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Council & local affairs, 1924

5,225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

A Mudgee Mystery Annoys Aldermen Somebody Started Making a Gutter--Council Resents Private Enterprise

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 12

Mudgee.--Notwithstanding that a works committee exists in the Mudgee Council to sanction work which may not await the authority of council, a…

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Council of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 15

Steps are being taken to form a Council of Churches in Sydney, for taking counsel and action on matters common to all the Churches, leaving to the several denominations those…

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Privy Council Case

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

The Privy Council in the South Australian wheat case of Weldon v. Smith, representing the South Australian Government, has reversed the…

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Back Pay for Council Workers Trying to Discredit Lord Mayor--Begrudging the Men a Christmas Box Labor and Civic Reform

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

The payment just before Christmas of back pay to City Council employees, who were granted an increase of 2,½ per week, has caused Civic Reform…

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Minutes Stolen Fairfield Council's Loss

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 9

At the meeting of the Fairfield Municipal Council last night, the Town Clerk made the startling announcement that during his absence someone…

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Suspicious Tenders City Council to Inquire

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

An inquiry into the allegations made concerning the suspicious manner in which tenderers for the supply of coal and electrical apparatus to the…

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MARTIN-PLACE Privy Council Appeal Consent Document

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

Mr. Waldron (City Solicitor) today mentioned the Martin-place injunction applications to Mr. Justice James, sitting in Equity jurisdiction…

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The Lodger Vote "Council at Fault" Subterfuge Refused

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

The Government attitude on the lodger vote question is equivalent to a refusal to be browbeaten by the City Council into doing…

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Martin-place Resumption Cases Appeals to Privy Council

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

An agreement has been arrived at between the City Council and the various plaintiffs in the injunction suite recently decided by the Chief…

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The "Rises" Council Debate Increases Remain Two-hours' Wrangle

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

THE Labor and the breakaway aldermen in the City Council last night endorsed the action of the conciliation…

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City Council. Retrospective Pay Action Endorsed. an Angry Debate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 14

The City Council last night spent two hours in debating the action of the Lord Mayor in paying about £15,000 in back pay to the employees, under an award of the conciliation…

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One Big Union. Discussion by Melbourne Trades Hall Council

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 16

At a meeting of the Melbourne Trades Halt Council, held on January 10 last, the registration of the One Big Union was debated at length. The following motion…

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Council Officers Get a Set-back Highly-paid Men Grab the Baric Increase--And the Council Grabs it Back. Retrospective Motion

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

"That any male officer in receipt of a salary of £525 or in excess thereof, shall not be entitled to participate in. [?] shall be…

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Loan Council Forthcoming Conference Sir Arthur Cocks Given Free Hand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

There was a full discussion of State Cabinet yesterday in regard to the business of the forthcoming Treasurers' Conference. It is understood that Dr. Page,…

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Milk Is Dear to the Public Milk Council Fixes Price--It Acts Like Trust--A Comparison With Butter Price Can Be Halved

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

Infants and invalids--and in fact, the general public--are being exploited in the price of milk. At half-price milk would pay,…

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Public Has Rights Botany Mayor's Discovery

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 10

It was admitted at Botany Council last night that Percy Public, who has to foot the bill for everything the aldermen do, has the right to…

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Council Ignored

The Sun · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 12

At last night's meeting of the Botany Council the overseer reported that the work of constructing Ocean-street had been held up because the Water Board…

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Civic Back Pay Hurts Reformers £15,000 to Go to the Council Workers--Objectors Consult Counsel Lord Mayor Satisfied

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 5

Civic Reform aldermen are very sore still about the payment,…

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American Council of Jewish Women. Triennial Convention

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 16

The capability of American Jewish womanhood was very effectively reflected throughout the sessions of the Council of Jewish…

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Gay Flappers in Council Baths Wrathful Residents

Evening News · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 4

Alleging that the language was vile, and the conducts disgraceful, at the municipal baths at Tennyson, a deputation of legal residents…

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