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Council & local affairs, 1914

3,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 192

Newcastle. the Miners' Demands. Second Shift Dispute. Municipal Elections

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 1

The question of the abolition of the second, of afternoon, [?] at the collieries of the northern district—the knottiest of all the matters on the miners' last of real or fancied…

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Municipal Elections. Murrurundi

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 9

Frederick William Hudden, Bartholomew Dugan, Harold [?] James Woodford Holden, Robert Edward Keegan, John Kelly, John James Morgan Edward Hurrey, [?] James Holmen [?] Robert…

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Municipal Library Development

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 5

In view of the rapid growth and development of the Municipal Library, and the alternations to Queen Victoria Market buildings, Alderman Barlow will move at Tuesday's meeting of the…

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Vacant Municipal Seat

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 1

Owing to the resignation of Alderman Cocks, which is a matter for general regret, the ratepayers of Lang Ward have an opportunity of…

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Waverley Municipal Elections

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

The contests in the four wards at Waverley indicate a great change in the constitution of the local Council and the prospects are regarded by…

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North Sydney Municipal Elections. Some Particulars for the Ratepayers

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

There is of course only one opinion in North Sydney just now, and it is that with two or three exceptions, the present…

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Municipal Progress

The St George Call · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

Our local government system is one which in itself permits of much further progress in municipal administration being made under it than has been…

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Newcastle Municipal Employees. New Claims Lodged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 17

New claims have been issued by the Municipal Employees' Union to cover the employees of sanitary contractors in the Newcastle district and the board (No 19 the Transport)…

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Municipal Nominations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 14

In the list of nomination from the Lidcombe municipality, published yesterday, the name of the Mayor (Ald. Lidbury) should have been included…

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Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 11

Aldermen Graham and Brown are running together in Marsden Ward, Parramatta. They are competing against "the Progressives," more or less…

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Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

Reg. Taylor, the Progressive candidate for East Ward, Dundas. Vote for him. Aldermen Hughes and Jack are again offering themselves for Ermington Ward…

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Battersea's Colored Mayor. a Dramatic Speech

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1914 · page 1

For the first time in the history of Britain a man of color has been elected Mayor of a borough. The honor has fallen to Mr. John Richard Archer, a photographer, of Battersea…

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Legislative Council. Probable Appointments. Labor Names and Others. What Will the P.l.l. Sat ?

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1914 · page 9

It is believed that the names to be chosen by the Labor Government for the Legislative Council will include the following :— Mr. M. Connington, secretary of the Trolly…

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The World of Women Congress in Rome. National Council of Women. Selected Australian Delegates. Reforms Under Debate

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1914 · page 20

The quinquennial congress of the National Council of Women will be held this year at the Quirinal Hotel, Rome, from May 5 to 14. Delegates from Australia have already been…

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The Putting-off Habit. Lidcombe Aldermen in a Fix

Evening News · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 8

When the Meat Industry and Abattoir Board notified the Lidcombe Council six months ago that the land used as a sanitary aras was required for the extension of the shaitoirs the…

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Foodstuffs Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 7

A constitution and rules for the Food Producing and Distributing Council have been adopted. It is proposed to give consideration to the question of members working with…

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New Zealand Council. Two Laborites Reappointed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 6

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Sunday.--Messrs. John T. Paul (Olago) and John Barr (Canterbury), both Laborites, have been, re-appointed members of the Legislative Council…

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M.L.C. Nominated. Labour Council Move. Culcairn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 10

The nomination of Mr. F. W, Scholz, of Culcairn, for appointment to the Legislative Council, has been officially endorsod by the Albury District Labour Council, delegates from the…

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"Stuffing" the Council. Class Propaganda. Resented by Prime Minister

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 6

MELBOURNE. Saturday.--The Prime Minister took the opportunity to-day to deal with Mr. Grant's' proposition that Labor should "stuff" the New South Wales Legislative…

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Olympic Council's Conference. New Zealand Delegates Enter a Protest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 12

The conference of delegates appointed by the [?] ous Olympic Coucils of Australia and New Zealand was concluded yesterday. Mr. B. J. Parkinson (Vic.) presided. The two New Zealand delegates,…

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