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Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 198

Aldermen's Votes a Paddington Tangle

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 7

Paddington aldermen had great difficulty last night in extricating themselves from the tangle into which they drifted in their endesvors to select a caretaker…

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Money for Manly Mayor Wants £150,000

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 6

For some time the Mayor of Manly has been on a monetary mission among Cabinet Ministers and financial institutions with no immediate results, but according…

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Private Reception Lord Mayor and A.W.U.

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 7

The Lord Mayor entertained the delegates of the A.W.U. Conference at the Town Hall this morning. "This is a private affair." said an…

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Manly's Electricity City Council Suspected

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 6

Recently Manly Council bought for £22,000 the plant of the Manly Electric supply Company, and arranged with Sydney City Council to supply the current…

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Assaulted the Butcher Council Inspector Fined

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 6

An unusual case was heard before Mr. Hawkins at the Central Police Court today when Peter Henry Mackie, health inspector of the Randwick Council…

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Mudgee Council Election. Woman Candidate Beaten

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

MUDGEE, Monday.--The election to the two vacancies on the Mudgee Town Council was made more interesting by reason of the fact that one of six candidates was a woman, Mrs…

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Council Appointments Mr. Storey's Assurance PERTH

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 7

Interviewed on board the Orsova today, the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Storey) stated emphatically that no appointments would be made to the…

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Municipal Amalgamation To Reduce Rates DAPTO

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 9

Landholders here are up in arms at the excessive increase in the rates for the Central Illawarra Municipality. This year's rate is 3½d in the £ on the…

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Blacktown Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 3

The council met on January 25th, Cr. G. Lalor presiding. Also present were Crs. Pye, W. A. Lalor, Page, Cable, and Moore- house…

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Ireland. Aldermen Arrested. After Re-electing Lord Mayor. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 13

A meeting of the Cork Corporation re-elected Mr.' O'Callaghan as Lord Mayor. At the end of the meeting the police arrived and arrested three aldermen and seven councillors,…

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Unfit to Live In. Houses Condemned by Alderman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 13

"These premisos were condemned three years ago as being absolutely unfit for human habitation. It is a menace to the health of the community to have people living there…

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Parramatta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 4

The council met on. January 24th, the Mayor, Ald. Simpson, presiding. Also present, Aid. Collett," Bird, Moss, Prudames, R. J. Brown; Gilbert, Noller, J. B…

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Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 2

Liverpool Council held their usual meeting on the 18th, the Mayor. Ald. L. J. Ashcroft, presiding. Also present were Ald. Suttor, Beale, Cruickshank, Wearne,…

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Marlborough Hill .Case Result of Privy Council Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 10

It will be remembered that a number of firms having claims against the Marlborough Hill met at the rooms of the Importers Association in Sydney, and instructed Messrs. Sly and…

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Were the Cattle Straying A North Parramatta Rumpus. Council's Officer Carries a Revolver

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

The hearing of a Sunday morning row over cattle supposed to have been straying at North Parramatta, occupied a good deal of time at Parramatta Police Court…

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The Manly Steamers Faster Service; Bigger Subsidy Council's Probable Demand Conference on

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

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Betting Aldermen "Chows and Dagoes"

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 3

As a result of the fruit barrow controversy among members of the Newtown Council on Tuesday night, when Alderman. Turtle contradicted…

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Capitalistic Poison Gas. Discrediting Sydney's Labor Aldermen

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 7

Ever since the Municipal Labor Party secured, control of the administration of the Sydney City Council, a ceaseless propaganda has been waged by the capitalist…

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Cowardly Assault Fighting Mayor to Rescue Two Men Imprisoned

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 6

Two Parramatta lads looking for a handy place in a dark street from which to waylay two visitors to the town on Saturday night were most unlucky to…

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Pugilistic Mayor Intervenes in Row "Knocks" the Wrong Man

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 4

The Mayor of Parramatta, Alderman L. A. Simpson, was once an amateur pugilist of no mean calibre. That he still carries a punch was amply…

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