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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

3,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 153

IMPOUNDING. Shire Councils Impounding Cattle

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

(Q.).—Can a council in respect of any town or village not being urban areas—(1) Seize straying stock during the night, place them in the pound yard,…

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Legislative Council. Third Readings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 10

The Trades Hall and Literary Institute Amendment Bill and Military and Naval Hospital Home Bill were read the third time. TRADE UNION AMENDMENT BILL…

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The Kinross-shire to Tow to Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Arrangements have ben made for the tug Coringa to tow Messrs. T. Law and Co.'s big four-masted barque Kinross-shire from Townsville to…

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Animals Impounded by Council's Official

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

(Q.).—(1) If an occupant of certain property some distance from the pound (in this case about 14 miles) requests the poundkeeper to go out that distance…

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Association Doings. Macquarie District Council

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Macquarie District Council of all the affiliated branches of the Farmers and Settlers Association took place at the Protestant Hall, Dubbo, on…

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Will Not Plead Quilty. Shire Councillor Refuses to Resign

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

At last meeting of the Blaxland (Lith- gow) Shire Council a petition was read read from twenty-one ratepayers setting forth that the signatories viewed with great…

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Fixing Cost of Living. Labor Council's Suggestion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Last night's meeting of the Labor Council, after a long discussion, carried by 67 votes to 58 the motion moved the previous week by Mr. P. Adler (Blacksmiths), to the effect that the…

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Garden Plots in City Council Asked to Assist

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

The hand of change has been busy in that part of the city which lies between Church Hill and George-street. Essex-street, from Hurrington-street to York-street, has been…

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Cost of Living. Debated by Labour Council Price Regulation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 8

The Sydney Labour Council continued the adjourned debate on the cost of living at its sitting last evening. At the meeting held last week the following motion was moved…

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Engineer for Municipality

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

Ald. Taylor gave notice that he would move at the next meeting that consideration be given to the appointment of an engineer for Lithgow and that steps…

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The New Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

The Mayor-elect (Alderman J. Neil) on taking his seat at Wednesday's meeting on the council, was warmly congratulated by Aldermen Greenwood, Catt,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 20

Sixty-nine applications for assistance were dealt with by the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund at the Town Hall on Thursday. Approval was given to the payment of £205 of…

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Markets for Public Lord Mayor's Scheme

The Sun · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

In a minute to the City Council the Lord Mayor says:--"A deputation recently waited upon me with a view to securing the co-operation and…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

This council met on Friday. Present; Mayor Kelly, Aldermen Summerhayes, Whitfield, Fltzroy, Sutton, Redshaw, Hooves ami Douglass, Correspondence:…

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The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

The Eastwood Council succeeded in having a meeting this week, there being present the Mayor (Alderman J. C. Matthews) and Aldermen Rourke, Brien,…

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More Council Congratulations

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 4

At Wednesday's mooting of Dundas Council, Alderman F. E. Spurway moved that a letter of cougratulation be forwarded to Brigadier-General Cox, C.B…

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St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the aobve council was held at the Council Chambers, St Marys, on Monday, 28th February, at 8 p.m…

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The War Council. Parole for Enemy Subjects

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Federal Parliamentary War Council, at its last meeting, directed that all cases with regard to persons making false declarations on the personal…

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Throttling the Ratepayers. A Poor-Witted Council on Its Dignity. Reporters Decline to be Insulted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

Despite a determined effort by Alderman Noble on Tuesday night to remove it, the embargo recently placed upon the Press by the Granville municipal Council, in its…

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In Family Council Pockets Reign Supreme in Various Guises on Newest Skirts How Dresses Are Cut

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 20

Some time ago, in these columns, there was a forecast of the reign of the pocket. But no one could have predicted that it would have become such an insistent feature of women's…

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