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Council & local affairs, 1925

4,897 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 245

Alleged Graft. Sydney City Council Cartage Contracts

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

When the Royal Commission inquiring into the Sydney City Council cartage contracts resumed last Wednesday Mr. W. R. Sommer, a cartage contractor (recalled),…

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Electricity Suburbs Support Council a Big Majority

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

THE conference of the metropolitan councils, by 28 votes to 18 yesterday decided that the generation and distribution…

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Electricity. Local Councils Confer. Support City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 15

A conference of representatives of local governing bodies interested in the supply of electricity from the City Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Society's…

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Theodore's Verdict Goulburn E.c. Council's Endorsement

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 8

The Goulburn State Electorate Council, at a meeting held in the Council Chambers, Qucanbeyan, unanimously adopted the following…

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Electricity Supply Council and Railways Experts May Meet

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 12

There is every indication that the Railway Commissioners and the City aldermen, instead of flying at each other's throats over the…

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To Macquarie-st. Martin=Place Extension Council's Decision

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 10

By 18 votes to 4 the City Council last night decided lo extend Martin-place to Macquarie-street. The total cost of the scheme is assessed…

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MARTIN-PLACE. To Macquarie-street. Scheme Approved. Council's Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 15

The City Council at a special meeting last night by 18 votes to 4 approved of the extension of Martin-place through to…

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A.m.i.e.u. May Cancel Labor Council Affiliation

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 8

A general meeting of members of the Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union is to he held at the Trades Hall to-night, when it is understood that…

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Martin Place Extension Scheme To Go Through Decision of City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 9

The City Council, at a special meeting last night, resolved to extend Martin Place to Macquarie Street according to a new plan which provides for resumptions that will, it is stated, meet with legal requirements…

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Electricity Scheme. N.S.W. "Nationalist" Government Will Oppose Sydney City Council

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 14

Mr. Ball, N.S.W. "Nationalist" Minister for Works and Railways, stated last week that the Government would take action against the Sydney Municipal…

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The Law Real Estate, Industrial and Otherwise Martin Place Extension. Council Decides

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

At last night's special meeting of the City Council it was decided, by 18 votes to 4, to extend Martin Place through to Macquarie-street…

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Making Patriotism Local Rockdale's Big Week Growing Municipality

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

By means of exhibits, fancy dress balls, processions, sports, competitions, and daily attractions in the shops and stores, the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce is seeking to educate the local population to shop in Rockdale. The Sale and Exhibition Week…

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City Council. Building Delays. Alderman's Allegations. Inquiry Ordered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 8

Alderman Green, vice-chairman, at the meeting of the finance committee of the City Council yesterday, made serious charges against officers of the city architect's…

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Ex-digger Sacked Alderman Asks Why?

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 2

Alderman Barton asked the engineer at Tuesday night's meeting of the Manly Council with a married returned soldier, with children, had been put off…

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Civic Workmen Lord Mayor's Minute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

The City Council finance committee yesterday recommended the adoption of a minute by the Lord Mayor (Aid Stokes), who advised, as a temporary…

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Mayor's Fall Gutter Hard to See

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 9

WHEN Aid. Se[?] Mayor of [?] minute to his council recommending that £49 be spent in [?] gathering the…

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Reid E. Council Hear State Candidates

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Reld Federal Council was held in the Municipal Chambers, Hankstown. on Sunday. Nearly every league In the…

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P.f.a. Site Appeal to Premier Was Council Asleep?

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

THE Premier told a deputation, arranged by the P.F.A. Site Committee to-day, that full inquiries would be made by the department…

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Modernism and Belief in God. Some Difficulties of To-day. Is the Council of Trent Out of Date?

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 9

One of the most striking and welcome notes of the papers read at the recent "Conference of Modern Churchmen," by men eminent in many branches of…

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