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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 137

Aldermen Snub a Labor Union

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 11

At a recent meeting of Eastwood Council it was decided that no single man would be employed whilst married men were vailable, and reference was made to a single man named McGrath…

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Mr. West, M.p., and Aldermen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 15

At the last meeting or the Waterloo Council the following resolution was passed:- "That this, the council of the Municipality of Waterloo, resents the remarks made by…

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The Shire Complains

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 6

Baulkham Hills Council had a letter before Hornsby Council on Thursday, stating that numerous complaints wore being made regarding the bad state of the…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 5

The Smithfield and Fairfield Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman w. Stimson), Aldermen Downey, Paine, Anthony, Friend, House, McGregor…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

The Lidcombe Council met on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman W. J. Maunder), Aldermen James Burke, Anderson, Brewster, Wilson and Cutcliffe…

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Threatening the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

At the meeting of the Auburn Council on Monday a letter was read from Mr. Charles Broderick, Edgar-street, drawing attention to the bad condition of the drain…

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The Mayor and Straying Stock Intuiting Language Case

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

At the Penrith Police Court on Tuesday morning last, before Mr. T.B. Clegg, P.M., Patrick Joseph Quinn (mayor of Penrith) proceeded against George Gascoigne in respect of…

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Labor Council and Public. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 12

Sir, -- The references in your "Day by Day" notes regarding last night's meeting of the Labor Council were, I believe unintentionally, unjust to both the council and the public…

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Rural Rulers Councillors and Aldermen Wise and Otherwise

The Sun · Sunday 26 May 1918 · page 11

It is an old and truly tried axiom, that no man is a hero to his wife, and on the same fine of reasoning, it may be aptly argued that no alderman or councillor is a monument of…

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Labor Council Secretary

The Sun · Sunday 26 May 1918 · page 2

The selection of a secretary for the Sydney Labor Council will come before the next meeting of that body. It was to have been decided on Tuesday, but, owing to the…

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Motor Car Overturns Shire President and Party Injured RYLSTONE

The Sun · Sunday 26 May 1918 · page 4

While on a tour of inspection of the roads in the southern part of the Rylstone Shire the President, Mr. J. R. Fletcher, with Mr. J. Hope, engineer, and a party comprising…

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Dead Dog Alley Woollahra Council Stirred by the Sunday Times

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 May 1918 · page 2

The Woollahra Council, stung by the article in the Sunday Times last week, has moved, if any idea of movement can be associated with its lethargic attempts…

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Mr. Judd's Credentials Did He Have Any at All? It is Alleged that He Bl[?]ffed Labor Council Delegates. Controversy develops into a Wrangle Between Two Leaders

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 May 1918 · page 9

The Judd-Morby impasse in the New South Wales Labor Council has, leading unionists aver, developed into a glorified squabble between the two leaders, and…

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SHIRES Wollondilly Shire

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 7

The annual report of the Shire President of Wollondilly shows a cash balance of £528. A good deal of activity has been displayed in road-making,…

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Shipwrights and Council Why Union Withdrew

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 2

"The Shipwrights' Union is not represented on the Labor Council, and has not been since the conscription camapign," said Mr. Jackson, secretary of the union this…

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May Be Dealt with Council Delegates and Federation

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 5

It is likely that the delegates who attended the newly-formed Federation of Labor meetings at the Trades Hall will be dealt with at the next meeting of the Labor Council…

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Manly Assessments. Ex-minister's Appeal. Says Council Should Cot [?] Value

Evening News · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 5

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The Break-away. Labor Council Situation. Conference on June 15

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 6

Unions that propose to break away from the Sydney Labor Council owing to that body's "participation in political and abstract matters," will meet in conference on Saturday,…

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Local Government in Danger Early Action Imperative Municipalities Should Wake Up

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 5

On every available opportunity Minister for Local Government Fitzgerald sounds the trumpet of Greater Sydney. Recently he referred to the "absurdity…

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Local Government Notes MUNICIPALITIES The Fate of the Parramatta Road

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 7

The Minister for Local Government stated the other day that the Government will not repair the Parramatta Road until Greater Sydney is created. The…

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