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Council & local affairs, 1916

3,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 153

Joint Works. 56. Coreen. Works in Adjoining Shire

The Land · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 6

"If the construction of any public work in one Shire be beneficial to the residents of an adjoining Shire, the Council of such adjoining Shire be given…

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Association Doings. Lyndhurst District Council

The Land · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

The annual and ordinary meetings were held on 28th March. The chair was occupied by the President (Mr. F. C. Rowlands, also representative of the Woodstock…

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Council and The Country. North Shore Bridge Affair. More Power Than the Council

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 16

The Legislative Council on Monday evening adjourned the debate on the second reading of the Sydney Harbor Bridge Bill for a fortnight. The…

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Returned Soldiers. Mr. Watson's Scheme. Labor Council Dubious

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 8

An address delivered at the Sydney Labor Council last night on "The re-establishment or returned soldiers in civil life," by Mr. J. C. Watson, had a mixed reception on the part of…

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Outed! North Shore Bridce. Council Does It's Duty

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 14

The Legislative Council by 18 votes to 12 on Wednesday evening discharged the North Shore Bridge Hill from the business paper…

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Legislative Council. Education Bill Shelved. the Superannuation Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 4

The House appointed managers to meet the managers appointed by the Assembly in free conference to consider the amendment in clause 1 of the Superannuation Bill. The amendment…

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National Council of Women. Lady Helen Munro Ferguson's Tribute

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 9

Lady Helen Munro Ferguson visited a meeting of the National Council of Women, held yesterday afternoon at Stanway House, and subsequently had tea with the members…

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The Bakeries Bill. Vetoed in the Council. a Decisive Division

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 6

The Legislative Council has put up a record this session as a revising Chamber. Last night it added the Bakeries Bill to the list which it has already vetoed this session…

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Bulk Handling. Premier on Legislative Council. "Scheme Favoured by All Parties."

The Land · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 9

The Premier on Wednesday criticised the Legislative Council for its action in vetoing the Bulk (Wheat) Handling Bill…

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North Shore Bridge An Unnecessary Expenditure Legislative Council Rejects the Bill

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 4

What Mr. Fitzgerald, representative of the Government in the N.S.W. Legislative Council, said would causes political crisis happened on Monday night, when…

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Pasture Pests The Land-holder and the Law Noxious Weeds and Their Eradication. the Special Powers of Shire Councils

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 6

I have received a notice from the local shine council directing me to destroy Bathurst burn on my land. Has the council power to compel me to carry out this order?…

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State Parliament. Education Bill Shelved by Council. Molong-dubbo Railway Vetoed. End of the Session

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 4

There was a noticeable absence of Ministers when the Legislative Assembly re-assembled yesterday afternoon; so much so, in fact, that the leader of the Opposition was impelled to…

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Pressmen and Aldermen

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 2

Alderman Noble writes to "The Argus": "I have on every occasion stated that we should assist our pressmen, not hamper them in any way; for it is they, after all…

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Alderman Peat Resigns

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 2

The expected resignation of Alderman W. Peat from the Auburn Council was before that body on Monday. Alderman Peat wrote stating that he had left the…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Shire Council Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 10

An application was made by the Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union for a variation of the award of the Labourers' Group (Country) Board No. 4. Mr. Tyrrell…

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Ryde. Alderman Summerhayes As a Sacrifice

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 8

Residents of Ryde, Meadowbank and Eastwood have a genuine grievance in the arrangements of the afternoon time-table from Sydney. With the view of securing…

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Nepean Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 6

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Bringelly, on Wednesday, 5th inst. There were present, Crs A Cordin…

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Lord Mayor's Story of the Kaiser

The World's News · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 10

THE Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress, accompanied by Mr. Sheriff Shead, were entertained at the Press Club one Saturday afternoon recently at a tea and…

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Mosman Council

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 3

The regular meeting wan held o[?] Tuesday evening, April 11th. when , there were present—Alder men Smith (Mayor) and Glover,…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 5

The Licombe Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman W. Brown), Aldermen James, Cutcliffe, Burke, Brewster, Larcombe, Wilson…

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