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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

3,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 187

Mr. Wearne. Vigorous Defence. Progressive Council Attacked. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 8

Mr. Wearne, leader of the Progressive party, in the course of a long statement to the electors, reviewing the political events leading up to the present position, states:—"The…

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Woollahra Council Vacancy

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Woullahra Council last much [?] the [?] of Alderman it co Gar-ling as representative of Double Bay ward on his election of the Senate. The…

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Want Higher Rates Manly Ratepayers Growl What the Mayor Says

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

Manly Council is in the stranger and probably represented posi-tion of having decided no to [?] the general rate, and being…

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Cricket Barracking Lord Mayor's Warning No Harm in Clever Joking

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

The Lord Mayor, who is also president of the New South Wales Cricket Association, gave a civic reception at the Town Hall to-day to the Victorian…

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City Council To-night's Meeting

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 9

To-night's meeting of the City Council will be the first of the newly-elected aldermen. As there is an enormous amount of business to be dealt with it…

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Who Owns the Roads? Shire's Right to Be, Tested

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

At a meeting of Amnroo Shire Council at Cumnock, a letter was received from the Kyogle Shirt Council, asking for co-operation and assistance in a…

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Barracking at Cricket Not to Be Tolerated Lord Mayor's Reception to Victorians

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

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The Midnight Oil City Council Meeting To-night's Long Agenda

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 6

A midnight eliting is predicted for sidermen of the City Council to-night. in every department there has been a new [?] at work, and it has brought…

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Mayor's Entertainment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

The Mayor, Ald. J. Shaw, entertained the other aldermen, the staff and a number of the ratepayers at a little function held at the town hall after the usual…

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Ex-mayor Honored

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 6

At the conclusion of the [?] Council meeting last night the [?] Al-derman Thornton, was president with an address from [?] fellow [?]…

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Assaults on Police Magistrates' Leniency Randwick Alderman's Protest

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

The Randwick Council decided last night to co-operate with Granville Council in a movement for the suppression of larr[?]kinism and organised…

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Council's Finances

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

At last Tuesday's meeting of the Prospect Council accounts totalling £401 7s 6d were passed for payment from the general fund, and £138 10s sanitary fund. The…

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Shire Clerk's Suspension Katoomba

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

The application by S. C. Daley, shire clerk, Blue Mountains Shire, for an inquiry concerning his suspension from the council's employ, on a change of inefficiency. was concluded to-day…

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Woollahra Council Vacancy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 11

Senator Garling has resigned his position as an alderman of the Woollahra Council. An election to, fill the vacancy is to be held on February l8…

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General Notes Warringah Shire's Building Record

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 7

The Warragah Shire has had a fairly active year in house building, having erected 391 during the last year, as well as making additions to [?] existing building. The number is a…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

Mayor J. Shaw presided at the last meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council, held at the town hall on Tuesday Others present were…

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City Council Employees' Salaries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 12

The Labour aldermen in the last City Council introduced the principle that in filling senior positions in the municipal service by a City Council employee the appointee should…

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An Imposition City Council Charge

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 6

St. Peters Council is of the [?] that a certain charge levied by the City [?] is an imposition The [?] has arlsen over an [?] required…

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Preference for Soldiers City Council Decides

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

By 12 vote to 7 the [?] council last night decided to give [?]…

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City Council Affairs Royal Commission Wanted

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 6

Aldermen of the City Council decided last night in ask the Government to ap-point a Hoyal Commission in inquire into the affaire of the council since [?]…

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