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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 198

City Council Finance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 8

In the contention between the Lord Mayor and Sir Allen Taylor regarding the finances of the City Council one fact stands out clearly, that the amount of the…

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Lawn Tennis New Council Scheme

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

The Council of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association [?] at its last [?] that the delegates of the [?] club should be calle together at [?]…

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National Council of Women. International Secretary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 5

Miss Gladys Marks has been appointed International secretary of the National Council of Women, N.S.W. Branch, in succession to Miss Rose Scott, who has occupied that…

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Blacktown Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 3

The council met on March 29, the President, Cr. G. Lalor, presiding. Also present were Crs, Pye, W. Lalor, Page, Cable and Moorehead…

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Liberty Fair Aldermen Protest Toowoomba

The Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 4

The Liberty Fair, or Allies' City, has been operating in Toowoomba for some weeks, and has come in for the condemnation of the Chamber of…

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Aunt Sally at Lidcombe Attacked by Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 1

Lidcombe Council was going strong on Wednesday the other week at 11.15 p.m., when the last remaining reporter gathered up his notes and stole away…

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Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 4

Present at the meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council on March 15th, were Mayor F. G. T. Jones, Ald. Shaw, Allen, Deveson, Ferguson, Shannon and…

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Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 2

Liverpool Council held its usual meeting on March 15, the Mayor (Ald. L. J. Ashcroft) presiding. Also present were: Ald. Suttor, Cruickshank, Beale, Hull, Webster,…

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Dundas Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

Present at the regular meeting held on March 30th were Mayor H. G. Greenwood. Ald. Auchterionle Tunks, Fraser, F. E. Spurway, Cook and McCosker…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

The Mayor, Ald. C. Dyer, occupied the chair at the meeting of the Ryde Council held on March 22nd. A full council was present…

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Hornsby Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 2

Hornsby Council held its usual meeting on March 26th. Present were Crs. Chapman (President), Higgins, Hales, Moore, Somerville, Allen, Langston and Ramsay…

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Parramatta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

The council met on Monday evening, the Mayor, Ald. L. A. Simpson, presiding. Also present: Ald. Moss, R. J. Brown, Drummond, Noller, Smith, E. J. Brown,…

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Granville Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 2

The Granville Council met on March 29. Present: The Mayor (Ald. J. Colquhoun). Ald. Swift, McGill, Percival, Membrey, Townsend, Hurford, Baldock. Beszant and…

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Eastwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

Eastwood Council held its usual meeting on March 30. Mayor Matthews presiding. Also present were Ald. Lovell. Dunlop. Featherstone, England and Myers…

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Flags We Honor Rabbi and Lord Mayor

Evening News · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 6

The Labor aldermen at the Town Hall are notoriously hostile to anything connected with the Great War, but in the Lord…

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St. Mary's Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 6

Ald. T. Brooker presided at a full meeting of St. Mary's Council held on March 21st. V. H. Luke, secretary of the St. Mary's…

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Cabra-vale Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

Present at the last meeting of the council were Ald. J. Cook (Mayor), Young. McBurnie, Bate, Hawkins, Lunn and Shearer…

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Swimming. Council Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 11

A meeting of the council of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association will be held at the Sports Club to-morrow, at 7.30 p.m. Business includes the consideration of the hon…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 4

The council met on March 29, Cr. Whitling presiding. Also present were Crs. Firth, Lowe, Cranston, Waterworth and Bowes…

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Attack on Capitals Workers Misled. Reply to the Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 9

"One cannot help remarking," said Mr. J. Clifton Love, president of the Chamber of Manufactures, yesterday, "the intemperate remarks the Lord Mayor (Ald. Lambert) has…

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