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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

5,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

Waverley's Finances Watchdogs? Assertions Refuted. Statement by Mayor Campbell

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 14

The statements in the "Evening News" by the secretaries of the Waverley Vlgilance Association. messrs. E. Mason and A. A. Pliman, in referring to the recent actions…

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Lawn Tennis. the New Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 16

This State is shortly going to lose A. B. Jones for a few months. Mr. Jones is going to Melbourne on business. He will join one of the Victorian clubs, and will probably return a…

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Benefits of Local Government. New Shire Hall at Moree

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 18

MOREE, Tuesday.--The formal opening of the Shire-hall, in Frome-street, Moree, built by the combined Boomi and Boolaroo Shire Councils for offices, took place to-day. Cr. P…

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In Family Council Fashion Fancies Evening Party Dresses

Globe · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 11

The Party frocks for girls of sweet sixteen and thereabout make a very interesting subject and a most attractive one. The Empire style is a great favorite among…

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Waste of Water. Complaint Against the City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 18

At the meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage yesterday a discussion took place regarding the alleged waste of water by the Sydney Municipal Council…

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Some of Their Own Medicine Proposed Provision Steamer for Strikers. Labor Council Cannot Procure Vessel

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 8

The project of the New South Wales Labor Carnival and the Brisbane strike leaders to charter a special steamer to take a cargo of provisions and general supplies for the use of…

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N.s.w. Municipal Employees' Union

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

On Wednesday, March 6, the picnic and sports carnival of the above union will be held at the Agricultural Ground, under the auspices of the League of Wheelmen and…

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Shires and Municipal. Burrowa

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 13

BURROWA, Monday.--The local municipal council has been considering the advisability of destroying the weir on the Burrowra River, regarding it as a menace to public health. The proposal is meeting with strenuous…

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Willoughby's Rate Aldermen at a Deadlock

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 10

A peculiar situation has arisen in Willoughby Council with regard to the rate for the current year. At the last meeting of the council the…

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Prove It ! Telephone Attendants and Alderman

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 11

At a meeting of the Ashfield Council the local telephone service was harahly criticised by one of the aldermen who was strongly supported by the Mayor and allegations were made…

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Auburn Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 12

The regular meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor, Ald. J. Hunter, presiding. Alderman R. E. Page was granted leave of absence for a period not…

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The Commonwealth. Council of Rifle Associations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A military order ha a been issued appointing the commandant of tho musketry school an ex officio member of the Commonwealth Council of the Rifle…

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Grand Council Deputation Service Conditions Discussed

Co-operator · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 6

On Thursday, Nov. 30, a deputation from the Tramway. Loco., and Traffic Unions waited upon the Premier, Mr. McGowen. in regard to certain service…

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No Boat Chartered. Failure to Send 1000 Tons of Food. Labor Council Alleges a Shipping Combine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 10

The executive of the Labor Council of Sydney (in conjunction with the representative of the Brisbane defence committee) has been unsuccessful in an effort to charter a vessel for…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. the Roads Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The public mind is much exercised on the roads question, and with good justification. The flagrant neglect of the main roads by some local authorities is so well known that…

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Municipal. Campbelltown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 7

The municipal council adopted the estimates for the current year at the last meeting, and fixed the general rate at 1d in the £ on the unimproved capital value, and ¼d on…

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Municipal Milk Supply. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 10

At their meeting last night, the Fremantle Council appointed a committee to inquire into and report to the council on the advisability of municipalising the distribution of…

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Air, Light, and Space. Health for the Municipalities. a Model Building Ordinance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 15

The model building ordinance which a special committee of the Local Government Association has been for over six months hard at work on, was yesterday finally adopted by that…

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Shire and Municipal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, clerk of the Goobang (Parkes, N.S.W.) Shire has resigned. Mr. Lee, Gilgandra Shire Council, was at last meeting voted an extra…

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Shire and Municipality Legal Points

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 9

Being abstract of the opinions given by Mr. J. W. Maund, honorary solicitor to the Shires' Association, on points referred to him, through…

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