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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 198

Mothers in Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 3

A well-attended meeting of supporters of the scheme for the endowment of motherhood was held yesterday afternoon in the vestibuie of the Town Hall. Mrs.H. Connell, president…

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Open Boatmen Lord Mayor's Welcome The Interstate Carnival

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 8

Sunburned and otherwise wealtherbeaten faces were much in evidence at the Sydney Town Hall to-day, when the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Lamberi…

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City Council Loan. Nearly Half a Million

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 9

The Lord Mayor stated yesterday that the City Council is now in the money market for a loan of £428,000. "This," he said, "is not a now loan, but the balance, with…

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City Council Loan. £428,900 Available for Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 4

The Lord Mayor yesterday made available a report from the City Treasurer in connection with the City Council loan of £850,000, which was on tho market in April of last year…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, January 18, 1921. Council Appointments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 8

Almost since the beginning of responsible government in New South Wales there have been controversies about the right of appointment to the Legislative Council. This…

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American Tennis Cracks Lord Mayor's Welcome

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 1

The Lord Mayor, [?] tendered the [?] Town Hall to the [?] team. W. T. [?]…

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Hornsby Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 6

The newly-elected President (Cr. Chapman) presided at the meeting of Hornsby Shire Council on January 13. Others present were; Crs. Langston, Ramsay, Allen,…

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Cabra-vale Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 5

The Mayor, Ald. J. Cook, presided at the recent meeting of the Cabra-Vale Council. Ald. Lunn, McBurnie, Hanbury, Bate, James, Sherer and Young were present…

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Police Murders Drastic Measures Warning to Mayor LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 1

General Strickland, in a letter to the Deputy-Mayor of Cork, refers to the recent dastardly attempts to murder police. He says that the present state…

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A Weird Dream. City Council Next Month. Ten Ms.l.c

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 8

A clerk in the Town Clerk's department was making out a list of the city aldermen. He had just been told who of the Labor aldermen had sent in nominations for the coveted honor…

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Mayor Macswiney's Will

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 24

CORK, Dec. 5.— The few pounds left by the late Lord Mayor MacSwiney were willed to his sisters, Misses Annie and Maura MacSwiney, to be…

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Lord Mayor Annoyed

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

"The morning paper which persists in referring to the 'Town Hall cave' in the face of the denials that have been published is hardly playing the game…

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Australian-made Machinery. Labor Lord Mayor's Views

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 18

Answering a deputation representing the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, the Boilermakers' Union, and the Ironworkers' Union, which waited on the Lord Mayor…

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Town Hall Rushed Unemployed Demonstration Seeking the Lord Mayor

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

A crowd of about 100 unemployed rushed the Town Hall to-day and demanded to see the Lord Mayor, Alderman Lambert…

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Town Hall Rushed Unemployed in Possession Lord Mayor Interviewed

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 8

Two or three hundred unemployed men rushed the Town Hall at 10.30 this morning, and, forcing their way past the officials, took possession of the…

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War Trophies. Action of City Council Resented. Suburban Municipalities' Protest. United Action Proposed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

When the Labor members of the City Council, including Abe Lord Mayor rejected the Federal Government's offer of war trophies, many local government bodies were Incensed…

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Returned Soldiers State Council Meets

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

At the first meeting of the State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League it was stated that for the year 1921 the league in New South Wales has set…

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Soldier's Allotment. City Council Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

The finance committee of the City Council recently decided to take the necessary steps to recover about £70 which had been paid on behalf of Edward Baker, a laborer employed…

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Advancement of Science. Research Council Formed

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 18

At the final meeting of the general council of the Australian Association for the Advancement of Science, held last Saturday, it was decided to form an…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, Jan. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 9

The Privy Council has granted special leave to appeal in the matter of the Yorkshire Insurance Company versus Craine…

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