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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

2,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 142

City Council and Frequency Changer. to the Editor-of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 18

Sir,—During the last week the public of Sydney have been treated to correspondence in your column, anonymous and otherwise, in reference to the above matter. And the…

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate. with which are incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, May 10, 1917. Current News. Shire Services

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 6

The Blacktown Council, at its meeting on Tuesday, considered tenders for carrying out sanitary services at Northmead, Westmead, Wentworthville, Seven Hills…

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Streets and Roads Around Artarmon Aldermen Blame Ratepayers for Neglect of Their Own Interests

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 May 1919 · page 5

Aldermen Thompson and Town, in the course of an interview, agreed with the statement of the Sunday Times in last issue as to the deplorable condition of…

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Home Makers in Council "Sunday News" Practical Recipes and Hints for Housekeepers. New Dishes and Suggestions for Money Saving

Sunday News · Sunday 11 May 1919 · page 10

The main object of this column is to help people to be thrifty and to show them abort [?] doing their work. We shall do what we can, but we are also asking [?] and sundry to help us, and each other, by sending in…

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Britain Gets Nauru Council's Decision Disposition of Mandates LONDON, May 7

The Sun · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 6

Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that a communique has been issued stating that the Council of Three has decided on the disposition…

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Grant to Municipalities. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 5

The Commonwealth Repatriation Doparment has considerably modified the conditions applying to money grants to municipal councils for employment of returned soldiers. The…

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Pasture Boards Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of the Pasture Boards Council of Advice it was decided, owing to the influenza restrictions, to postpone the annual convention fixed for the 29th instant…

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OLD 200 GROUNDS City Council's Protest

Evening News · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 1

At the City Council's Health and By Laws Committee meeting yesterday a letter was received from the Lands Department asking what Amount of money…

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Carcoar's Council. Likened to a Circus

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

CARCOAR, Monday.--At a meeting of the Carcoar Municipal Council last week Ald, Derwin described the Carcoar Council as a "circus." He said that there wan a deal of talk locally…

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Electric Power Manufacturers' Demands City Council Approached

The Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 7

The Lord Mayor told a deputation of business men to -day that if a frequency changer would give them more electric power earlier than could be done by the…

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Light and Power. City Council's Supply. Special Consideration

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

During yesterday's mooting of the electric light committee of the City Council reference was made to the vexed question of time- switches, and the proposed purchase of a…

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City Council Electricity Supply. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 7

Sir,—The letter of Alderman the Hon. R. D. Meagher, M.L.C, appearing in your issue of Saturday last having come under the notice of my association, and appearig to be an…

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Another £12,000 a Year. Council's Coal Contract. Effect of Increased Price

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

In a communication from the electric light department of the City Council placed before the electric lighting committee yesterday it was stated that as ho result of the increased…

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The Restrictions Cabinet Decision Council to Meet To-night Embargo May Be Lifted Unobserved Masking Rule

The Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 7

The State Cabinet decided this afternoon to call the Medical Consultative Council together this evening. There is very little doubt that all the…

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"Government Mad" Alderman's Declaration

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 1

Pressmen only were admitted to last night's meeting of the Manly Council. When the meeting was opened Alderman Keirle asked that the public…

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Bands and Shire Funds

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 2

A request by the Hornsby District Railway Band, for financial support by way of a subsidy was before Hornsby Council on Thursday. The band's letter pointed out…

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Newcastle Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Some months ago the Trades Hall Management Committee called upon the Newcastle Labor Council to vacate its room at the hall. The dispute between the…

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Power for Industries. Manufacturers' Appeal. Deputation to Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 7

The threatened, shortage of electricity for the expanding industries of the metropolitan area has become so acute that a deputation from the Chamber of Manufactures waited on…

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Spines at Manly Mayor in Hot Water Midnight Debate

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 1

The Manly Council last night, just before midnight, discussed a motion by Alderman Ogilvy:-- That the Mayor be called upon to…

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Council in Funds Wollongong

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 1

At a meeting of the North Illawarra Council. Alderman Parker, in moving the adoption of the finance committee's report, said that the amount to credit was…

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