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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 137

A Sanitary Mayor

The Land · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

A little joke retailed by Sergt. Salisbury at a recruiting dinner at Wellington caused a bit of amusement. He had proposed the health of the Deputy-Mayor,…

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Lord Mayor Recovering

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

The Lord Mayor (AId. Joynton Smith, M.L.C.), who has been in private hospital for the past few weeks. is malting satisfactory progress to-wards recovery, and hopes to be able to take…

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Lord Mayor's Distress Fund

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

The sta[?] of pa[?] and [?]diture of the Lord [?] Fund, during the strike, severing the [?]ed from October 10, 1917, to January [?] been [?] From this it is gath[?]…

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Labour Council Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

At last night's meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council Mr. W. Morby (Furniture Trades) was nominated unopposed for the position of president of the…

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Labor Council Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

At the Sydney Labor Council last night the vice-president (Mr. W. Morby, delegate from the Furniture Trades Union) was nominated unopposed for the position of president. Among…

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Council News. Councils Officials

The Land · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

We much regret to announce that Mr. S. A. R. Stevenson, clerk, Waugoola Shire Council, died while undergoing an operation. He was 45 years of age, and…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Receipts and Expenditure No Money Left

The Sun · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

A statement of the receipts and payments in connection with tho Lord Mayor's Distress Relief Day Fund has been supplied by Mr. Minahan, the honorary director. These show…

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Labour Council. Five Unions Withdraw

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

The secretary of the Labour Couniel (Mr. Kavanagh) in his half-yearly report stated that the following unions withdrew from the council:—Rockchoppers,…

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Reorganised Unionism. Labour Council's Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

In the half-yearly report presented at last nights meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council the secretary (Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, M.L.C.), dealt with the recent…

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I.w.w. Cases. Labour Council's Move

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

Mr. H. E. Booto delivered an address at last night's meeting of the Trades and Labour Council concerning the trial and conviction of the twelve members of the I.W.W…

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Shire and Municipality. "The Land" will welcome disoussion upon mattors spoolally affecting Shlres and I Country Municipalities, and will, as far as possible, furnish specific Information In answer to quostions. Legal Opinions

The Land · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

Being abstract of the opinions given by Mr. J. W. Maund, honorary sollcitor to the Shires' Assooiatlon, on points referred to him, through the Association, from time to…

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I.w.w. Convictions. Address at Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

An address on the twelve I.W.W. convictions was delivered by Mr. H. E. Boote, editor of the "Worker," last night before the Sydney Labor Council…

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Municipal Rates

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

[?] meeting of the [?] strike a [?] to unimproved [?] of [?] within [?] A…

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Of Municipal Interest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

A matter of some concern to municipal councils was before the last meeting of the Vaucluse Council. Recently the Vaucluse aldermen struck a rate covering the cost of the…

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The Late Alderman James Crawford

The St George Call · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Rockdale, held at the Town Hall, Rockdale, on Monday night last, the Town Clerk officially advised…

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Patriotic Funds. Lord Mayor's and Red Cross. War Council's Authority

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 10

The State War Council, in pursuance of the powers vested in it by No. 13 of the War Precautions (Supplementary) Regulations, has authorised the executive of the Lord Mayor's…

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The Mayor Entertained

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

The happy comradeship, good feeling and jolly good fellowship which now pervade the Sherwood Council, together with the universal esteem, respect and…

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Mayor Twelve Times

The World's News · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 9

FOR the twelfth year—and the eighth in sucCession—Sir George Elliott has been chbsen as Mayor of Islington, England. Sir George is head or the large firm of refreshment…

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A Mayor's Minute

The St George Call · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

The following minute was presented by Mayor Hanigan, to Kogarah Council on Monday evening :—"I deem it my duty to again bring…

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