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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 137

Labour Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 6

The New South Wales Labour Council at its meeting to-night will resume the debate on the recruiting proposals arising out of the Governor-General's conference. It is…

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Poor Schools' Fete. Opened by the Lord Mayor Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 19

For the first time in its history the annual Poor Schools' (St. Mary's Cathedral) Fete was attended by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, when on Tuesday afternoon Ald. J. Joynton…

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A Break-away. Trades and Labour Council. Patriotic Unionists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 6

A meeting of secretaries, presidents, and other officials of about 20 unions affiliated with the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall…

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Sydney Labor Council and Recruiting. Mr. Morby's Motion Rejected. Disorder and Wild Scenes

The Australian Worker · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 19

At the weekly meeting of the Labor Council of New South Wales last Thursday evening the debate on the motion of Mr. Morby to endorse the recruiting…

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Municipal Employees' Claims. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 7

The hearing in the Arbitration Court was commenced yesterday of the plaint by the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees Association against the Melbourne…

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Home Service Clerks. Girls Employed Instead of Soldiers. Waterloo Alderman's Statement

Evening News · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 3

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Cootamundra District Council

The Land · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Cootamundra District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the Literary Institute Hall, Temora, on May 1. Mr. J…

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Association Doings. Corowa District Council

The Land · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of delegates from the several branches of the F.S.A. in the electorate was held at the Globe Hotel, Corowa on May 10. Mr. M. Kilpatrick…

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No Recruiting Chalenge. Gulgong Council Unwilling

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

At the lost meeting of the Gulgong Municipal Council the Mayor (Ald. Wade Gudgeon) said that he had been asked by the recruiting officer for the district to issue a challenge to…

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Water Conservation the Upper Murray Dam Scheme. Shire Councillors Differ

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 3

At a meeting of the [?] Shire Council, at Albury (N.S.W.), last week, a letter was received from the Towong Shire Council, asking that a public…

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Graziers' Association of N.S.W. Council Meeting

The Land · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 14

The election of district representatives upon the Council resulted in the return of the following members: Condobolin Electorate, Messrs. J. T. Gavel and A. G…

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Withdrawal From Council Electrical Trades Union Recommendation by Executive

The Sun · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 6

Upon hearing the report of its delegates as to the recent happenings in the Labor Council, the executive of the Electrical Trades Union endorsed the action of the…

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Labour Council. Disgraceful Scene Meeting Ends Abruptly. Visitors Take Possession

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 7

Another wild scene occurred at last night's meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council. The meeting termineted abruptly…

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New Council Booms. Unionists Rally to Support "The Parting of the Ways."

Evening News · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 3

The aftermath of last night's meeting at the Trades Hall was freely commented on at the Hall this morning. Union officials are disgusted They openly say go One effect is that…

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Dramatic Ending. Labor Council Adjourns. Visitors Crowd the Meeting Some Exciting Moments

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

The meeting of the Sydney Labor Council last night came to a sudden conclusion before any business had been done. An election to provide a new secretary in…

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Judd Rule Still Trades Hall Rushed Labor Council Humiliated Who Is "Number One"?

The Sun · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 6

Another night of Judd. By all ordinary rules the leader of the industrialists should have been unionistically defunct when tho Labor Council met last…

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The Land. "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Address: 7 O'Council Street, Sydney. Telephones—1521 City; Works, 880 Redfem. Telegrams—"The Land," Sydney. Friday, May 24, 1918. Judge Heydon's Lofty Stand

The Land · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 10

THE trades-unions affiliated to the P.L.L. remain de-registered. Judge Heydon has refused to re-register them. The request was made by Mr. Beeby (Minister for Labour and Industry) on behalf of the Government, who said the step was taken in obedience to the promise made…

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Death of Alderman Watts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 8

Residents of Dundas received a shock on Saturday when they heard of the death of Alderman Charles Watts. Though the deceased had been ailing for…

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Privileged Mayor

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 10

A small boy, who afterwards proved to be a nephew to one of the typists who worked at the Council House, was wandering about in the…

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