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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 137

Council News. Councils' Officials

The Land · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Goodsir, town clerk of Balmain, has been ordered by his medical adviser to take complete rest. When the fact was brought before the notice…

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Association Doings. Castlereagh District Council

The Land · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 24

Some fourteen delegates to the Castlereagh District Council met in conference at the Mechanics' Institute on February 28. Mr. N. I. McLennan presided, and there were…

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Council Financing. Transfer of Bank Account

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

A special meeting of the City Council yesterday by 13 votes to 4 refused to rescind the resolution carried by the council on Monday night adopting the recommendation of the…

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City Council. Transfer of Banking Accounts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon to decide the question of transferring the banking accounts of the council to the Commonwealth Bank…

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Repatriation Scheme. Labor Council Adopts It

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

The Sydney Labor Council last night adopted the recommendations that resulted from the Repatriation Conference in Melbourne on February 28. The conference comprised…

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Demand for Electricity Council's Resources Exhausted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Joynton Smith) stated yesterday that the City Council bad come to the end of its resources in regard to the increased demand for electricity. The demand…

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Sutherland Water Supply. Council Rejects Bill Referred to Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

The Sutherland Water Supply Bill came before the Legislative Council last night. The measure was strongly opposed by Mr. R. S. Innes-Noad, who said it was burdening the…

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Stock Quarterly Meeting of the Pasture Boards' Council of Advice

The Land · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 11

Present: Messrs. F. A. Mackenzie (chairman), J. G. Fletcher, R. Hunt, G. N. Magill, G. H. Officer, C. Sinclair, D. S. McLarty, and S. T. D. Symons…

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Council Meeting Record Increase in Members. 563 in Three Months

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the Council of The Graziers' Association of New South Wales was held on Wednesday, March 6. the president. Mr. W. F. Jaques…

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Melbourne Carnival Funds for War Council Objective May Be Exceeded MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

Melbourne easily went ahead of all previous efforts on behalf of the soldiers with to-day's carnival in aid of the State War Council's funds. The principal streets were…

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The Mayor's Trials

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

The new Mayor of Auburn (Alderman Lightfoot) is too quiet in his made of speech. When addressing the council it is almost impossible to hear at the press…

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The Good Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

There was a great change at the council on Wednesday. The first surprise came to the reporters, who-sauntered up the stairs about 8 p.m: preparatory to stretching out…

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Ex-mayor's Dander Up

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

Alderman T. Cheetham, ex-Mayor, is on the warpath against work which has not been authorised by the council being carried out at all, and especially in…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 15

His Excellency the Governor and Lady Davidson will be present at the Town Hall concert in aid of the Lord Mayor's Pattiotic Fund on Wednesday evening next. Something out of the ordinary in floral…

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In the Public Eye Alderman Edward Edwards, of Bexley

The St George Call · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 1

Is an old resident, and one who has the welfare of the district at heart. Always an active worker in progressive movements, he sat in the local Council for a term in 1907-10, and was elected again at the last election…

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Tee Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

There was a full council—Aldermen W. .Stimson (Mayor), Downey, Anthony, Coleman, McGregor, Wood, House, Friend and Payne—present at the council…

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Mosman Council

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

Present—Full Council Correspondence With reference to a letter received from the Tramway…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

Punctuality marked the opening of tills week's council meeting, aldermen being In their chairs at 8 p.m. Present were the Mayor (Alderman Lightfoot), and…

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Council Tenders

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

Tenders for various works were opened in committee at Tuesday's council meeting and dealt with, as follows:—Constructing four concrete causeways, two…

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He Council's Stores

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

Recently tenders were Invited by Auburn Council from storekeepers In Auburn and the city for the supply of a large list of tools, stores, etc. At Monday's meeting…

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