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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 198

Heat at Manly Aldermen in Conflict Squabble Over Rate

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

During the proceedings of the Manly Municipal Council last night considerable heat was engendered over a discussion of the general rate. At a…

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Hunter's Hill Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 11

Mr. W. K. Goulding was elected an alderman of Hunter's Hill for Central Ward on Saturday to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Percy J. Allen…

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Canberra. Advisory Council's Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 9

Mr. John Sulman president of the Town Planning Association is also chairman of the Advisory Council for Canberra and at the annual meeting of the association last night he…

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A Council of Action. Union Conference Proposal

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 7

According to a decision arrived at by the All-Australia Conference of Unions and Trade and tabor Councils, which concluded its deliberations at Melbourne on…

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Fence Advertising Without Council's Authority COWRA

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

At the meeting of the council a communication was read from the secretary or the Local Government Association regarding the decision of Mr…

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Recital of Poems Clerk's Reinstatement Results Blue Mountains Shire Katoomba

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

The finding of the Commissioner, Mr Butler, PM. [?]…

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Barred to Teamsters Council's Decision Ignored COWRA

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

Great interest was centred in the Police Court to-day, when a tost case by the Municipal Council was heard, in which Inspector Lewis took action…

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Easy Municipal Borrowing

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

Waverley council, desirios to borrow £100,000 has decided not to have any of that nonsense about "trusting the people." but to raise the loan on the strength of an alleged election ma[?] and without further asking the ra[?]payers to say yea or [?]…

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English Municipal Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 17

The English capitalist papers are jubilant over what they call the Labor landslide in the municipal elections in that country last December. What has really…

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Main Roads Bill Municipal Criticism

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 4

Strong exception to the provisions of the Main Roads Bill was expressed by aldermen at the Manly Municipal Council last night…

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Municipal Visitors

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

Members of the staff of the Melbourne Town Hall arrived in Sydney this morning, and were tendered a welcome at the Town Hall by the Lord…

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Paid Aldermen Vaucluse Council Objects

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Payment of alderman does not meet with the approval of the Vaucluse Council. At last meeting of the council it was…

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Solicitor and Mayor Writ for £5000 Against Alderman Reid

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

Messrs. Cecil A. Coghlan and Co., solicitors, Sydney, acting on behalf of A. J. Macaulay, solicitor, of Manly and Sydney, have issued out of the Supreme…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Shire Engineer

The Land · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 13

"Engineer" asks: A Shire engineer, after pointing out certain irregularities to two successive presidents, and being ignored,…

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Won't Accept Gun Decision of Redfern Aldermen

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 7

The Redfern Council has refused to accept a gun from the War Trophies Committee. On the motion of the Mayor the…

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FROM A.D.C. to Alderman Hobart

The Sun · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

Captain Eric Stopp, formerly aide de camp to Governor Nowdegate, was yesterday elected an alderman of Hobart, in succession to Mr. Davis, who…

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Shire and Municipality Shires Association of New South Wales

The Land · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 13

The thirteenth Annual Conference will be held on Tuesday, 31st May, and two following days. Notices of motion, for Insertion in…

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Sutherland Council

The Propeller · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

At Tuesday night's meeting of Sutherland Shire Council a letter was received from the Railway Commissioners declining to accede to the many…

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Rockdale Council

The Propeller · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 1

On Monday night Alderman Chuter had two resolutions before Rockdale Council which he could not get his colleagues to support. One was that £333…

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Sugar Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Sugar Council provided for in the agreement with the Queensland Government is to meet in Brisbane on 21st inst. The Minister for Customs will…

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