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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1913

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Council's Officials. Resignations

The Land · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

Marcus Hoskins, engineer, Macquarie Shire; C. H. Cunningham, town cleric, Bombala; Mr, Benyon, sanitary inspector, Murwillumbah;…

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Council's. Movements. Elections

The Land · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

J. C. Philip, J.C.P., Walsh, and J. J. Smith, aldermen, Lismore; A. D. Ness, alderman, Temora; Ald. H. E. Pratten, Ashfield…

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Macleay District Council

The Land · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

The Attorney-General has refused the request of the Macleay District Council of the F. and S. Association to conduct an art union in connection'…

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Glen Innes District Council

The Land · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 12

A special meeting of the District Council was held in the council chambers on 4th instant. Mr. Ballard (president) presided over about 25…

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Shire Councils and Rabbits. Harborage Provided In Culverts

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

Wagga Pastures Board has forwarded to the Minister for Works a resolution asking for an amendment of the law in the direction of placting upon…

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Investigation Board. Labour Council Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

The Labour Council recently appointed a sub-committee to report upon the Industrial Arbitration Act. At last night's meeting the committee presented the following…

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The City Council and the Skyline

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 13

Athol writes:—One of the most striking features in the City of Sydney is the growing ugliness of the skyline. The former towa[?]s and spires are being gradually hidden by huge…

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Alleged Misappropriation. Ex-council Clerk Committed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 7

At the Water Police Court, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Christopher Joseph Ward, late council clerk of Vaucluse, on remand, was charged with appropriating three cheques for…

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Fish Markets. Charges of Mismanagement Council's Defence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

The Lord Mayor replied yesterday to the charges of mismanagement made against the City Council in regard to the fish markets. Bt he confined himself to two points only—…

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Shire and Municipality "The Land" will welcome discussion upon matters specially affecting shires and country municipalities, and will as far as possible, furnish specific information in answer to questions. Legal Points

The Land · Friday 24 January 1913 · 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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Noxious Weeds. 199.—Must a Council Summons or Destroy?

The Land · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

(Q.).—I am directed by my council to ask advice of your Association re auction 112 of the Local Government Act concerning the destruction of…

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Clerks' Union. and Trades and Labour Council. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

The following resolution was agreed to at a meeting of the Victorian Clerks' Union on Wednesday evening: "That this branch learns with regret that a proposition has been placed…

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Casting Out a "Devil." Council As Exorciser. Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

A Fairfield hat factory recently installed a machine commonly known as a "devil." It was for teasing flock, and was worked all day…

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Among the Juniors. to Govern Interstate Contests. a Suggested Council

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 11

Mr. R. S. Weir who went to Melbourne as the manager of the N.S.W. team had a satisfactory report to su[?] to the last meeting of the council of the N.S.W. Junior Union…

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Thrown Out. Excitement at Bankstown. Row at Council Meeting. Suppressed Correspondence

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 8

The municipal storm that has threatened the Bankstown Municipality for some months past burst at last night's meeting of the council. Early in the evening groups or retepayers…

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Farmers' Movements the Clarence F.S.A. District Council. First Meeting at Maclean

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

The first meeting of the F.S.A. District Council was held at Maclean on 10th instant, when the following branch delegates were present:—…

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Turkey Yields. Powers Joint Note. Adrianople and the Aegeans. Grand Council Meets. Constantinople, Jan. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 9

The Grand Council almost unanimously assented to the proposal of the Government to frankly accept the advice of the Powers. Accordingly, Turkey places herself in the…

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Fish in the Selling. Municipal Markets Control Fishermen and Agents. Co-operation Suggested

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 1

"What the Municipal Fish Markets require is a visit from a good business doctor." That is the gist of the opinions expressed by various official heads and dealers who were…

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Municipal Fish. a Pretty Kettleful. "Frictional Electricity". an Official Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 10

Quite a pretty kettle of fish is on the boil over the City Council's fish market. There are two rival markets in Sydney--the council's, in the Haymarket; and a co-operative agents'…

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Victorian Country Roads Act. Important Municipal Reforms Foreshadowed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Minister for Works, in a speech at Frankston, foreshadowed some important municipal reforms under the Country Rends Act…

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