Lord Mayor's Fund. Result of Public Appeal
"Of course we have failed to achieve the figure we set out to attain," said Ald. Joynton Smith yesterday afternoon, referring to the public appeal for subscriptions to the Lord…
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Council & local affairs, 1918
2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 137
Lord Mayor Opens Kitchener Flag Art Union
The Lord Mayor, Mr. J. Joynton Smith pur chasing a ticket in connection with Kitchener Flag Art Union (in which the first prize is £2100) from Mrs. Giles (street Organiser.) On the left of the Lord Mayor are Mr. S. S. Cohen (hon. director), and Mr. J. H. Giles (organiser.) On the right of the picture are Miss Birch and Mr. A. C. Hargrove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murrumbidgee District Council
A meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the F.S.A. was held at the I.O.O.F. Hall on February 26, when the following delegates were present:—Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lyndhurst District Council
A meeting of the Lyndhurst District Coun- ' cil was held in the Shire Council Chambers, Cowra, on February 26, when eight branches were represented by fourteen delegates as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Council Suggested
There is a movement on foot in Melbourne to form a Federal Council of Motor Cycle Clubs, comprising representatives from the governing body in each state, with a view to inaugurating…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Durham District Council
At the last meeting of the above, which met at Dungog, there were present: Messrs. Skinner (Woodville), J. Rumbel and J. R. Fulton (Underbank), S. S. Kingston and A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Support for Lord Mayor City Laborers Buy Bonds
The Lord Mayor of Sydney is receiving enthusiastic backing from the officers of all municipal services in his challenge to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Mayor's Fund. Appeal Closes with £30,000
The Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund special appeal closed yesterday at the Town Hall, In, a perfect deluge of cheques, of all denominations, and from all qunrters. The total when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trouble at Council Meeting
A stormy meeting is reported to have taken place at Tomki Shire Council, in which the president and Cr. Sullivan were the participants…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lord Mayor's Fund. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—That the Lord Mayor's Fund has failed' to evoke the response its committee anticipated is not a matter of surprise to us all. The exclusion of women from a share in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle City Council. Newcastle
Mr. N. B. Creer was last night elected an alderman for Belmore Ward, Newcastle, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Alder man J. W. Kingsborough. Jr. Creer polled…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill
On the third reading of the Judges' Retirement Bill, Mr. O'Conor objected to what he termed making a permanent institution in their legal system the policy of having temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council News. Increasing the Rate
We notice a number of councils have decided to increase the general rate for 1918. The heavy rains during the last few months of 1917 were responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Legislative Council. Judges' Retirement Bill
The Judges' Retirement Bill was passed through Its remaining stages and returned to the Legislative Assembly with amendments. Continuing the debate on the motion for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Redfern Honor Roll. "The Heroes Who Stopped at Home." Aldermen Immortalising Themselves. Petitioners Described as Tinpot
The accommodation for the public in the Red[?] Municipal Council [?] was fully occupied last night, when the question of placing the names of the aldermen on the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Regarded As Outrageous. Municipal Employees' Claims
"Some of the increases asked for are to my mind, outrageous," said the Mayor Alderman [?] at the last meeting of the Red[?] Council. He alluded to the new log of wages…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Mayor's Fund
The Lord Mayor's Fund now stands at £30, 415 10s 2d…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nepean Shire
A special meeting of the above was held on February 6 in the Council Chambers, Bringelly. There was a full Council, and consisted of the President (Cr. G. J. Richardson), Crs. R. B…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The New Mayor Entertains
The new Mayor of Lidcombe (Alderman W. J. Maunder) adopted a very sensible course when he took advantage of the assemblage of the aldermen at the special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Good Mayor's Term
The retiring Mayor, Alderman W. Brown, who terminated his Mayoralty at this week's council meeting, submitted the following resume of municipal affairs during…
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