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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 198

Not Wanted Aldermen or Ms.P

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

The conference of delegates from the various Progress Associations of North Shore to be held on Monday night, will, says Mr. Lindsuy, discuss a proposal…

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The Mayor and the Mare's Nest

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

The theory that the present depression in trade is a conspiracy amongst employers wits much in evidence at the meeting of the unemployed at the Town Hall on Thursday night. Upon that theme the Lord Mayor "set out the theory about the capital…

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Hurstville Council

The St George Call · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

Town Clerk D. I. Donald submitted a statement to Hurstville Council on Thursday evening, showing that up to the 7th instant, — due date for payment…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 5

The Fairfield Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Ald. T. Miles), Ald. Bell, Downey, Thorpe, Hunt, Bensley. Coleman, Stimson and Wood. Miss D…

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Candid Communications Ald. Lambert, Lord Mayor of Sydney

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

My Lord,--So you are to have a new motor car, to cost the ratepayers £995. Your present car is seven years old. None of the starving unemployed, who are such a source of worry to you, keep their cars seven years…

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St. George County Council

The St George Call · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

Ald. W. F. Brown, J.P., Chairman of St. George County Council, writes:—I crave permission to reply to the critic who in one of our local papers…

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Laughing at the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 9

Mr. J. Ferrow, Mark Lodge, wrote to the council asking if anything could be done to effectively deal with the straying stock annoyance. For a while, he stated, there…

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Burst Up Large Estates. Lord Mayor's Idea. Reply to Sir J. Carruthers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 10

The Lord Mayor, Ald. Lambert, yesterday replied to the article in "The Daily Telegraph" by Sir Joseph Carruthers, suggesting means by which the country might be pulled…

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St. Marys Council the Western Road Job

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of St. Marys Council was held on Monday evening of last week, when there were present—The Mayor (Ald. T. Brooker)…

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Red Cross. Meeting of Central Council. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 13

A meeting of the Red Cross Central Council, presided over by her Excellency Lady Forster, was held at Federal Government House on Wednesday…

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Blue Mountains Shire the Inquiry Further Discussed. Mr. Daley Unanimously Re-instated

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

There was a special call of the Blue Mountains Shire Council on Wednesday, 2nd inst., to further deal with the commissioner's report concerning the…

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Loaded Machine Gun Gift to Yea Council MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

A live German cartridge was found in the machine gun given to the Yea Shire Council by the War Trophies Committee…

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Promises, Always Promises. Persistent Unemployed City Council This Time

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 15

Nobody wants to see the unemployed. The unemployed want to see anyone who, they think, can help them, and so far they have been fairly successful. But they get little more than…

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Lidcombe. Municipal Vacancy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 2

A letter from Ald. F. J. Byers was read at the meeting of the Lidcombe Council on Wednesday resigning his seat. The matter of the election of a successor was…

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Municipal Gardens. What is Being Done in Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 11

Good progress is being made with the new turfing and gardens at the Parramatta Town Hall, in which great interest is being taken by townspeople, who are…

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Appeal to Council Municipal Position Explained

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 March 1921 · page 4

The Sydney City Council has in pre-paration a number of contracts for road improvement, approximating £500,000. The work would provide employment…

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Dark Centennial Park Mayor Asks for Light

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1921 · page 4

Requesting the Government to have Contennial Park adequately lighted and open for vehicular traffic at night, the Mayor of Randwick stated yesterday…

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That Racing Committee Lord Mayor is Emphatic

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 March 1921 · page 3

The proposed Racing Advisory Committee was much discussed at Rosehill yesterday, and its constitution was generally opposed…

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Another Expulsion. A.L.P. v. The Mayor of Waterloo

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1921 · page 12

Mr. John J. Connolly, Mayor of Waterloo, and Alderman W. J. Eustace, of the same municipality, have incurred the displeasure of the A.L.P.,…

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Unemployed Ranks Have Swelled This Week Estimate of 15,000 in Metropolis — Small Number Take Food Doles — City Council Proposals — Cockatoo Dock Bombshell Alderman Bridges Explains Road Scheme

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 March 1921 · page 4

The latest official estimate of unemployment in the metropolitan area gives the total as 14,000. It is by no means an extravagant estimate. The most generous…

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