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Council & local affairs, 1914

3,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 192

Executive Council. To-day's Appointments

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

The following appointments were made at this morning's meeting of the New South Wales Executive Council. Mr. John Harper, Assistant Commissioner for…

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General News. Legislative Council Appointments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

The interest being manifested in connection with the forthcoming appointments to the Upper House is little less than that evinced with respect to the election of the new Cabinet…

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Tamworth F. S. A. District Council

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tamworth District Council was held on January [?], and was well attended Mr. W. Peek (President) begin in the chair…

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Building & Construction. a City Council Experiment

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 9

Reinforced concrete, in spite of the obsolete Building Act, is rapidly making headway in Sydney for all classes of constructional work, and a further illustration of the fact is…

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Widening Park-street. Rejected by City Council

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 3

The proposal to widen park and William streets, the estimated cost of the resumptions for which was £215,000, was discussed by the general purposed committee of the City…

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City Improvement. Park-street Widening. Council Scheme Debated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 7

The proposal for the widening of Park and William streets was negatived by the general purposes committee of the City Council yesterday…

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Waverley Council. the New Chambers. No Tax on Ratepayers

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

To-night. for the first time. the alderman of waverley Council will meet in chambers beating the big borough they represent. For 51 years they have met in the old Council…

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Moore Park Golf Club. a Talk to the Council. the Improvements Necessary

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 9

D. G. Soutar gives some sound advice to the Sydney Municipal Council in regard to the improvements necessary if the municipal golf links are to be used to the best…

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The Sugar Case. Judgment of the Privy Council Powers of Royal Commission. How These Are Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 8

The Judgment delivered by the Lord Chancellor (Lord Haldane), on behalf of the Judicial Committee of the Trivy Council in the Colonial Sugar Company case, is published in…

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Dragged From a Cart. Municipal Candidate Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 10
Also in The Sun

Owing to severe Injuring resolved by being dragged from the rear of a cart. Mr. P. Carran, of Beatrice-street, Lidcombe, a candidate for municipal honors in South Ward, will be…

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Municipal Elections Labour Active at Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 7

Paddington municipality is one of those in which a determined attempt is being made by Labour candidates to secure a number of seats. At present only one seat in the…

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Municipal Speaking Teams. Activity at North Sydney

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

A remarkable feature of the North Sydney municipal elections is that in nearly all the wards the aldermen are going "on the stump" in an endeavor" "to resist' the…

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Municipal Elections. Petersham

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

In response to a requisition from ratepayers in the South Kingston Ward at Petersham. Mr. John Allworth Clark has decided to offer his services to the electors at the forthcoming…

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Municipal Aspirations and Federal Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

About two years ago the Federal Government purchased a large block of land in Perth for the purpose of erecting new buildings, a new post-office, a new Custom-house…

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Municipal, Golf Links

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 9

The recent formation of a golf club in connection with the municipal links is on the lines of the methods adopted for running public links in Scotland, and should prove a benefit…

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Council Elections. New Candidates in Western Suburbs. Aldermen Retiring

Evening News · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

There is every prospect of a number of keen contests in the municipal elections in the western suburbs, and whatever the western suburbs, and whatever the result of the voting there will be considerable changed…

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Newtown Alderman Retires

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 10

At the last meeting of the Newtown Council, Ald. W. Rigg signified his intention of not seeking re-election, in consequence of his removal to Cronulla…

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Prosperous Petersham. the Retiring Aldermen

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Petersham Council the Mayor (Alderman Wheeler) submitted a minute in which he eulogised, the work of the officers find staff during the past…

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Mayor of Waverley. Retiring From Municipal Work. Not a Glutton. Opening of New Council Chambers

Evening News · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 14

The Waverley Council met on Tuesday night for the first time in their new Chambers in the park. As soon as the Mayor and alderman took…

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