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Council & local affairs, 1916

3,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 153

Conscription. Question Before Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 8

At last night's meeting of the Svdney Labour Council Messrs. Bennett and Jones, president and secretary respectively of the Melbourne Trades and Labour Council, which…

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Association Doings. Tamworth District Council

The Land · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

The annual meeting was held in the association's rooms. There were present:—Messrs. W. J. Peek (president), Forge, Donaldson, Potter, G. Bielefeld, Flynn,…

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Council Clerk Charged. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 8

The Christchurch City Council Clerk, William Francis Dunn, has been committed for trial on a charge of the theft of £942…

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Victorian Labour Council. a Peace Motion. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 8

It has been ascertained that the annual conference of the Victorian Political Labour Council which was concluded in Melbourne on Monday, agreed to a "peace" motion,…

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Bulk HAndling. Will Fight the Council. Minister's Brave Words

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 14

Speaking at a meeting of business men, in Sydney, on Wednesday, to witness a new installation at Glebe Island for the loading of wheat into…

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Rockdale's Rates Stormy Meeting of Protest Council Asked to Resign

The Sun · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 3

A public meeting was held in the Rockdale School of Arts last night to protest against the action of the local Mayor and aldermen in assessing the ratepayers at the highest…

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Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 12

The regular meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council was held on Tuesday. Present, Councillor Brown (President) and Councillors Whitling…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 21

There were seventy-nine applications for assistance from the Lord Mayor'a Patriotic Fund dealt with by the executive committee on Thursday. Thirteen were struck out as having no claim, or previously assisted…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 2

Met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Cheetham), Aldermen Shelton, Lock, Robinson, Woodrow, Ritchie, Ibbett, Atkinson and Egan. The finance…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Matthews) and Aldermen Rourke, Brien, Whittaker and Porter. Accounts…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 8

The regular meeting of the council was held on Wednesday. Present: Aldermen J. Neil (Mayor), Taylor, Catt, Edwards. Spurway, Auchterlonic, Tanks and…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 5

Sherwood Council met on Tuesday. Present, Aldermen R. Donnelly (Mayor), King, Crowe, Brewer, McCredie, Webb, Jones and Kelly. Mr. B. E. Stephenson…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present: Aldermen W. Brown (Mayor), Brewster, Wilson, Burke, Cutcliffe, James, Kingsley and Bachell…

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The Masked Mayor and [?]Orporation of Rheims

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 8

Owing to the as[?]ting gas shells [?] are all provided with Gas masks. Cu [?]poration [?] [?] into Rheims by the Huns, the people [?] shows the Mayor, Mayoress and Cor[?] the masks…

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The War Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE. Friday.--At Thursday's meeting of the Parliamentary War Council, it was resolved to ask the Treasurer to make available a further £5099, to be divided pro rata…

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Ermington & Rydalmere. Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 8

Regular meeting held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman S. D. Jack), Aldermen Doc, Randall, Steel and Scbbens. The finance committee…

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In Family Council "Mankind's Best Winter Friend" Apples Make Scores of Appetising Dishes the First of Fruits

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 12

Despite the fact that we have such saying as "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," "Eat an apple before going to bed, you rob the doctor of his bread," we certainly do not…

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Defying the Council

The Sun · Sunday 30 April 1916 · page 13

"The Government is not going to be dictated to by Sir Allen Taylor and his friends. If necessary, we will make the bulk handling of wheat one of the fighting questions, as far as the Upper House is concerned. The…

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Acres and Lots Market Sales of City Council Property Queen Victoria Markets Valued

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 April 1916 · page 4

The real estate market, as a result of the holidays, has been on the quiet side. Apart from City Council properties but little has been discussed. In February the Lord Mayor made…

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What We Are Reading Municipal Librarian Gives Figures Favorable Comparisons with London and New York

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 April 1916 · page 14

To know the books the people are reading is always interesting. And, with this end in view, Mr. Charles Bertie, Librarian of the Municipal Library, was sought to gain the desired…

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