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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Pastures Protection Board Council of Advice Quarterly Meeting of the Council. Held on Wednesday, 26th MARCH, 1919

The Land · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 7

Present: Messrs. F. A. MacKenzie (chairman), C. Sinclair, R. Hunt, J. Bell, G. N. Magill, J. G. Fletcher, and S. T. D. Symons, Advisor to the Council…

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Hornsby Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

The Council met on Thursday. Present: The President (Councillor James). Councillors Ramsay, Morris Crittenden, Moore and Higgins, Apologies were…

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Penrith Council An Alderman Leaves Meeting in Protest. Curtailed Expenditure

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 2

[?] monthly meeting of the Penrith [?] Council was held on Monday evening, [?] there were present:—The Mayor (Ald[?]ones) and Aldermen Lance, Fitch, Quinn…

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Ermington & Rydalmere. the New Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

Alderman Steel, deputy - Mayor, at Monday's meeting of the Council, welcomed Alderman T. Adamson, the newlyelected alderman of Ermington ward, vice…

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Concord's Former Mayor

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 5

Alderman Charles Savage, formerly Mayor of Concord, died this morning. He will be given a public funeral to-morrow…

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Blacktown Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 3

A [?] other things the shire clerk (Mr. C[?]) reported as follows to the last meeting of the Blacktown Council:—Re fire district for Blacktown: I have gone into this…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 5

The council met on Monday Present: The Mayor (Alderman Cook), Aldermen Asimus, Young, McEachern, Sherer, Johnson and stimson. Financial statement…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

Ryde Council met on Friday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Kelly), Aldermen Anderson, Lawson, Skinner, Baxter, Redshaw, Whitfield, Stewart and Douglas…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 2

The Granville Council met on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Epps), Alderman Clement, Willoughby, Kirkpatrick, Swift, Neilson Robertson…

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The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

Present at the regular meeting this week were The deputy- Mayor(Alderman F. W. Steel), Aldermen Muir, MeLeman, Adamson and Hughes. The town clerk…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 5

The council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Suttor), Aldermen Bosley, Weller, Monson, Lomax, Cruikshank, Deadman and Poolman. Alderman…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

The regular meeting of the Baulkham Hills Council was held on Tuesday afternoon Present: Councillor Whitling (President) and Councillors Cranston, Firth…

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Meetings. Nepean Pederal Council

Labor News · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

That, in the opinion of this Council, the time has now come for the Australian Labor Party to declare straight out its adherence to Socialism, and the abolition…

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The Secrecy of the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 8

A position of grave importance has arisen in Baulkham Hills Council, where the finance committee has been dealing with the positions of the clerk and the…

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Auckland Tramways. Purchase by City Council. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 12

The Anckland City Council has decided to parchase the city tramways. The council has authorised a loan of £1,250,000 far that purpose…

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Government Must Explain Lifting of Restrictions Casino Alderman Holds it Responsible for Spread of Influenza CASINO

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1919 · page 2

When two resolutions relative to influenza epidemic were before the Casino Council, Alderman Gill referred to the action of the State Government in…

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Night Prowling Cows Bad As City Burglars Tearful Gardeners Complain to Council of Destruction of Flowers and Vegetables DAPTO

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1919 · page 3

Even in a dairying district cows may become a nuisance. At the last meeting of the Shellharbor Council the Town Clerk reported that…

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Wirth's Circus at Dubbo Council Refuses License DUBBO

The Sun · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 5

The Dubbo Council, while holding that it had no power to refuse a license to Wirth's circus to show, decided not to grant a license, and to…

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A Grave Danger in Municipal Government

Construction and Local Government Journal · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 11

The Johannesberg, South Africa Municipal Council carry on many municipal enterprises and because the extortionate demands of the labor unions were…

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Late Cable News. Council of Four Italy May Delay Peace. (From the Special Correspondent of the Australian Press Association.) Paris, April 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 8

The Council of Four is concentrating upon the Adriatic question. If the Italians maintain the attitude attributed to them of insisting on the possession of Fiume, and…

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