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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

3,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 187

Council's Banking Business

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 8

Wednesday night's meeting of Eastwood Council received a request from Eastwood Progress Association, requesting that a portion of the banking business of the…

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City Council Suggestion

The Sun · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

The finance committee of the City Council has recommended:-- "That the council rescind any instructions given in the past to the…

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Ermington and Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

Present at the meeting held on Monday were Ald Rippon (in the chair), Hughes, McPherson, Wassell and Crowgey. An apology for absence was received from the…

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Council to Borrow £4000

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 8

Eastwood Council, at its meeting on Wednesday night, decided to proceed with the preliminary arrangements to secure a loan of £4000 for improvement…

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Shire Finances. Larger Endowments Wanted. Deputation to Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

A deputation of about 20 representatives of the New South Wales Shires Association waited upon the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. C. L. Fitspatrick) yesterday. It…

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Fairfield Council. (To the Editor)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 11

Sir,—The Fairfield Municipal Council will soon he called upon to give an account of its stewardship. Just how far its good deeds will serve as a cloak for its sills of…

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Labour Council. a Frenzied Outburst. the Medical Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

A frenzied outburst against the State Government was issued yesterday by the New South Water Labour Council in reference to the medical examination of the employees…

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Excessive Speed. Council Complains. Motor Cyclist's Reply. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 13

An animated discussion took place at the meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council regarding a letter from Mr. W. R. Blacket, hon. general secretary of the Motor Cycle…

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Subsidy Granted. Eastwood Council and the Band. A Praisworthy Action

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 8

By a majority of four votes to two, Eastwood Council, at its meeting on Wednesday night, granted a subsidy of £10 to Eastwood District Band. The matter was…

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Trade Unions Will Accept Court's Decision. Labour Council Favours Resistance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

The trades unionists will submit to a reduction in their wages in accordance with the Board of Trades latest declaration provided that the standard of living is not lowered…

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A Moving Mood Peneith Council's Record Motions by the Bushell

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 1

Penrith Council's business sheet for last Monday night's meeting looked like an ancient. papyrus seroll, with more length than breadth (the…

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Saluting the Flag Labor Council's Attitude Communist Disloyalty Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

In referring to the recommendation of the Labor Council that on the days on which the flag Is to be saluted the children should be kept from school until tho ceremony is over,…

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Penrith Council Lighting the Memorial Reserve Rates Due on Transferring Area

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

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

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Too Much Expense to Extend Martin Place Council Will Not Move

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

The Lord Mayor said yesterday that he knew nothing officially of the movement being organised for the purpose of re-opening the question of the extension of Martin Place…

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Correspondence. Municipal Management. (To the Editor of the Nepean Times)

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

Sir,—Quite recently I was constrained to register per medium of your paper a strong protest againts certain reforms introduced by our egregious Mayor…

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"Dishonest Practices" Motion in the City Council

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 2

At Tuesday night's meeting of the City Council Alderman Walker will move: "That having regard to the recent authenticated disclosures made through…

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Empire Air Service Imperial Council Ignores Australia

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 1

LONDON, Friday Night.—The Imperial Air Council has written to the promoters of the airship scheme expressing the opinion that the scheme constitutes…

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'Arrogant Utterances' Labor Council Statement Premier's Reply Ray way 'Workers' Examination

The Sun · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 2

"The arrogant and class-bitter at do not suggest the exertion of every do not suggest th exertion of every effort to prevent an outbreak. They…

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In Their Anecdotage Drastic Ruling of Shire Conference President. Raconteur Must Vanish from the Earth. Sad Story of an Age in a Hurry

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 1

"Anecdotes waste time," said the President of the Shire Conference. "I won't have delegates making this an Experience Meeting. They can relate their experiences elsewhere."…

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Western Australia. Legislative Council Elections. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 9

The blennial elections of the Legislative Council were held yesterday, but there was only light polling. The Metropolitan Province was contested by four Nationalists. The final…

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