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Council & local affairs, 1920

3,094 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 155

Granville Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

There were present at the meeting of the Granville Council last Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Aid. J. Colquhoun), Aid. Baldock. Hurford, Membrey, Percival,…

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The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 8

Present at Monday's meeting were Aid. G. Hughes (Mayor), Rippon, Muir, McPherson, Adamson and Randall. Correspondence was read from:—…

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Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

The Prospect and Sherwood Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Ald. F. G. T. Jones), Aid. Deveson, Freame, Shannon, Davison, Watson. Shaw and Ferguson…

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Cabra-Vale Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 10

The regular meeting of the council was held on Monday. Present: Ald. J. Cook (Mayor), Young, Hanbury, McBurney, Hawkins, Lunn, Jones and Sherer. An…

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The Council's Library

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of the council Aid. Baldock wondered why the largo press in the council chamber, with its contents of valuable, old and interesting…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 10

The council met on Tuesday, the President, Cr. Firth, presiding. Also present were Crs. Whitling, Lowe, Bowes and Cranston…

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A.l.p. Labour Council's Defence Useless to Reduce Cost of Living

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 13

The executive of the New South Wales Labour Council issued an official reply yesterday to the recent attacks made upon it by the A.L.P. executive. The lastnamed body…

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Labor Council's Defence. Against A.l.p. Attacks. Claim for the Industrial Workers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 13

After some weeks of silence the executive of the Labor Council has prepared a manifesto in reply to the recent attacks on it made by the executive of the Australian Labor Party…

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Municipal Salvage Methods to Save Waste WAGGA

Evening News · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Wagga Council, Alderman D. T. Byrnes explained at length his views on municipal salvage, which he had collected while…

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Increased Price of Gas. Municipal Control. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 13

The Bathurst Municipality, which was able to boast the cheapest gas in the State before the acquiring and closing down of the private works, has advanced the price to 7/8 per 1000…

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Legislative Council Labor Nominations to be Submitted to Party

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 June 1920 · page 5

The abolition of the Upper House has been for years one of the planks in the Labor platform. The plank is still there—and so is the Upper House…

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No Hoardings at NorthSydney Council Enforces Mew Law

Evening News · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 5

The decision of North Sydney Council to prohibit the display of advertisements on hoardings resulted in several persons being prosecuted at North…

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Loyal Toast. Lord Mayor Criticised

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 6

The City Council last night considered a letter from the Penrith district sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and' Soldiers' League forwarding a resolution in condemnation of the action of the…

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Preference. City Council Appointment. Soldiers' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 10

A good deal of heat was introduced into a debate at a meeting of the City Council last night concerning the action of a majority of the aldermen, consisting of the Labour…

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Children Must Starve Preference to Soldiers Kogarah Council's Views

Evening News · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

"If the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act remains much longer on the statute Books it will mean starvation of the wives and…

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Petrol Shortage Oil Co. Wants Storage Tanks Council. Refuses Permission

Evening News · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

"The shortage of petrol is due to the luck of storage accommodation. My company wants to construct large [?] for the holding of…

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Trades Hall First Politicians Play Second Fiddle Mr. Catts and Labor Council

Evening News · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

Should the Trades Hall wag the political Labor movement: or should the political movement be supreme. The answer of the Trades and Labor…

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North Sydney Breeze Alderman Calls Mayor a Tyrant Removed by Police

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 3

At last night's meeting of tho North Sydney Council the finance committee reported that: During the discussion on the…

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Policeman Called In To Remove North Sydney Alderman Incident at Council Meeting

Evening News · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 11

At a meeting of the finance committee of the North Sydney Council. Ald. E.M. Clark came, into conflict with the mayor Ald Whatmore). The result was that…

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Lord Mayor's Welcome "Premier City of Australia"

Evening News · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 1

On landing at Farm Cave to-day the lord Mayer of Sydney read the following address of welcome:— To His Royal Highness Edward…

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