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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 198

The Sydney Monring Herald. Monday, April 11, 1921. the Labour Council and Immigration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 6

The errand of the delegation of the Labour Council which will shortly leave for England is surrounded with a good deal of mystery, but no secret is made of one of…

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Prince's Photo Trouble in Manly Council Mayor Claims the Picture

The Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 8

A photograph of the Prince of Wales caused a scene in the Manly Municipal Council last night. On the notice paper, amongst many other items of…

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Graziers' Federal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 7

The thirty-second convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia is being held in Brisbane. Those attending are Messrs. John Mackay and O. E. Friend, and Major N. W…

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A.l.p. Conference. Alderman Lambert Gratified. Denies Plot to Depose Premier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 9

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Lambert), who has been re-elected president of the A.L.P., stated yesterday that he was quite satisfied with the result of the Labour Conference, as…

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Mayor of Cork Must Leave United States New York

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 1

The Labor Department has an [?] that Mr. O'Calinglim Mayor [?] Cork, most leave the country, the State Department having denied…

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Manly Council and the Blind

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 3

Before the Manly Council met last night, M H Hedger, manager of the Sydney industrial Institute for the [?] the alderman in [?]…

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Unnecessary Waste. Disinfectant Distribution City Council Criticised

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

The City Health Officer submitted a strongly-worded report to the health committee of the City Council yesterday, uring the discontinuance of the practice of distributing disinfectant…

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£655,688. Electric Lighting Overdraft. City Council Problem'

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

How is the electricity supply undertaking of the City Council going to meet its commitment: during the next few months? That is the question that both the electricity…

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Blacktown Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 2

The council met on April 5th, President G. Lalor in the chair. Also present were Crs. Pye, W. A. Lalor, Page, Cable and Moorehead…

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Who Gets the Rates? Alderman's Allegation

The Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3

At a meeting of the Bexley Council last night during a discussion in regard to sewerage. Alderman Brown said that like a lot of other things the board was…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 5

The Auburn Council met on April 4th. Present: The Mayor (Ald. T. Cheetham), Ald. Somerville, Keighery, Atkinson, Long, Lightfoot, Marshall, Sinclair and…

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Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3

Present at the meeting held on the 29th March were Mayor F. G. T. Jones, Ald. Deveson, Shaw, Ferguson, Williams, Allen and Davison…

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SEPARATION Hume Shire Council No Action to Be Taken Albury

The Sun · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 8

At a meeting of the Hume Shire Council a letter was received from the Riverina Severance League, Berrigan, stating that a conference would be held…

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Labor's Lodgers Aldermen Anxious Votes That May be Lost

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 7

Labor's majority in the city Council is regarded as being greatly assisted by the fact that lodgers have votes— and the Labor aldermen nurse the lodgers…

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Alderman Lambert. Probable Upper House Appointment. A.l.p. Presidency Retention Unlikely

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

It is stated, on good authority, that Alderman W. H. Lambert (Lord Mayor) will not retain the presidency of the A.L.P., to which he was recently re-elected, for more than two or three…

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IMMIGRATION Labor Council Discussion

The Sun · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 8

The immigration question will be discussed at to-night's meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labor Council…

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Council of Education Supports Sectarians

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 14

The Council of Education (Vic.) carried the following resoution on 5th inst: "L. That the Minister of Public…

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Barrier Mines. Action by Local Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.-- A special meeting of the City Council, held last night, carried the following motion:-- That, in view of the deplorable state of…

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Kindergarten Work Hampered City Council's Decision

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

Mr T H Ma[?] presided at the [?] of the Kindergerten Union [?] New South Wales [?] the Edn [?] this afternoon the report…

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Civic Finance. Necessity for Raising Money. "No Cause for Alarm." Lord Mayor's Minute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

While I do not by any means consider that there is the slightest cause for alarm or pessimism as regards the financial position of the city. I am of…

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