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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

3,959 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 198

Bodyguards. Labour Council's Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 7

The unions were circularised yesterday by the New South Wales Labour Council appealing to them to take steps to form a bodyguard to protect meetings in the Domain and…

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Hilling Up Council Expenses

Evening News · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 6

Councils generally are complaining at the effects of the agreement for municipal laborers, which will mean an increases of is per week to each employee…

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Eastern Suburbs' County Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 8

In furtherance of the movement started by the Randwick Council for the establishment of a county council, embracing Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra, and Vaucluse, a…

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A Meeting Cancelled Leichhardt Mayor's Decision Large Crowd Attends

Evening News · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 12

Letchbardy has been simmering with excitement for a week past, owing to the cancellation of a meeting that was to have been held in the Town Hall…

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The Last Resort of Nationalists. Lord Mayor Lambert's Opinion of Domain "Patriots."

The Australian Worker · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

Referring to the recent "loyalist" demonstrations at the Sydney Town Hall and the Sydney Domain, the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman W. H. Lambert) said:…

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Romanist Impudence. Attempt to "Boss" a Mayor. Must not Preside at Protestant Meeting

Watchman · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

What might happen if some people had their way is shown by the following correspondence which passed between the secretary of the "Catholic"…

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Silesian Problem. Supreme Council. London, May 17

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

The Supreme council has been summoned to meet at the week-end to discuss the Silesian question. The French are anxious that the problem…

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Upper Silesia. Supreme Council to Meet. London, May 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 7

The Supreme Council han been summoned to meet during the week-end to consider the Silesian question. The French are anxious for the problem…

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Boxing at Botany Council Will Give It a Trial

Evening News · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 4

"This will bring more tag-tag and [?]tail to the suburb, and we have enough now." Thus spoke Alderman Weldon at…

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Waste Paper Basket Invaluable to Botany Council Noxious Trades and Letters

Evening News · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 6

There letters from residents on the question of [?] fades were thrown into the newspaper basket of [?]tany Council [?] last…

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Council's Losses. City Fish Markets. £15,000 in Five Years. Non-paying Flats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 7

"The whole business undertakings of the City Council should be closely investigated by recognised experts," said Alderman R. C. Hagon yesterday, "and if that were done…

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N.S.W. Catholic Debating Societies' Union. Monthly Council Meeting. "Union is Strength."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 26

This fact is evidenced at each monthly meeting of the Council of the above Union, but never so much as on last Friday evening, 13th May,…

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An Appeal by Alderman Low

The Propeller · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

Ladies and Gentlemen,--To-morrow you will have the right to say if you arc in favour of the above proposal or not. I appeal to you to exercise your…

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Mayor's Straight Talk

The Propeller · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

Before proceeding with business at Kogarah Council meeting on Monday night Mayor Wheecler indulged in a heart-to-heart, talk with the aldermen…

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Not a Loss Cold Storage Funds Alderman's Assertion

The Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

Alderman Hagon's statement that the cold storage department of the City Council's service showed a loss during the past five years of £43,137 was…

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Shire and Municipality Shires Association of New South Wales

The Land · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 15

The Secretary of the Shires Association is in receipt of a letter from the Local Government Department which reads as follows: 30th April, 1921. Dear Sir,—I forward herewith a copy of the resolutions which were…

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Kogarah Council

The St George Call · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3
Also in The Propeller

At the meeting of the Kogarah Council held on May 16 there were present: Ald. Wheeler (Mayor), Fallick; Jones, Bowles, Steenbohm, Matthews, Rule,…

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Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Rockdale Council was held on Thursday, 12th May, the Mayor, Ald. E. C. Fortescue in the chair…

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Will Force the Minister To Put Guns in Schools Heated Aldermen

Evening News · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 6

"We'll force him to put the war troubles in the Schools," said Alderman [?], at the Waterloo Council last night, in seconding Alderman Dunning's…

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