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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

2,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 142

Claims of Greece Special Commission Appointed Supreme War Council's Decision [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 1

A Paris message states that the Supreme War Council has referred the claims of Greece to a commission of experts…

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Forsook the Open Air Mosman Council Not Pioneers One Member Feared Pneumonia

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 8

The Mosman Council did not meet in the open air last night, after all. Alderman Walker (the Mayor) had arranged that the meeting should be…

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Municipal Valuations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 29

Central Illawarra is the first country municipality in the State to come under the new Act which provides for the Government valuation of land for municipal…

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Blackheath. Municipality

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 13

A meeting of the Blackheath and Citizens' Association brings to a termination the last phases of Blackheath's claim for a municipality. There were…

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Council Contracts Charge Against Alderman

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 4

In the Central Summons Court yesterday, before Mr. M'Kensey, S.M., the hearing was continued of the case in which Henry Clarke, of Varna-street,…

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"Lot of Rot." Manly Council Resolutions. Blunt Shire Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 4

ALBURY, Wednesday.--"I move," said Cr. J.P. Smithenbecker, at a meeting of the Hume Shire Council tills afternoon, "that Manly Council he told to mind their own damned…

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Case Against an Alderman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 8

The hearing was continued at the Central Police Court yesterday of the charge brought against Henry Clarke of having "acted in the capacity of an alderman of the municipality…

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Wire Netting Case Charge Against Randwick Alderman

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 4

The part heard case in which Henry Clarke, of Varna-street, Randwick, was proceeded against by Patrick Francis Ford, on an information charging him…

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Mayors and Shire Presidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 6

Aid. R. Gendle, who filled the mayoral chair at Petersham last year, was on Tuesday night re-elected as Mayor. PADDINGTON.--Aid. M. Purcell…

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Ryde Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 7

The Ryde State Labor Electorate Council on Saturday evening last appointed Mr. S.F. Allen and Mr. H. Clifford as delegate and altermate dolegate respectively, to the…

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Sydney Visitors. Bathurst Council Passive

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 6

BATHURST, Wednesday.--At to-night's meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council the Mayor (Aid. E.T. Webb) made, a protest against people being allowed indiscriminately to travel from Sydney to Bathurst…

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Classifying and Grading Municipal Employees

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 3

[?] on the [?] decided to [?] matter to the [?]…

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Hurstville Council's Metal Scheme. Lively Council Meeting. Mayor Baker Sends for Police. Alderman Low Ejected

The Propeller · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

At a special meeting of Hurstville Council held last night to deal with tenders for various work in connection with the blue metal…

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Shire and Municipality. Council News. Councils' Officials

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 6

Appointments:—Lieut. E. S. Rowe, (returned soldier), engineer, Gundurimba Shire; R. J. Beynon, sanitary inspector, Cessnock Shire; — Worthington,…

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A Gagged Alderman

The Propeller · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 1

At Monday night's meeting of Kogarah Council the bye-laws of the Health Department were rigidly enforced by Mayor…

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The Border Shire and Manly Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 6

Ald. Adam Ogilvy writes that he notices, according to the message from Albary published on Thursday, that the Hume Shire Council, at the instance of Cr. Smithenbecker, who was supported by Cr. Jelbart, referred in…

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Shire Endowment

The Land · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 6

The receipt by the shire councils of the information from the Local Government Department intimating the classification and the amount in the £ of…

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Mayor Sends for Police Lively Council Meeting Hurstville Blue Metal Scheme

Evening News · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

While the Hurstville Council last night was dealing with tenders for works is connection with the blue metal [?], proceedings [?] lively…

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