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Council & local affairs, 1919

2,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 142

Not for Alderman to Read

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

Whereas on the 3rd February, 1919, a married woman named Navada Molloy, 21 years of ago, lately residing with her parents at Liverpool-road, Bankstown…

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Death of Alderman J. W. Chandler

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

The death has occurred at his residence, Macquarie-street, Windsor, of Alderman James William Chandler, Mayor of Windsor. He was in his 60th year, and was…

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Influenza at Balmain Heroic Efforts of the Fighters Mayor's Report to Council

Evening News · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the Balmain Council the report of the Special Health Committee consisting of the whole council, which met on Friday, April, 11, to…

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York-street Numbers Lord Mayor Sympathetic

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 8

This morning a deputation of York street merchants waited upon the Lord Mayor,. Alderman Richards, in respect, to the proposed alterations of the…

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Executive Council. To-day's Appointment

Evening News · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 4

The following appointment were [?] at this [?] meeting of the [?] Council:— [?] Colonel J. C. [?] G.R.S. an…

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Watson's Bay Ferry Council Takes Action

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

Vaucluse Council has appointed a committee, of which the Mayor is a member, to interview the Harbor Trust in order to ascertain what steps are…

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Watson's Bay Ferry Service Agitation for Municipal Control

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

For the past month there has been a public agitation against the increased fares on the Watson's Bay ferry service The latest development took place at the last meeting of…

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Parramatta Municipal Appeals. Wednesday, April 16. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

E.K. Bowden, land, Albert-street. Reduced from £35 to £25. estate of late J.B. Elphinstone, Barney-street. Reduced from £40 to £25…

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Two Lidcombe Alderman Resign

Evening News · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 7

The resignations of Alderman [?] bury and Alderman [?] received at last night's method of the Lidcombe Council. Alderman [?]…

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Deputation to Cessnock Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 5

A deputation of the miners waited on the Cessnock Shire Council, and asked that of passenger traffic to and from Cessnock be discontinued, that vehicular traffic in an ensterly…

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York-street Numbers Merchants Object to Alteration Deputation to Lord Mayor

Evening News · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 8

With the reconstruction of Cumberland street, the City Council recently decided to link it up with York-street under the name of York-street North [?]…

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Unredeemed I.o.u.'s Wellington Mayor's Experience Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 7

Replying to a Sydney cable to him urgently requesting financial assistance for stranded travellers owing to the cessation of the passenger traffic…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Municipal Assessments. Miss Eadith Walker's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 5

An appeal was made by Miss Eadith Walker, of Yaralla, Concord, against the assessment by the Concord Municipal Council of 287 acres of land belonging to her, and…

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Conciliation Dodging the Lawyers Shire and Council Employees

The Sun · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 5

One of the provisions of the Industrial Arbitration Act of 1918 was for the appointment of conciliation committees to settle terms of wages and…

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Aldermen in Conference Administrative Committee's Proposals

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 5

The Administrative Committee recently look charge of the work in districts in the County of Cumberland outside the metropolitan area, and a conference was…

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Petersham Mayor's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 10

The Mayor of Petersham appeals to the residents for donations of clean linen and old clothing (clean) for use by families in poor circumstances who have cases of influenza in…

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Help Wanted Petersham Mayor's Appeal

The Sun · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 6

The Mayor of Petersham urgently appeals for additional voluntary lady workers to assist in fighting the epidemic in Petersham, in order that…

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Indignant Teachers Resent a Mayor's Remark

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 1

The [?] of Ryde is reported in the Bain [?] to have stated that a [?] the Health department had [?] to Eyde and made a lot of…

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Bexley Council

The Propeller · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 4

Only five aldermen turned up at the last meeting of Bexley Council, viz., Mayor Brown and Aldermen Carr, Brown, O'Regan…

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Maskless Churchgoees a Mayor's Complaint ORANGE

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

Alderman [?] Mayor at the council meeting last night, said numbers of persons at the church services did not wear masks, and the clergy were to…

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