Road Maintenance

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 7

MACLEAN, Monday.--Some time ago the Maclean municipal council, through the member for Raleigh, approached the Government for assistance towards the upkeep of roads and…

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City Council Coal Supply. an Emergency Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 11

Mr. Forbes Mackny (electrical engineer) reported to the committee yesterday afternoon in respect of an emergency supply of coal at the power-house. The idea originally was that…

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Prosecution Fails. Costs Against Council. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 12

John Merritt, a master butcher, was before the police court to-day, charged with having slaughtered stock at a place other than the municipal abattoirs, in contravention of the…

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A Council on Its Dignity. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 9

The municipal council have decided to refuse the offer of the Board of Health Department with respect to the latter body contributing £75 yearly towards engaging a…

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Storage of Coal. City Council and Labour Troubles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 7

The city electrical engineer (Mr. Forbes Mackay) recommended to the lighting committee of the City Council yesterday that a stock of coal equivalent to 10 weeks'…

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The Labor Council. "Without Power, Dignity or Influence,"

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 1

Mr.' T. Miller was on Thursday week elected president of the Labor Council in Sydney, and when welcoming him to the seat the retiring president,…

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Farmers and Municipal Taxes

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

Ulmarra Municipal Council has struck a general rate for 1912 of 1d, on the unimproved capital value, and an additional general rate of…

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Municipal Salaries. Warm Debate at Paddington

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 6

A long discussion, which at times became somewhat heated, took place in the Paddington Council last evening on a report of the special sub committee appointed to…

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