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Council & local affairs, 1917

2,547 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 128

Country Executive Council Appointments

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 44

The following country appointments were confirmed at a N.S.W. Executive Council: on January 24.-- Mr. R. J. Cohen, as deputy licensing magistrate at Mudgee; Messrs. H. Malone, J…

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Coogee Carnival Question in Council

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

Some time ago the Randwick Council, In consequence of a number of statements that had been made, decided to ask the Randwick branch of the St. John Ambulance Briga[?]…

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Executive Council. To-day's Appointments

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

The following appointments were confirmed at a meeting of the E[?] Council this afternoon:— Mr. F. G. G[?] as secretary, and Mr. E. H. Palmer as [?] secretary, State War Council…

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Randwick Council and Local Government

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

[?] Under-Secretary for Local Government [?] to the Randwick Council, asking that a [?] answer be supplied to the letter of [?] of January [?] of last year,…

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Municipal Affairs and Politics

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

PEAK HILL, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the municipal council lust night a letter from the Enfield Council asking this council's co-operation in getting Aid. J. Griffin appointed to the…

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Randwick Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

At the mooting of the Randwick Council on Tuesday night a letter was read from the Local Government Department, asking for a definite reply to the department communication of…

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Shire Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 8

BLUE MOUNTAINS.—C Riding: S. H. Walker, [?] S. H. Riches, 257; J. T. Wall 255; W. H. Hall, 164. CAMBERWARRA.—A Riding: T. Watson, J. Nelson. B. Riding: H. Craham, R. Lumsden. C Riding:…

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Meat Board's Powers. Views of Strathfield Aldermen

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

The Lane Cove Council's letter urging co-operation in an appeal to the Government to curtail the powers of the defeat Board was received at the last meeting of the Strathfield Council…

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Labor Council

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 8

At the half-yearly meeting of the New South Wales Labor Council on January 25, the principal officers elected for the ensuing half-year were:—President, Mr…

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Council Meeting

Co-operator · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Amalgamated Council was held at Head Office on January 23rd, when the Following members were present:…

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Death for Flies. Strathfield Council's Campaign

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

The Health Officer of the Strathfield Council drew attention at the last meeting to the necessity of police protection at Flemington. An advertising exhibit based by a city…

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Mayor at Mass in State. in Protestant England. "Loyalty a Principle of the Catholic Religion."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

Alderman A. E. O'Bryen, J.P., the Mayor of Hampstead, attended the Priory Church of St. Dominic, Haverstock Hill, in state on a recent Sunday morning at the High…

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Queensland Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

BRISBANE. Thursday.--The appointment of a successor to the into Sir Arthur Morgan, as president of the Legislative Council, has been made, although official announcement is…

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Shire and Municipality "The Land" will woloome disousslon upon matters specially affecting Shires and Country Municipalities, and will, as far as possible, furnish specific Information in answer to questions. Council News. Councils' Officials

The Land · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

The question of having an engineer to give his whole time to the Holbrook Shire is being discussed. There is no doubt that the importance of the shires…

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Daylight Saving. Labor Council's Opposition

Evening News · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The Labor Council, at the meeting at the Sydney Trades Hall last night, carried a resolution almost unanimously condemning the daylight saving scheme, and calling for its…

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Engineer and Council Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 5

Mr. A. Adams, city engineer, has tendered his resignation to the City Council owing to the manner in which his application for increased salary was turned down by certain…

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Association Doings. Bingara District Council

The Land · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Bingara District Council was held in Barraba on Wednesday, Jannuary 17, the following delegates being present:—Mssers. W. E. Wearne, J. Johnston…

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Prospects Rates. Heated Discussion in Council

Evening News · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

At the last meeting of Prospect and Sherwood Council Alderman King moved that a rate of third in the [?] be struck on the unimproved [?] land values. He pointed out that the…

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"No Barmaids" Labor Council. Proposal What the Girls Think

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

The proposal of the Federated League Trade Employees' delegate at the Labor Council last night to abolish barmaids has created a lot of interest in liquor trade…

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Field of Politics War Council Representation Party Differences Not Yet Settled

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

Although nothing definite has taken place during the past few days towards the unravelling of the Commonwealth political tangle, another conference…

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