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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

3,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 192

Merits of Metals. Council Contracts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 13

The merits of the several kinds of metals used for the roads of the metropolis were discussed at length by the works committee of the City Council last evening on a…

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Band for H.m.a.s. Sydney. Lord Mayor's Shilling Fund

The Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 7

The Lord Mayor (Alderman R. W. Richards) said today that subscriptions towards his shilling fund to provide H.M.A.S. Sydney with a full set of brass band instruments…

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Australasian Meat Industries Federal Council. Adelaide [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 16

The Australasian Meat Industries Federal Council opened its annual conference at the Trades Hall to-day. The federal president Mr. A. W. Styles, M. L.C. in his annual…

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North Sydney Lighting. Council Still Dallying

The Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 4

The manoeuvring in North Sydney Council to delay dealing with the City Council's offer to supply electric light and power was carried further last night, when it was decided…

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N.S.W. Executive Council Appointments

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 13

The following appointments have been approved by the New South Wales Executive Council: -- Mr. E. L. Maitland to be emergency…

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Straying Cattle at Randwick. Council Will Take Action

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

The cattle straying trouble has been [?] the minds of several Randwick aldermen of late. Alderman Hendy recently asked a number of…

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North Sydney Lighting. Should the Council Do It?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 11

At the meeting of the North Sydney Council last night Ald. M'Manus submitted a proposal for the council undertaking the generation and supply of electric light and power. He…

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Putting Roads in Order. Waverley Council Puts a Spurt On

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 10

"The burning question of the day in Waverley is the roads' question," remarked Alderman Burge at Tuesday night's meeting of the council when dealing with a recommendation of…

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Notes. Municipal Kiosks

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 8

As a method of giving old and comfort to the public thirst on not days, Mrs. M. Donohos suggests that the municipalities should [?] where [?] well-cooled.don-1…

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Kiosks. a Necessary Municipal Reform

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 11

Speaking under the auspices of the Temperance Alliance at the Young Women's Christian Temperance Association Hall, Mrs. M. Donohoc spoke or a much-needed reform, which…

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Municipal Indebtedness in England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 15

According to a White Paper just issued, the local authorities in England and Wales at the end of the year ended March 31 last owed £413,712,000…

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Fish Markets. a Council, Scene. Alderman and Officials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 9

Excitement was caused at the meeting of the works committee of the City Council yesterday during a discussion on the working of the munieipal fish markets over some…

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"Fish Without Payment." Alderman and City Officers. Legal Proceedings Foreshadowed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 11

Some stir was created at a meeting of the City Finance Committee yesterday afternoon, when Ald. W. J. Cox made a certain statement, concerning Mr, Nesbitt (Town Clerk), and Mr…

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City Council Re-organisation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 8

The city finance committee yesterday afternoon disagreed with the proposal of the Lord Mayor for the abandonment of the stores system at present in existence, and reversion to…

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Sympathy Expressed. by Moss Yale Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 10

MOSS VALE, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the Moss Vale Municipal Council to-day, a motion of sympathy with the sufferers in the recent railway accident was passed…

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Legislative Council. Church Lands Vesting Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. Garland moved for leave to bring in a bill to vest in the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney for the time being, and his successors, certain lands at Manly, granted upon…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. Food Ordinances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 5

It is one of the reproaches of our general health administration in this State that ordinances made for the public benefit apsear to be only gazetted in order to be igbnored…

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Municipal Pleasantries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

Thomas lovesay, at the Newtown Court; won summoned by Ald). James Thoraley on a charge of having behaved in an offensive manner in Marrickville-road, Marrickville. The dependent pleaded guilty, with slight…

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Yass Municipality by Election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 10

YASS, Wednesday, The result of the by election for an alderman for the Yass Municipal Council to-day, resulted in the return of George Evans Morris…

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Municipal Fish Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 8

The Lord Mayor (Ald. R. W. Richards), in the course of a minute to a meeting of the city finance committee yesterday afternoon, recommended that, with the consent of the Premier,…

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