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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 198

Bronte Park Careless Visitors and Negligent Council

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 11

The Waverley Council is to be asked to pay more attention to [?] Beach and park. At last [?] meeting of the [?]…

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City Council. Appointment Refused to Soldier. Heated Debate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 10

There was a heated discussion in the City Council last night concerning the recommendation of the finance committee that Mr. E. G. Holdsworth should be appointed to the…

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Firemen Handicapped Council Men Hid Hydrants Water Board Loses Discs

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 11

Suburban fire fighters are severely, handisapped by resson of the energy of council workmen, who never fall, when tar painting streets to effectively cover…

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A.W.U. DECISIONS Esperanto in Schools Ban on Masonic Brethren Abolition of Legislative Council

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 8

The A.W.U. Convention will, it is expected, conclude within the next fow days. The most important business decided…

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Municipal Markets Balmain's Reply

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 8

The Balmain Council last night replied to the request of the Fruit Growers Association to support municipal markets, and to allow one of its…

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Marrickville Policemen Alderman Ness's Complaint

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 11

The complaint by Alderman Ness, of Marrickville, in regard to the removal of two efficient police officers from the district was again brought under the…

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Lord Mayor Thanked

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

The Lord-Mayor has received a communication, from Mr. Joseph Lewis, chairman of the committee which .represented. 1200 New Zea- landers recently stranded In Sydney through…

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Botany's Ex-mayor Council Condemns Action He Tenders His Resignation a Lively Debate

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

Last evening Botany Council Passed [?] the action of the ex-Mayer (Alderman [?] is expending [?] in…

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UNEMPLOYED Lord Mayor Counted Out

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 8

About 200 unemployed assembled again tills morning outside the City Town Hall. They took up a position facing a window behind which they…

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OVER £500 Botany's Xmas Box Why the Ex-Mayor Resigned

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 8

Alderman Siddins, a former Mayor, of Botany, verbally tendered his resignation at the close of a discussion at last night's meeting of the council…

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Air Council. Regulations to Be Issued

The Australian Worker · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 9

Air regulations submitted by the Council of Civil Aviation have been approved by the Commonwealth Air Council, and will shortly be promulgated. The regulations…

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Too Mach Football Scottish Council's Protest LONDON

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 1

Scottish municipalities and the heads of industrial concerns have protested to the football authorities against the disorganisation of…

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Shorter Working Week. N.s.w. Labor Council's Move

The Australian Worker · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 9

At the last meeting of the Labor Council of New South Wales it was decided to appoint a deputation to wait on the Minister for Labor and Industry, requesting the…

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Charges Against Cleric Appeal to Privy Council LONDON, February 7

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

Archdeacon Wakeford, who was found guilty by a Consistory Court on charges of misconduct lodged by Ills brother-in-law, has decided to appeal…

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What Librarians Should Know. Standard of City Council Books for Children

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

"You know what Josh Billings says about public men,".Aid. Arthur M'Eihone once interjected to a colleague who was making a sad speech on garbage destruction, at a City…

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Our Highbrow Kids Municipal Library Exam

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

"Tis not in m[?]rtain to command success: but we'll do more. Sempronius, we'll deserve it," wrote Joseph Addison in the tragedy of "Cato."…

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Municipal Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--The Lithgow Council has decided to proceed further with the municipal fruit and vegetables sales in co-operation with the Fruitgrowers' Association. The latter…

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Fire Board. Municipal Representative Election. Thirteen Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

Competition for the vacancy on the Fire Brigades Board caused by the death of the municipal councils' representative (Aid. Shepherd) is keen…

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Kuring-gai Shire. No Municipality. Minister Rejects Both Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 10

The agitation to change Kuring-gai Shire into a municipality, or in the alternative to make a municipality of "C" riding of that shire, has not been successful…

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Shire and Municipality ———— Legal Opinions. RATES. Disqualification of Councillor

The Land · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

Case.—A member of my Council desires a bridge to be erected that will give improved access to his farm lands, and has offered as an…

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