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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

2,547 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 128

Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

The Granville Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Klrkpatrick). Alderman Willoughby. Patten Mobbs, Epps, Carthew, Swift, Membrey…

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Mr. Catts's Statement. Corrected by Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 14

The Lord Mayor was shown yesterday morning by the Director-General of the Recruiting Committee, a dodger under the hand of J. H. Catts, entitled "Conseripitionist…

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Bequests to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 8

The North Ryde Parents und Residents' Association wrote to Ryde Council to repair the footpath in the vicinity of the North Ryde public school. Alderman…

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The Tardy Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 5

There were present at 6.15 p.m. on Tuesday when the council committees met: Aldermen R. Donnelly (Mayor), Jones, Webb, King. McCredie Kelly and Crowe…

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A Shindy in the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 8

Alderman Summerhayes called, attention to some of Eastwood's wants at last meeting of Ryde Council, and a smart passage ensued between him and the…

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Too Big for the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 11

The Department of Lands Has requested the Blacktown Council to is form the Department whether the council has arrived at any definite course of action in the…

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Council Abolition. Queensland Referendum. Injunction Dissolved

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 16

The Full Bench of the High Court yesterday dissolved, upon certain conditions, the injunction granted by the Queensland Full Court restraining the taking of a referendum on the…

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Legislative Council Special Cabinet To-morrow

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

An important Cabinet meeting has been called for to-morrow morning. It will be the fourth Sunday Cabinet in the last eight or nine weeks…

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Work and Wages Retrospective Agreement City Council Officials

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

Amongst the business to be discussed at the next meeting of the City Council will be a minute by the Lord Mayor, stating that the salaries of the officers of the council should…

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Federal Award. Master Builders Invoke Privy Council London, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 5

The Privy Council has reserved until Thursday its judgment in the appeal of Jones versus the Commonwealth Conc[?] Court and the [?]-General…

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Belgian Relief Fund Mr. Pratten's Attitude Criticised by Lord Mayor Assurances of Sir Peter M'Bride MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 5

"I cannot understand why Mr. Pratten persists in his statements that to subscribe to the Belgian Relief Fund means practically to assist the feeding of the Germans and…

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The Municipality of Mosman

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 1

From the maxim that coming events cast their shadows before we may infer activity at the municipal elections to…

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Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of ratepayers of East Ward, In the Auburn municipality, was held at the school of arts at the end of lust week for the purpose of…

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SMITHFiElD and Fairfield the Municipal Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 5

The council, by adopting (ho finance committee's report at the last mooting sanctioned the appointment of Mr. G. Davis (town clerk) as returning officer…

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The Municipal Situation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

The Parramatta Council met on Wednesday evening specially to consider the position in relation to a possible municipal by-election arising through the death of…

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Government's Relations to Council

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 3

The events leading up to Thursday's incidents were as follow :The Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' deputies which still controls the whole situation in Russia demanded a week ago that the Provisional Government within three days should definitely reply on the subject of a…

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City Council Coal Mine

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 16

Both Alderman Walker and Alderman Lindsay Thompson have motions on the agenda paper for the next meeting, of the City Council, suggesting that the matter of obtaining a coal…

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Council Forms Foreign Affairs Department

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 3

The Daily Chronicle's correspondent states that the Soldiers and Workers' Delegates Council has appointed a Foreign Affairs Department under the chairmanship of the Socialist deputy Skobeleff. They have also established a telegraphic agency with the object of issuing daily…

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Legislative Council Special Cabinet To-day

The Sun · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 24

An important Cabinet meeting has been called for this morning. It will be the fourth Sunday Cabinet in the last eight or nine weeks…

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