"Mere Imbeciles" Alderman's Outburst
At the Erskineville Council meeting last night a letter was read from the Colo Shire Council asking co-operation in a movement to obtain one…
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Council & local affairs, 1924
5,225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250
Alderman Talks of Loafers and Others
"It is time something was dons to vid ourselves of some of the loafers," So said Ald. pendicburn. of Mer-…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Popular Alderman Death of Mr. Harkness MULLUMBIMBY
Mullumbimby was profoundly shocked yesterday at the news that Alderman Frank Harkness had died suddenly after one or two days'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →City Assessments "Lowest Possible Rate" Lord Mayor's Opinion
"I am out to see the City Council strike the very lowest late compatible with efficient service," said the Lord Mayor yesterday, in referring to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council Snubbed Safeguarding Water
To protect its water supply, Penrith Council erected signs prohibiting bathing in the Nepean River 500 yards from the weir. The Blue…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mudgee Council Accepts Risks
MUDGEE, Monday. -- The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission has replied to the Mudgee Council's application for permission to construct…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →St. George County Council
At the meeting of the St. George County Council on Friday last the county clerk submitted the trading accounts for the period ended December 31, which show very…
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The annual meeting of the Parramatta State Labour Council yesterday elected the following officers for the year:—President, Mr. W. Sutherland; vice-presidents, Messrs. Ely,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Loan Council Meets
The first meeting of the Federal Loan Council, which has been sitting in Melbourne to decide the order in which the state Governments shall come on the market for their loans for the year. Seated (from left to right): Mr. Lyons (Tas.), Mr. McCormack (Q.), Sir Littleton Groom (Federal Attorney-General), Dr. Earle Page (Acting-Prime Minister), Mr. Lawson (Victorian Premier), Sir Arthur Cock's (N.S.W.), Sir Henry Barwell (S.A.), Mr. Hague (S.A. Treasurer), and Sir James Mitchell (W.A.) steading…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Doings in Councils Chatty Aldermen Rebuffed at St. Peters Mustn't Talk to Workers
At last night's meeting of St. Peters Council Alderman Luck stated that the ratepayers were complaining that garbage was left in the gutters…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"HYPOCRISY" Lord Mayor Replies to Critics Question for Mr. Murdoch
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Gilpin) yesterday replied to his critics -- Mr. Murdoch and Ald. Milner Stephen. Referring to Mr. Murdoch's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Vulgar Abuse" Council Hits Back
Complain was made to the Glebe Council last night by a ratepayer of "vulgar abuse" by one of the officials. The health inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Council Campaign Move From Newcastle
The Newcastle City Council is asking the co-operation of other councils in urging the acceptance by the Government of an Australian tender for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Loan Council. Queensland Satisfied. Brisbane
The announcement made at a meeting of the Loan Council in Melbourne that the Commonwealth had guaranteed to provide Queensland with £1,250,000 before June 30, on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barrier Council Has a Job on Hand
BROKEN HILL. Monday -- The municipal workers at Broken Hill are talking strike. At a meeting of the local branch of the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Appeal Before Privy Council LONDON
In the privy Council to—day before Viscount Cave, Lords Bqekmsdter. Wrenbury, and [?], and Sir Charies Darling, the appeal was opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move St. Andrew's Lord Mayor Thinks City Should Buy Land Needed Foe Town Hall
There is not enough room in the Town Hall. There is not enough room in St. Andrew's Cathedral. The Lord Mayor is proposing to the aldermen of the city of Sydney that in order to build additions to the Town Hall which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cabinet's Apathy Over Roads Bill Aldermen Protest Against Shelving of Bill -- Ms.L.A. More Interested in Salaries, Says Mr. Loxton. K.C.
An invitation of the Mayor of Drummoyne Ald. Ingham to a smoke concert tended to the retiring Mayor (Ald. Byrne) was accepted by numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Skin and Wool Vendors Privy Council Appeal London, February 4
The hearing has commenced, before, the Privy Council, consisting of Lord Cave, Lord Buckmaster, Lord Wrenbury, Lord Atkinson, and Sir Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Probable Reduction in New City Rates Big Jump in U.C.V. -- City Ratepayers Anxious -- Guarded Statement by Lord Mayor
"it is estimated that the new assessment made by the City Council's officers will produce an increase of £150.000 in rates, but the expenditure should…
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