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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

2,547 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 128

Waverley Council. Examiner's Finding Town Clerk's Reply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 11

The trouble in the Waverley Council, which led to certain aldermen being fined, and resigning after Court proceedings recently, has not yet reached finality. A further report…

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Wonderland City Suggestion to Purchase Motion in Waverley Council

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 6

Public interest in Wonderland City, at Bondi, which for the past eight or nine years has been standing as a sort of monument to unsuccessful amusement enterprises, was…

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Imperial War Council Sir John Forrest to Go Statement by Mr. Pughes Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister, stated to-day that Sir John Forrest, the Federal Treasurer, was going to London to attend the Imperial War Council on behalf of Australia…

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Mayor or Alderman

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

"Does the Mayor [?] council, or [?] the [?] control it asked Alderman Noble [?] meeting of Granville Council. The remarks was made concerning a report…

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Aldermen Leave Council. Meeting Abruptly Ends

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 3

The [?] of the meeting of [?] Council were [?] Several alderman leaving and thus [?]…

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Mayor of Wagga Enlists. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

At to-night's meeting of the Win the War League Sargeant Watson announced, amid applause, that the Mayor, Alderman Hugh Oates, had enlisted, and been accepted for active…

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British Naval Blockade. New Order Council. [?]

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 1

An order [?] declares that [?] route either [?] which afford [?]…

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Willoughby Council's Tar. Man Fined for Damaging It

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 5

[?] Hughes [?] was charged [?] Police Court with [?] coal tar, the [?]…

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Appeal to Labor Council

The Sun · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 5

Considerable discussion took place at a meeting of the Labor Council last night in regard to a communication received from the I.W.W. Defence Committee, requesting…

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Neutral Shipping. New Order-in-council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--An Order-in-Council declares that any vessel encountered at sea, and voyaging to or from any neutral country affording access to enemy territory, without…

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Blockade of Enemy. Drastic Order-in-council. London, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 7

An Order-in-Council declares that any vessel encountered at sea while voyaging to or from any neutral country which affords access to enemy territory without…

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Council and Progress Association. To the Editor of "The Propeller."

The Propeller · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

Sir--In the last issue of the " Propeller " I notice in your report of the Hurstville Council meeting that great indignation…

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Shire Council Matters

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council on Tuesday the fol-lowing was reported by the engineer:—The location where the speed boards are…

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Dural the Shire Council's Quarry

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 8

Again, problems are arising in connection with the quarry to occupy the minds of the shire council. The resignation of the driver of the engine of the plant…

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An Alderman's Big Lot

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 8

The Water and Sewerage Board, in reply to a request for the water main to be extended 112-1 yards along Cowell-street, Ryde, has intimated that it will be…

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Alderman Petrie at Chatswood

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 3

[?] who is a candidate for [?] electorate in the National [?] a crowded meeting at the Chats-[?] last night…

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Mayors and Aldermen Disqualifications From Voting

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

As an our [?] registration under [?] Government [?] qualification of [?] from [?]…

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Nepean Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 2

The member of the above met at the Council Chambers, Bringelly, on Wednesday, 7th inst. inst. There were present: Councillors R. B. Baynes…

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The Sherwood Pantomime Mayor's Strong Action. Council Breaks up in Disorder

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 10

What a fine, model lot of civic fathers they have, forsooth, in the Prospect and Sherwood Council. The panto[?]nic proceedings of the council during the past…

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