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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 137

"A Terrible Puce." Subway at Enmore. Newtown Alderman's Complaint

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

The [?] of proper [?] for the subway which [?] railway at the [?]…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

In the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon the Vice-President of the Executive Council, Mr. Fitzgerald, replying to Mr. Ryan, stated that the amount that had been spent…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. a Hunter's Hoi Proposal

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. A. Wind[?]. Mayor of Hunter's Hill, informed the hon, [?] of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund that a commu[?]tion from the fund, requesting co-operation in son[?] with the app[?] for [?]…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. Unfounded Charges. Some Cases Investigated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 7

Criticisms of the administration of the Lord Mayor's Fund, which furnishes relief to the dependents of soldiers on active service, have been more rife than usual of late, and coming…

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Portland Cement for City Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 50

At last week's meeting of the Sydney City Council the matter of the 1918 cement contract came up, for the second time, as a recommendation from the worths committee that the tender…

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Peace Talk. Allied War Council's Decision

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 14

On February 3 the Press Bureau issued the following statement;— The Supreme War Council at its meeting at Versailles carefully considered the speeches recently made by Count von Hertling, the German…

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I.w.w. Labour Council's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 11

The Labour Council of New South Wales has issued an appeal to the whole of the affilliated and unaffilliated unions in connection with the twelve members of the I.W.W…

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A Council's Rate. Dilemma at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--An unusual situation arose at a special meeting of the Newcastle Council, which had boon called in order to seek Government authority to raise a loan…

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German Ships Privy Council's Ruling for the Duration London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

The judicial committee of the Privy Council has allowed the Hamburg-America Line's appeal against the Prize Court's judgment ordering the confiscation of the…

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Labor and I.W.W. Newcastle Council Refuses to Listen "Throw the Letter Away!" Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 6

At a meeting of the Newcastle Labor Council last night support was asked by the New South Wales Labor Council, in the agitation for a special commission of a non-legal…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

The commlttee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund, which is appealing for £150,000 to assist the dependents of the New South Wales soldiers, has received the following…

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Shire Presidents

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

Coberrs.—Councillor James M. Whiteley (Ble[?]—Geu[?]c), [?] re-elected, [?]…

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The Lord Mayor's Fund. Its Work Warmly Praised

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 8

The committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund, which is appealing for £150,000 to assist the dependents of New South Wales soldiers, has received a letter from Mr. Richard Teece,…

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Still Wanted, £134,500 Lord Mayor's Fund The Prime Minister's Interest

The Sun · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

Amount wanted.....................£150,000 Amount in hand so far ... ..... 15,500 Still required........... £134,600 The Sydney Millions Club, which is…

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Prospects of India Opening of Council DELHI, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India, at the opening of the Imperial Legislative Council said that he had every hope that the Secretary of State for India (Mr. E. S. Montagu)…

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The Downfall of John Mitchel. How a Catholic Mayor of New York Abandoned His Old Principles and Old Friends. A Lesson for Some of Our Australian Politicians

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

Describing how the ex-Mayor of New York, Mr. Mitchel, ruined what promised to be a brilliant career, the Rev. Father John Talbot Smith has given, us an article…

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Shire and Municipality. Legal Opinions

The Land · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

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

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

Asked by the committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund for an expression of opinion on the appeal now being made by the committee for £1[?],000 wherewith to carry on for…

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Windsor's Next Mayor

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

The Mayoral election [?] place in Window Council [?] Wednesday night. Two [?] were [?] and Alderman J. W. Chandler. The [?] and the result was [?] by [?] Alderman…

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