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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

3,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 192

Drummoyne Municipality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 12

The triennial municipal elections, so far as Drummoyne is concerned, are not to be left uncontested by the Labor party. There clear indications that the party is making…

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Municipal Borrowing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 16

The Newcastle City Council proposes to borrow £35,000 by the issue of debentures having a currency of 20 years, and hearing interest at 6 per cent. The loan is required for…

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Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

At last meeting of Parramatta Council, Alderman Jago took leave of his fellow aldermen in a manner somewhat similar to that in which our friend Alderman…

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New Sydney. Housing Board and Council. Request to Lord Mayor

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4

The Lord Mayor (Alderman R. W. Richards) today received a deputation from the Housing Board, urging that the City Council should proceed at once with certain works…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 9

The Lord Mayor begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following contributions towards alleviating the distress occusioned by the recent disaster in Japan:--…

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Ex-lord Mayor's Impression. Previous Report Endorsed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 10

Mr. A. A. C. Cocks, late Lord Mayor, was asked yesterday what the thought of the report I was naturaly vary much interested." he said " and read the summarised report in the…

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Council or Federation? the Council's Point of View

The Australian Worker · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 21

The rivalry which exists between the Labor Council of N.S.W. and the Labor Federation, and which arose out of the Trades Union Congress, is referred to in…

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Granville Council's Law Suits

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 14

In his annual report to the Granville Council, Mayor West referred with regret to what he considered was a most disastrous year in the matter of law suits. Two cases, he said, had…

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Executive Council. To-day's Appointments

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 5

The following appointments were approved by the Executive Council at this morning's meeting. Mr. J. Houston as member of the Local Land…

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Weatherboard Cottages. Manly Council's Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 15

An interesting discussion took place at the Manly Council's last meeting on the right of property owners to erect semi-detached weatherboard buildings on 40ft. allotments. A…

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Another Council Affected. Katoomba

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 1

A [?] has arisen in the municipality of [?] owing to the action of the Department of Public Works under [?] water supply to [?]…

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Order at the Town Hall. Lord Mayor's Report. Public Interest Awakened

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 10

Tho Lord Mayor's report on the condition of the city services, as published in "The Daily Telegraph" has created considerable interest In municipal circles…

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Labor Conference and the Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 8

The demand of the Labor Conference for the right of each group of unions to have proportional representation in the Legislative Council is only a further step on the…

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Enfield Council Rebuked. Fighting a Fever Outbreak

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 14

A few weeks ago the Enfield sanitary inspector reported that an outbreak of enteric fever had occurred at the railway camp in that district, and that some of the tents and other…

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North Sydney Lighting. City Council or Company?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 11

Mr. Arthur Cocks, M.L.A., and ex-Lord Mayor, was tho principal speaker at a mooting of the "reform" candidates in the North Sydney municipal elections, held at the Masonic-hall,…

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South African Strike. Resolution by N.s.w. Labor Council

The Australian Worker · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 11

The opinion of N.S.W. Trade Unionists on the attitude of the South African Government towards the workers of that country was expressed at the last meeting…

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State Boundaries. Governments Quarrel. Privy Council's Decision. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 8

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disposed yesterday, of the dispute between the Victorian and South Australian Governments regarding the boundary…

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State Boundary Dispute. Privy Council's Judgment. South Australian Regret. Adelaide

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 7

The decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concerning the dispute between the Victorian and South Australian Governments. with reference to the boundary…

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The Council Must Go! Concluding with a Few Remarks on Premier Holman's Notions of Duty

The Australian Worker · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

WHOVER may be appointed to the Legislative Council by the Labor Government of New South Wales, they should enjoy that dubious distinction for only a short…

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Medlow Water Supply Minister and Council Clash Mr. Griffith Carries Out the Work. Without Permission From Local Body. Lawson

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 1

The Action of the Minister for Works, Mr. A. Griffith, in laying water pipes through the streets of Medlow Bath without Informing or obtaining the permission of the local governing…

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