How Tenderers Work in to Prevent Contract Losses Contractors Add to Their Prices--a Consolaton Arrangement--extra Price Whacked Up by Unsuccessful Offers--a Justifiable Practice Says Witness. City Council Committee Holds an Inquiry
The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5
COLLISION among tenders for equipment to the City Council was the [?] of a further inquiry at the Town Hall yesterday, when photographs of look entries and of correspondence which had passed between Alderman Bridges and Mr. J. B. Sutton, M.L.C., were placed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane's Mayor
The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 2
Brisbane, Saturday.-- The Mayor of Brisbane, Alderman Diddams, C.M.G., announces to-day that he will be retiring from municipal life, and will not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keystone Aldies at the Fun Factory Lively Discussion On Randwick's Municipal Problems How Not to Govern the Ratepayers of a Progressive Suburb
Truth · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 9
Every seat was filled at "Randwick's Fun Factory" last Tuesday evening, and proceedings were lively throughout. "Terrible Phil" hopped on to his perch at 8 o'clock sharp, to the accompaniment of "cat-calls" and loud words from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cheaper Beef for Sydney Queensland State Stations Sell 10,000 Cattle to Sydney Company How Rain Saved the Sheep Breeders Meat Council Personnel—pushsng Our Meat in London
Sunday Times · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 2
Beef is falling at Homebush, and consumers should receive some benefit. Last week, taking the two sale days to-gether, there was a fall of from 30/ to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prompt Action by Police Checks Criminal Career of Sydney's "Tank" Man Cracksman Master-mind Caught Red-handed ai Petersham—Gallant behaviour of Constable Jurd wins Bouquets from Judge Mocatta—Former City Council Electrician's Failure as Safe-bbwer—Donald McDonald's Amazing Record Ex-Jockey Accomplice's Salutary Sentence
Truth · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 9
MOANS and groans, coming from a man nullified in a blanket, seemingly in the greatest pain, was the sound that greeted the ears of police that visited the home of Donald McDonald, during the week. THEY found "The Wrinkled Brow Man" a little more wrinkled than usual…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Franchise. Amending Bill. Aldermen Puzzled
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 8
Reform aldermen expressed bewilderment on Saturday morning when they were supplied by the Town Clerk with the official report of a recent deputation to Mr. Oakes, Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Meat Council Mr. Cramsie's Statement
The Sun · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 1
Mr. J. B. Cramsie, chairman of the Australian Meat Council, said this morning that Mr. Williams had acted as a special commissioner for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Finance Council's Dilemma Borrowing to Repay
Evening News · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 5
St. George County Council finds itself in a peculiar petition, owing to the necessity for raising a loan or £60,000 on a falling market, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Plans Centennial Park Council Wants Control
Evening News · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 7
Unlike most of the great cables of the world, Sydney has not a there oughfare for which it is world-famous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Family Group of City Farmers The Aldermen May Have Their Photos Taken--Get in Before It is Too Late
The Labor Daily · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 8
One of the matters that the City Council may be expected to agree upon with alacrity is a proposal to have their photographs taken in a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal and Shires
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 6
Petersham, 100 (Stubbs not out 69, Moss 5-10), V Lindfield, eight for 215 (Henderson 105, Moss 42). Horns[?]y, 108 (C[?]bitt captured eight wickets), v Ryde, six for 146 (Soulther 45)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill. Municipal Strike. Menace to Public Health. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 10
The municipal strike remains unsetted, and there are no developments in contemplation likely to alter the disgraceful state of affairs with the sanitary pans. This is the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Street Lights at Broken Hill Municipal Strike--Electric Light Plant Stopped--Shopkeepers' Difficulties--School Hours Are Reduced
The Labor Daily · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 5
BROKEN HILL Sunday.--Neither life the municipal council her its striking employers have made any [?]ther move to bring about a settlement of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Strike Broken Hill's Predicament Broken Hill
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 4
The strike of municipal employees continues. On Friday night the Trades and Labor Council called out the engine-drivers employed at the electric…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obituary Late Alderman Harris
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 11
The funeral of the late Ald. Edwin Harris, of the Botany Council, who died unexpectedly on Saturday, took place at the Botany Cemetery yesterday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →State's Easy Money Aldermen Disappointed
Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 8
When Lane Cove Council was informed last night that land recently sold at Tambourine Bay, on which £40 in rates was owing brought £260…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aldermen's Scruples and Sunday Tennis
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 8
The fear that by authorising certain charges for the days, the City Council might…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not the Aldermen, Rut a Sub-contractor
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 6
A verdict for the full amount was given yesterday by Judge Curlewis, in the District Court, in a case in which the James Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Angry Aldermen Lane Cove Dispute Charges Resented
Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 8
Some Lane Cove alderman are annoyed with Lane cove Associated Council of Progress. Others advise their colleagues not to take…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dirty Barbers Aldermen Tell Tales Styptic Pencil Danger
The Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 12
The Canterbury Council last night viewed with satisfaction the fact that barbers' establishments had been placed under the control of local…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →