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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

5,225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Country News. Absorbtion of Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 14

An official notification has been issued by the Local Government Department to the effect that in future the muicipalities of Wrightville. Hillgrove, and Gundagal will cease to…

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Money for Fleet November for Poor City Council Will Spend £600 on Town Hall Illuminations for the Fleet No Relief Collection

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 5

White the City Council declined to approve of a collection in Phillip Ward for the general relief of the poor, it decided that a substantial…

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Town Planning Association of N.S. WALES Report of Council for the year 1923 to the Annual Meeting of the Members of the 4th of March. 1924. The Excellent Work of the Association

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 10

The Town Planning Association of New South Wales is now eleven years old and it is most gratifying to note that Town Planning has grown, from a…

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Lithgow Council Cant Do Anything Housing Shortage a Grave Problems --Messrs. Haskins Demolish Premises Aldermen Protest

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--House shortage in Lithgow, already pronounced is likely to because worse still. As a [?]ing of the council the…

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Cobar. Ex-mayor Duffy Farewelled

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 33

On Wednesday afternoon, 27th ult., the pupils of the Convent School entertained Mr. M. J. Duffy, K.C.S.G., and Mrs. Duff;, at a farewell concert, given in the…

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Topics The Mayor of Wellington and Archbishop Mannix

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 24

New Zealand, unfortunately for itself, is associated with a sectarianism which an obscure clique in New South Wales occasionally attempts to imitate, but…

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Sydney Electorate Council Officers

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 5

Election of officers of the Sydney State Electorate Council took place at St. John's Hall. Darlinghurst, last night:…

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Civic Contracts. Alleged Collusion Council's Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 8

Alderman Bridges at a rcent meeting of the City Council produced what he stated were photographs of documents which, it was alleged, contained the terms of agreements…

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NOTDROWSY Parramatta Angry "News" Reference Council's Letter

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 7

THE "Sunday News" is on the rack at Parramatta. Last Sunday it mentioned the word "drowse" in connection with that wide-awake…

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Railway Workers Censure City Council Object to Grant for Fleet Entertainment--Unity of the Workers

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the A.W.U. (Railway Workers' branch), city section, adopted a resolution censuring Messrs. Lang and Loughlin's attitude on the…

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The Federal Council of Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Federation of Australia, Photographed at Trades Hall Yesterday

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 3

Back Row--E. C. O'DEA (Gen. Sec. N.S.W. Branch). S. G. HARVEY (Sec. Tasmanian Branch and President elect of Federal Council), J. F. LUTTRELL, J.P. (NS.W.), P. J. LOUGHNAN (S. Australia). J. T PURCELL (Vic.). Sitting--H. B. BAKER (N.S.W.), L. L. KELLY (President, Victoria), W. H. WEBBER (Gen. Sec., Victoria)…

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Collusion Alleged Among Tenderers City Council Opens Inquiry and Adjourns It--Wants to Hear Witnesses What Mr. Mackay Heard

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 5

Allegation" of collusion among tenderers to the City Council was the subject into which inquiry was opened at the special meeting of a…

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Municipal Strike at Broken Hill

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday. --A conference between the Municipal Council and representative of the Trades and Labor Council was held…

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Aldermen Congratulated

The Propeller · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 3

A few weeks ago the Kogarah Town Clerk announced that a letter received from a ratepayer was disrespectfully worded. Acting on his suggestion, the…

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Open Inquiry? City Council's Tenders Lord Mayor's Views

The Sun · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

The inquiry into the statement made by Alderman Bridges concerning alleged collusion between tenderers to the City Council, will be resumed at…

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Right of Shire Council to Gravel on Lease

The Land · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 11

"Fairplay" writes: A has a piece of land as a lease and B rents it for one month, or, optionally, for six months. The shire council…

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ELECTRICITY Ample Supplies Lord Mayor Explains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Consumers of electricity are reassured by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Gilpin), who yesterday issued another statement regarding the plant at the…

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Kogarah Council

The St George Call · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 6

Ald. Tanner (Mayor of Kogarah) received leave of absence from Kogarah Council on Monday evening for eight months, during the period of his…

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Bexley Council

The St George Call · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 6

Ex-AIderman A. J. Bush is presenting to the Council a panoramic view of Hobart, arrangements for which he was making when he was a member of…

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Lord Mayor's Mistake "News" Supported 'Everything Correct'

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

It is unfortunate for the Lord Mayor that he did not make sure of his ground before launching his attack on the "Evening…

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