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Council & local affairs, 1925

4,897 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 245

League of Nations. Council Meeting. London, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 15

A Reuter message from Geneva says:—The sittings of the Council of the League of Nations were opened in private, The meeting was presided over by Mr. Austen Chamberlain,…

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Graft Inquiry. Pole Contract City Council Tenders Bramston's Figures

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 7

Mr. Lamb, K.C. the Royal Commissioner inquiring into certain tenders for the cartage of electric light poles for the City…

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Sunday Sport Clergy Make a Protest "Discourtesy of Council"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 1

Protestant clergymen decided yesterday to protest to the Lord Mayor against the City Council's attitude to Sunday sport, and…

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P.f.a. Site Council Affixes Seal to Sale Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 8

The North Sydney Council decided last night to affix the common seal of the council to the plants for the proposed subdivision sale of the P.F.A. site. There…

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Harbour Bridge. Widening City Streets. Council's Inaction. Government Resumptions Probable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 15

The Labour caucus of the City. Council has not, as yet, taken any action in respect to the recommendations made to the council over…

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Land Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pike.) City Council Resumption. Claim for Compensation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 12

This was a claim on behalf of Brown and Brown, Ltd., against the Municipal Council of Sydney for compensation in respect of certain land resumed by the council for the purpose…

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Municipal Vacancy a Mandamus Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

A vacancy having occurred in the Council of the Municipality of Canterbury, by the resignation of Alderman Harold Redman Lovejoy on January 27…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Gordon and Mr. Justice James.) Canterbury Council Vacancy. Ex parte Wilson, re Sutton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 12

An application was made ex parte on behalf of James Augustus Wilson, a ratepayer, of the Municipality of Canterbury, for a rule nisi for mandamus directing James Lane…

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Civic Garage. Aldermen's Adverse Comments. Mr. Hendy's Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 9

Mr. Hendy, Deputy Town Clerk, was complimented on his comprehensive report on the reorganisation of the administration of the civic garage at the meeting of the City…

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Prominent Oddfellow. Death of Alderman G. T. Clarke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

Alderman G. T. Clarke, who for many years past had been prominent in the municipal life of Sydney and North Sydney, died yesterday at his residence at Wollstonecraft,…

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Council Garage

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 3

The much-discussed municipal garage report by Mr. Roy Hendy, Deputy-Town Clerk, in which he makes recommendations as to the…

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Harbour Bridge. Traffic Approaches. Lord Mayor's Inquiries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 10

The Lord Mayor stated yesterday that he was actively engaged in regard to the action that should be taken by the City Council in respect to the provision of suitable traffic…

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Botany Electorate Council

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

The president of the Botany State Electorate Council has received intimation from the [?] of the council (Mr. T. Lonergan) that he cannot…

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Ex-lord Mayor Dead Ald. G. T. Clarke

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

Alderman G. T. Clarke. of North Sydney Council, died at his home. North Sydney, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning after an illness that extended…

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Everyday and Everybody Lord Mayor at the Courts

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

THOUGH it is ten years since he held a request. Lord Mayor Stokes put up a wonderful Performance yesterday at the Rusheutter Bay…

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Protestant Defence Grand Council

Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the A.P.D.A. Council was held in St. Barnabas' Hall on Tuesday, February 24; the President, Rev. G. T. Forseutt, in…

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ALD. G. T. CLARKE Former Lord Mayor Dead Prominent Oddfellow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

Aid. George Thomas Clarke, ex-Grand Secretary of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, with which society he was connected for 49 years, died at his…

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Observatory Hill City Council's Claim Fails

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

The City Council desires to acquire Observatory Hill, and the Town Clerk (Mr. Layton) wrote to the Cabinet about the matter to-day. "We decided to inform the City…

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The Quick Award Enginemen's Federal Council

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

The annual conference of the Federal Council of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association will commence in Melbourne on Monday…

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An Interesting Letter From Ulster Unionist Council

Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 2

Albert E. Batley, Esq., Secretary, United Protestants Club, 157 Collins-street, Melbourne…

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