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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

3,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 192

Accident to a Mayor. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 12

The Mayor (Alderman Delander), is confined to bed with three broken ribs. He fell off some steps while on a Tislt to Inverell…

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The Civic Chaos. Late Lord Mayor's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

The finance committee or the city Council had before it yesterday afternoon the report of the ex-Lord Mayor (Aid. Cooks) on tho condition of the city services…

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Legislative Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

The next Legislative Council elections in May will be of more than usual interest by reason of the fact that there will be in the field accredited representatives of the Country…

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A Swim for the Council

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 8

At Wednesday night's meeting of the vancluse Council the heat was most oppresalve especially as the alderman were congregated on the stage with a doren gas lets burning…

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Labor and the Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

The Sydney "Worker" of this week says:-- "Rumor is already busy with the names of probable appointees to the Legislative Council in New South Wales. The new Government…

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Interstate Notes. VICTORIA. Diocesan Council

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 20

The new diocesan council for Sale comprises the Very Rev. Father P. Curran (Adm.), Sale, Very Rev. Father M. Hayss, of Trafalgar, and the Very Rev. Father C…

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Power House Strife. Grievances of the Men. Appeal to the Lord Mayor

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

The strife existing at the City Council's electric power station at Ultimo is not confined to the firemen and trimmers, for the engineers consider they have many genuine…

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Municipal Employment Bureau. Its Work in Denmark

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 22

The first municipal employment office in Denmark has been established in Copenhagen. Tho administration board of eleven members, among which are two…

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Suburban News. Balmain Municipal Works

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 12

At the last meeting of the Balmain Council it was resolved on the motion of the Mayor (Alderman Clubb) that certain works, which had been passed by the council prior to the end of last year. and which,…

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Municipal Elections. Kuring-gai Ratepayers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 8

Contrary to expectations the meeting of the Kuring-gai Ratepayers' Association produced considerable plain speaking, relative to the record of the shire council. Mr. P. Berne…

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What Sydney Reads Municipal Library Percentages. Fiction High-religion Low

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

Thirty per cent, of the books issued from the Municipal Library are works of fiction. Two per cent, only represent philosophy and religion…

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Parramatta. Municipal Finance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 8

The Mayor of Parramatta, at the last meeting of the council, pointed out that they bad done very good work collecting the rates. They had collected the whole of the rates due for the year, and had reduced the sum…

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Our Noble Selves. Mayor's Tribute to Aldermen

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 12

"Aldermen are, as a rule, the most honorable of public men. Some people think the position of an alderman is merely that of a figurehead, and that he just smokes cigars…

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Shire and Municipal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 4

Blandford.—A copy of the Shire Councils' Award may be had by applying to the Industrial Registrar, Queen's-square, Sdyney. The price is…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 10

GERMANTON (Culcairn).—At the last meeting of the council, the shire valuer's report was read as follows:— Total unimproved value, £710,465. On a basis of 1d in the £, the income from general rates would amount…

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Shire Nominations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 12

COONAMBLE.—A Riding: J. E. Carines, M. J. A. Feehan, W.G. Taylor, jun. B. Riding: T. Mill, J. B. Peacock, G. D. Ritchie. C Riding: W. G. Haynes, W. M. Keogh, John Landers…

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Sutherland Shire Elections

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 6

Nomination closed on Thursday were for Sutherland Share Council election and the following is the list of candidates. A Riding Messrs. Edward Water Hynd…

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Hornsby Shire Nominations

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 6

Nominations for the Hornsby Shire elections closed on Thursday afternoon and were officially declared at noon to-day. They were even more numerous than anticipated and some…

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Slum Areas. Premier Writes to Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 8

The Premier proposes to take action regarding the defective housing conditions, which formed the subject of a recent report by Professor Irvine…

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District Council Meetings. Murrumbidgee

The Land · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee District Council meeting will be held at Narandera on Wednesday, January 21st. Vicepresident Trethowan is to represent…

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