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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

3,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 187

Late Cable News a Municipal Loan. London, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 5

A City of Wellington loan for £683,000 at 5½ per cent., issued at 98, and repayable in 1940, has been underwritten…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 4

Kogarah Council has decided to prohibit the use of Kogarah Park for agistment purposes. Rockdale Council has decided to…

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Council's Management Penrith Aldermen Discuss the Office. and the Abolition of Collecting

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 1

A special meeting of Penrith Council was held on Thursday evening of last week. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald J. Adams) and Aldermen Hand,…

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Blue Mountains Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council the auditor's report, was received, notifying that he had checked and certified the…

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The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 12

Present at the meeting held on Monday wore: Aid. G. Hughes (in the chair) Aid. McPherson, Crowgey, and Wassell. An apology was received for the absence…

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Electioneering Posters a Candidate's Complaint. Alderman's Charge of Suppression of Correspondence

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 2

There was a suggestion of partisanship on the part of someone in authority in a discussion at Penrith Council meeting on Monday…

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Council's Office Hours

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 8

That the council's offices be opened to the public between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Saturdays. This was a proposition presented by Cr. Somerville at the last…

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Dundas. the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 8

Present at the meeting held on March 29th were: The Mayor (Ald. J S Fraser), Ald. Cook, Spurway, Hickling, Tunks, Mobbs, Catt and Greenwood. The Mayor,…

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Jersey Herd Society Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Federal Council of the Australian Jersey Herd Society was held in the R.A.S. office Moore Street, with Mr. R. W. Alison (president) in the chair…

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Pig Breeders Meet. Federal Council Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

A meeting of representative pig-breeders was held at the showgrounf, for the purpose of taking steps to form a Federal Council, in connection with the Berkshire and…

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"An Unjust Law." Forty-four Hours Question. Council's Emphatic Protest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 6

An intimation from the Shires Association, relative to the question of a forty-four hour week for certain council employees, evoked considerable criticism of…

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Penrith Council the Health of the Town Who Should Supervise Works?

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of Penrith Council was held on Monday evening, when there were present:—The Mayor (Ald, J. Adnms) and Aldermen…

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Shadow of Death Fight for Condemned Man Funds for Privy Council Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

Mr. N. H. Sonenberg, on behalf of Colin Campbell Ross, has written to the Attorney-General, Mr. Arthur Robinson, stating that funds are…

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Municipal Works

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 6

At last weeks' meeting of. the Parramatta Council, the overseer submitted the following report of works carried out during March:—Road construction: The…

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N.z. Municipal Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 10

The City of Wellington (New Zealand) is floating in London a loan of £683,000. The interest rate is cabled by our London correspondent as 5½ per cent. per annum, and the…

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Wentworth Falls Win for Lord Mayor

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 8

The Wontworth Falls Golf Club's annual shield competition (3G,holes bogey) was won yesterday by Mr. W. P. McElhon[?], Lord Mayor of Sydney, by 4 up on bogey…

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Council Shed Burnt

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 2

The engine shed in the yards of the Manly Council, Market-lane, Manly, was almost destroyed by fire last night. The cause of the outbreak is…

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City Council Economy

Truth · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 1

At the special meeting of Sydney's City Council held on Monday last. Civic Reform, "the Majority Party" of the, City Council, showed its hind, and its…

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Colin Ross's Fate Respite Asked for Pending Privy Council Appeal MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1922 · page 2

Mr. N. H. Sonenberg, on behalf of Colin Campbell Ross, has written to the Attorney-General, Mr. Arthur Robinson, stating that funds are now…

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The Council of 1888

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 6

Mr. W. W. Richardson, of "Cooringa," Kogarah, has the honor of being the only living member of the 1888 council of the Royal Agricultural Society. He was chairman when the…

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