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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

2,547 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 128

Lord Mayor's Fund

Evening News · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

The Lord Mayor's Patriotic: Fund on Thursday afternoon dealt with the applications for assistance: Grants is meet debts, amounting to [?] were [?] During the [?] week the…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 9

The executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund dealt with 156 applications for assistance at its meeting on Thursday afternoon. Grants to meet debts amounting to £752…

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German Machinery. Lord Mayor's Denial

Evening News · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 5

Referring to the statement made that the City Council could ret[?] the services of men recently discharged by securing and using German machinery new in bond the Lord Mayer…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

The Granville Council met on Tuesday. Present The Mayor (Alderman H. Kirkpatrick). Alderman Carthew, Membrey, Swift, Phipps, Burns, Epps, Patten and…

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Mosman Council

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

The regular meeting was held on Tuesday, June 12th, when there were present Aldermen Smith (Mayor), Glover, Henderson,…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Auburn Council was held on Tuesday. Present: Mayor Chectham, find Aldermen Webber, Ibbett. Ritchie. Woodrow, Atkinson…

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The Council Meeting

The Methodist · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Sunday School Department was held on Monday last, the Rev. P. J. Stephen, President of the Conference, presiding. There, was a large attendance. The results of the…

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St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 6

The ordinary monthly meeting of St. Mary's Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, when there wore present the Mayor (Ald. K. Campbell…

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Baulkham Hills. the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 8

Despite the wet weather and heavy roads there was a full council present at Tuesday's fortnightly meeting, viz., Councillor A. Whitling (President), and…

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Seven Hills. Indemnifying the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 11

Mr. W. A. Lalor, Mrs. L. F. Lalor and Alice P. Lalor, Seven Hills, wrote to this week's council meeting stating that as the council had had some correspondence in…

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City Council and German Machinery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 7

Yesterday the Lord Mayor made an explanation regarding the use of German electric light machinery by the City Council. He said that the machinery, which was…

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Hurstville Collectorship Alderman Grant in Explanation

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 June 1917 · page 20

The appointment of an ex-alderman of Hurstville to the position of sanitary rate collector, for which a returned soldier was an applicant, in terms of…

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Municipal Coal Mine City Council's Recommendations

The Sun · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

The electric light committee has sent a recommendation to the City Council in connection with the acquisition of a coal-bearing property by the council, and a minute, dated…

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Grand Council L.g. Officers, in N.s.w

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 9

A meeting of the representatives of the Institute of Local Government Engineers (N.S.W. section) and the Health Inspector's Society of N.S.W., was held…

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Commonwealth Bank. Donation to City Council. "The Great White Way."

Evening News · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Meagher, M.L.C.) [?] that he had received from the [?] of the Commonwealth Bank [?] for £1000, as a…

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Local Government Notes Municipal Elections

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 5

There are 184 Municipal Councils in N.S.W. embracing, 1724 aldermen. The elections are to be held this month and by all appearances there will be a record…

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Recruiting and Buffoonery Lord Mayor's Comments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the City Council Ald. Barlow asked the Lord Mayor if his attention had been directed to reports in the dally proas of bogus fights between…

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Filling the Ranks. Lord Mayor on "Slapstiok" Reoruiting

Evening News · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

A messas Barlow, of [?] city Council meeting, asked if the Lord Mayar would see that the city [?] were [?]…

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Privy Council Judgment. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 6

The Premier, referring to-day to the judgment of the Privy Council, upholding the Government's monopoly in regard to accident insurance, said the judgment upheld the…

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