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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

3,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 153

Political Labor. Freedom for Prisoners Municipal Burial

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 9

The Political Labor Conference, last night dealt with several matters, including the cases of men who had been imprisoned under the War Precautions Act, and a number of matters of…

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Municipality of Castle-reagh Extraordinary Vacancy

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 6

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election to fill the vacancy, caused by the 'death' of Mr Alderman John Shaw, will be held at the COUNCIL…

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Clerks Divided Federal and State Bodies Still Apart Labor Council Intervention Disapproved

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 May 1916 · page 10

The president of the United Clerks' Union of New [?] Wales, Mr. R. E. Caren, said yesterday that a wrong impression was prevatent as to the [?] between the Union and the…

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

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 May 1916 · page 4

The principal sales in the city for the week were three shops, 131-135 Bathurst-street, which Richardson and Wrench, Ltd., put through for the trustees of the Frazer estate…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, May 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 10

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has reserved judgment in the matter of the Attorney-General of Queensland versus the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth…

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"Not a Wild-cat Scheme" City's New Rating System Presentation to Lord Mayor

The Sun · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 6

A number of citizens representing the Unimproved Land Values Rating League, and headed by Alderman Clarke (president), Messrs. A. E. Daking-Smith and R…

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Angry Aldermen Scene at Leichhardt

The Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

The local War Service Committee has written to the Lelchhardt Council asking that an honor roll be erected in the Town Hall. At last night's meeting of the council…

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Unimproved Taxation. Presentation to Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 6

Members of the Unimproved Land Values Rating League waited upon the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall yesterday morning, to express appreciation of Aid. Meagher's efforts to bring…

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City Rates. the New System. Lord Mayor Congratulated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 6

An address was presented yesterday to the Lord Mayor (Alderman Mcagher) by the Unimproved Land Values Rating League expressing appreciation of the adoption by the…

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City Council and Unionists

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

At the meeting of the City Council on Monday night Alderman Burke (organiser of the United Laborers' Union) moved that preference of employment in the council's service [?]…

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City Council. Queen Victoria Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At last night's mooting of the City Council Alderman Hagon asked the Lord Mayor whether it was a fact that an offer had been made for the purchase of the Queen Victoria…

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War Committee and Leichhardt Council

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

Leichhardt Council has not compiled with [?] request that an [?] to the Town Hall [?]…

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Council Employees. Preference to Unionists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 8

The City Council carried another plank of the Labour platform at its meeting last night. Alderman Burke (organiser of the United…

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The Passing Show Council Referendum

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

The Premier stated on Friday that the referendum on the question of the abolition of the Legislative Council would be taken on the day of the…

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Dangerous Bridge Appeal to Council

The Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 8

Mr. h. Richardson Clark, district coroner, wrote last night to the Parramatta Council drawing attention to the dangerous state of the bridge in Aston-street, from which…

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Council Debentures Chance for Small Investors

The Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 7

The Lord Mayor has addressed the following minute to the Finance Committee:-- "With the object of encouraging the investment of small sums at reasonable rates…

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Preference to Unionists. Carried by City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

Ald. Burke moved at last night's meeting of the City Council, -- "That preference of employment in the council's service be granted to financial unionists." His reason for asking this…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Simpson.) Stormwater Channel. Bryant v Canterbury Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

Alfred Thomas Bryant proceeded against the Council of the Municipality of Canterbury, in connection with alleged damage caused to his property by a stormwater channel. Mr…

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Municipal Undertakers. Suggestion from P.L.L Conference

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, M.L.C., at the P.L.L. Conference in Sydney last week moved that provision he made in the Greater Sydney Bill and…

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