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Council & local affairs, 1914

3,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 192

To-night's Mass Meeting. Lord Mayor's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 6

In connection with the meeting to be held in the basement, of the Town-hall this evening, the attention of the Lord Mayor (Ald. R. W. Richards) was directed to the report of the…

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City Council Business

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 8

The following arc among the motions to be considered by the City Council at its meeting to-morrow evening:-- WOOD-BLOCK TENDERS…

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Employers' Council Meet

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

There was no meeting of the Employers Grand Council in Saturday but a full master attended this morning at the Royal Exchange. Bridge-street, city. Messrs. E. P. Simpson…

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In Camera. Allied Employers' Council

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

The council of the allied employers held a meeting this morning. They debated the subject, of the strike at great length, and discussed Mr. Estell's challenge, to furnish…

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In Secret. North Sydney's Star Chamber. Council's Peculiar Policy

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 6

The North Sydney Council meets in a chamber unillumined by public or reporters. The shroud of secrecy that veils its committee meetings from…

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If the Strike Extends. Labor Council Will Take Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

The Meat Industry Employees' Union at present proposes to conduct the strike "on its own." The Labor Council suggested that a joint committee of that body and…

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A New Zealand Municipal Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 10

The City of Dunedin Waipori Falls electric power loan of £150,000 in 4½ per cents, repayable 1934, has been issued at par…

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"The Beef Trust." an Alderman's Suspicions. Proposed Municipal Meat

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

Alderman Cowdroy, of North Sydney Council, voiced a suspicion this morning. "One of the remarkable things about the meat holdup," he said this morning, "is the giant force…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 12

BLACKTOWN.—At a meeting of the shire council [?] was decided, on the casting vote of the president, [?] increase the shire rate to 1[?]d in the £ unimproved land values. This is an increase of one [?]ing [?]…

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Shire Concise Laws, the Book You Need

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

when a man gets elected to the Shiro Council and wants to know his duties, we send bim the "Shires Act," price 29. post free…

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Why Not a Lord Mayor's Show for the Delight of Sydney's Ratepayers?

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 1

OUR ARTIST, HAVING READ TRAY IT IS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE A MOTOR CAR FOR THE LORD MAYOR, VENTURES TO SUCCESS TRAY THE CITIN[?] SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY OF VIEWING ALL THE MUNICIPAL MAGNIFICENCE IN THE FROC[?] FORM PICTURED ABOVE…

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Sydney Roads. Comparison with Other Centres. Councils' Heavy Handicap. Mayor of Woollahra's Opinion

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 8

The vexed question of the slate of roads generally In New South Wales and Woollahra in particular was dealt with at some length by Alderman Magney, the retiring Mayor, in a…

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Newcastle. Claim Against a Council. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

At the District Court to-day the re-hearing of the case in which James Jones, a carter, claimed £400 from the Newcastle Municipal Council, as damages and compensation for…

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The City Council and the Board of Health

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 5

In the report of the Town Clerk, furnished the other day to the council, we find another instance of the overlapping of authorities in the city area. It is more particularly in the…

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Food Supplies. Recommendations Drawn Up. Council to Meet To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 9

The committee of five appointed by the Food Producing and Distributing Council (which was represented at Saturday's meeting by 12 unions) met at the Trades Hall yesterday…

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Outside the Depots. Queue System Challenged. Breach of Council's By-laws

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

The law is being invoked on all sides. The employers want the men prosecuted for breaking their award and not submitting their case to arbitration. The men ask that…

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Cockatoo Farmer to Rescue Meat Packed in Charcoal. Worries for the Employers' Council

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

Large supplies of meat are coming from the country. A great deal of it is not from the butchers' shops. Mutton and beef killed on grazing farms is packed in charcoal and…

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Municipal Elections. Mittagong

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 11

MITTAGONG, Monday.--Joseph Alfred Mosrs has been elected to the vacancy in the Municipality of Mittagong…

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Municipalities and Shires. Ulmarra

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 11

ULMAURA.--The municipal Council has struck a rate of [?]d on the unimproved capital value of land, which is slightly less than that of the previous year…

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