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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

2,821 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 142

Manilla. the Shire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 12

The rate proposed to be struck this year by the Mandowa Shire is 1 12d in the £. The estimates for the year were adopted at the recent monthly meeting,…

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Cleansing Sydney City Council's Offensive

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 1

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Queensland Farmers' Union Metropolitan District Council

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 3

The Metropolitan District Council of the Q.F.U. met last week. Among the correspondent were letters referring to the late lowering and raising of the price of butter. When…

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Through Back Door North Sydney Council's Criticism

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 1

[?] North [?] last [?]…

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Oxford Street Free Hold. City Council Query

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 10

At last night's meeting of the City Council Aid. Burke inquired of the Lord Mayor if the London Bank of Australia had in 1911 acquired the freehold of the land on which the bank…

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City Council Powerless Waiting on the Government

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 8

Asked this morning if the City Council was taking extra precautions in regard to the influenza epidemic, the town clerk (Mr. Nesbitt) replied that…

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Supreme Council. Sacrifices of Dominions. Paris, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 11

The Premiers of the Dominions gave the Supreme War Council a detailed account of the war efforts, losses, and privations of their countries. The information produced a deep…

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Collecting Rates Big Sum Due to Randwick Council

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

The Mayor of Randwick (Alderman Goldstefe) has a minute on the business paper at the meeting of the Randwick Municipal Coucil last night regarding…

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Council of Ten. Dominion Claims. (From the Special Correspondent of the Australian Press Association.) Paris, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 11

The Council of Ten, as the representatives of the great Powers are popularly termed, meet in a small oak-panelled room at the Foreign Ministry, where the future destinies…

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For the Distressed State Relief Scheme Municipal Organisations

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 7

At the luncheon adjournment of the meeting of the State Cabinet to-day the Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) announced that it had been decided by…

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Local Goverment. Influenza and Council Funds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

The Local Government Department has already informed various councils that there will be no surcharge in regard to expenditure from the councils' funds to combat the…

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Fisticuffs at a Council Meeting. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 8

A disgraceful scene was witnessed at a meeting of the Mount Morgan Town Council last night, when the sanitary committee's report was being discussed Alderman…

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Labor Council of N.s.w. Nominations for Office. an Objectionable Application. Form

The Australian Worker · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 9

At last Thursday's meeting of the Labor Council, held at the Trades Hall, Sydney, the following nominations for office were received:—…

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The Progress of Unionism. N.s.w. Labor Council's Half-yearly Report. Hopes for the Future

The Australian Worker · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 19

According to the half-yearly report of the Labor Council of New South Wales (for the period ending December 31 last), the Industrial Movement has made more…

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Shire and Municipality. Assistance to Farmers

The Land · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 8

The following [?] [?] [?] of a [?] which has been received by Mr. G[?]sso[?] secretary of the Shires Association with [?] request t[?] supper[?] be given [?] the…

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Seamen's Council an Election Protest

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 7

The council of the Federated Seamen's Union is now sitting in Sydney to discuss matters of general interest to the members of the. union…

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Association Doings. Clarence District Council

The Land · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

The attendance at the last meeting of the above was not what might have been expected in view of the importance of the occasion, which, as the chairman said, was…

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Keeping the City Clean Council's Precautions

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 7

The town officials were all masked this morning. Block boys in the streets to the number of about 300 also wore masks…

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Relief of Distress Government's Scheme for Suburbs Attorney-Gneral Tours Municipalities

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

The Governments scheme for the all [?] of any distress [?] by [?] the [?]…

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