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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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WOLLONGONG, Friday.--When asking the Warden's Court this morning for a six months' suspension of labor conditions on coal mining lease 267, parishes of Wongawilli and Kembla,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A recommendation from the Works Committee of the Sydney Municipal Council to rescind a contract with the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company, on the ground that Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corporal Norman Smith, who is about to go on active service, and who retains the position of Mayor of Wollongong was entertained by a large and representative gathering in the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund wants another £150,000. And so the average man wants to know where the money goes. The Fund is for the dependents of soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which shire councillors criticise the actions of his department in connection with the settlement of soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"In reply to Senator pearce," said the Mayor of. Manly, "we'd better stick to facts-- the ones I will use are not disputed by his own Pensions Department. Private A. S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] meeting of the cone [?] of the N[?] to be held to Sydney on February 11 pro[?] to [?] a pretty good fight, as [?] known that the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The £150,000 which is required to permit the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund to carry on its invaluable work for another year is to be raised by direct appeal. That is, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The electric lighting committee of the City Council yesterday decided, after considerable argument, to recommend the council to accept the fender of Messrs. B. Byrnes, Ltd., for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Washington cablegram says the War Council Bill provides sweeping powers. It makes the Council superior to the Secretaries for War and the Navy, but its actions are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The £150,000 which is required to permit the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund to carry on its invaluable work for another year Is to he raised by direct appeal. That is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford), referring to the criticisms by shire councillors of the actions of his department in regard to the settlement of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Mr. John Stinson's letter in yours of the 9th instant gets right at the middle and both ends ot our troubles as regards the war, and cspecially when he suggests a council of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is sometimes complained against the administration of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund that the officers inquire too closely into the circumstances of applicants; but that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War [?] gives [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Washington message says that the War Council Bill has sweeping powers. It makes the Council superior to the Secretaries for War and for the Navy, but Its actions are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On August 10, 1914, the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund was launched, and as a result of the appeal for funds to assist the wives and dependents of soldiers and sailors on active…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The following, culled from the "S.M. Herald" Local Government column, may be of service In these districts:—"As a result of patriotic meetings many of the…
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