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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

5,225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Bearing the Cost. the Railways and the Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 14

The cost of constructing the bridge is to be [?]orne partly by the Railway Commissioners and partly by the city of Sydney and the shires and municipalities of North Shore…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice James.) Appeals to Privy Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 10

Limerick S.S. Co., Ltd., v Commonwealth and Scott Fell, and Commonwealth v Kidman and others. The application for leave to appeal direct to…

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Mayor Defied Aldermen Quarrel Council Meeting Adjourned

The Sun · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 14

There was a stormy scene at last night's meeting of the Alexandria Council, and one of the aldermen, when asked to retire from the council chambers, defied the Mayor…

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City Council Is Unrepresentative So Says Deputation to Mr. Oakes -- Proportional Representation Wanted. What Do Aldermen Think?

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 5

A deputation from the Proportional Representation Society of N.S.W., asked the Chief Secretary, Mr. Oakes, yesterday, to apply the…

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Lord Mayor's Address and Governor's Reply

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 7

"May It please Your Excellency— "We, the Lord Mayor, the aldermen and citizens of Sydney, loyal and dutiful subjects of His Most Gracious…

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WAITING Lord Mayor and Governor How Civic Reception Went

The Sun · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 10

The Lord Mayor and the Town Clerk stood in a group of aldermen in the marquee at Farm Cove, 50 yards from the pontoon where the new Governor landed. Thousands ? the hill and the foreshore to…

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Water Supply. Blacktown Shire. Scheme Involving £243,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 7

The Water Board had before it yesterday a proposal for a comprehensive scheme for a water supply to portions of the Blacktown Shiro and the municipalities of Windsor and…

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City Council. Appointment of Valuers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 10

The finance committe yesterday unanimously recommended to the City Council a proposal of the Lord Mayor that the firms of Raine and Horne. Richardson and Wrench,…

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Cumberland Labor Electorate Council Want Railway Detectives Abolished Council Pledged to Support "The Labor Daily"

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Cumberland [?] Council was presided over by Ald. H. L. Lawson (president). the leagues represented being Hornsby…

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Manly Sporting Union Council in Co-operation

The Sun · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 5

The Influence and value of the Manly Sporting Union has been recognised by the Manly Municipal Council. In a letter received at the monthly meeting of tho Union the Council asked, in view of the premises used as a Court of Petty Sessions being demolished, would the Union be good enough to submit an expression of opinion as to what it considered should be done In the…

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Cornering the Experts for Park St. Scheme Lord Mayor Takes Action--Some Owners and Lessees Try to Get in Early

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 4

"It having come to my knowledge that property owners and lessees interested in properties comprised in the Park Street widening scheme are[?]…

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Olympic Swimmers' Selection Defended Chairman of Vic. Council Denies Preference--Reply to Secretary's Assertaion

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-The Chairman of the Victorian Olympic Council (Mr. A. H. Bennett) to-day emphatically denied the assertion made…

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Association Team v Municipal and Sh[?]res Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 12

A fairly strong Association team has been selected to meet a combination from the Municipal and Shires competition, at the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon. The former team contains several prominent…

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For Friendship Mayor and Alderman Resign MUDGEE

The Sun · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 8

Whether the Mayor or Mudgee (Alderman Marsh) and Alderman Robinson will be a David and Jonathan now remains to bo seen. Both resigned…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Hurstville Council, Ald. Macken, who, on behalf of council, had received from the Mortdale Churches Patriotic League and…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Kogarah Council, Ald. R. E. Reid was appointed third delegate on the St. George County Council, owing to the…

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Mudgee Council Row Ends in Vacancies

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 3

MUDGEE, Thursday.--Mayor Alan Marsh and Ald. Terence Robinson had a dispute to-day and resigned from the council…

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League Asks Why Council and Preference

Evening News · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 9

Allegations that [?] Council had disregarded the claims of soldier[?] in making the appointment of a [?] have…

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Dr. Mannix Taboo To Wellington Mayor Refused Reception Wellington (N.z.)

Evening News · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 7

For having refused to extend a civic welcome to Dr. Mannix on the occasion of the jubilee of Bishop Redwood, the Mayor of…

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Acts of Cruelty. in the Name of Sport. Condemned by a Mayor. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Katoomba Council a communication was received from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urging the council to contribute to the…

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