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Council & local affairs, 1925

4,897 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 245

£1,500,000 Park-street Widening Aldermen Alarmed

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 7

The last City Council passed the Park-street widening scheme in the belief that it would cost no more than £500,000. Already, however…

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A Council's Safe

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 8

Thieves paid a visit to the Strathfield Council Chambers last night, but were evidently disturbed, as they left without taking anything with them…

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Shire Rating. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 5

Sir,—Will you permit me to reply through your columns to a letter written by Mr. Arthur Griffith, and published in the Press on Saturday, the 13th ultimo.. Mr. Griffith in his…

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Lord Mayor at Newcastle Inspection of Steel Works Run by Australians Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

Accompanied by the Mayor of Newcastle Alderman M. Lagh[?], the Civil Engineer (Mr. Shine), and Alderman Cornish of Newcastle City Councils…

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The City Rate May Be Lower Aim of the Labor Party Lord Mayor Explains

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

The Labor Party in the City Council will vote for a reduction in the city rate this year if the estimates make a reduction at all…

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Precipitate Action the Labor Council Condemned Would Wreck Socialisation

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

THROUGHOUT industrial circlet over the week-end the spontaneous topic of conversation was the indiscreet action of the Labor…

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Money From Home for Council Loans Scarce in Australia

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

The scarcity of money for municipal loans since the Commonwealth [?] closed on such transactions as led to a proposal to raise…

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Butter Is Down, But Eggs Are Up Advisory Committee Drop Butter to 12½ -- Egg Council increases Price to 18 a Dozen for New-Laid -- Cheese Shipments Clear-- Potatoes May he Cheaper--Vegetables Sell well

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 6

BUTTER will be 1d a lb. cheaper, at 12½ wholesale to-day. Since the holidays, the markets have been unsettled. Nobody would purchase more than immediate requirements, all anticipating a reduction in values…

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Coal Grab Prices Go Up Aldermen Want Reasons

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 6

REFERENCES to the Coal Combine came up before the Electricity Supply Committee of the newly-elected City Council…

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Tweed Shire Finances. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 10

Last year the expenditure of the Tweed Shire Council exceeded the income by £2914/15/. The income of the general fund for 1924 was £35,834/4[?], and the expenditure…

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Labor in Council

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

The elections for the positions of vice presidents of the Health and Bylaws and the Electricity Supply Committees were held yesterday…

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ELECTRICITY City Council's Contract

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 8

The Premier announced after cabinet to-day that the question of cancelling the electricity contract, which was made some time ago between the…

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Streets a Disgrace Says Lord Mayor Will Clean Up

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

Two permanent officials of the City Council were appointed by the health and by-laws committee of the body yesterday, to carry out the duties of…

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Victoria Barracks Transfer Mayor Hits Out Paddington"s Attitude

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

Last night Paddington Council adopted a minute of the Mayor's relative to the agitation for the resumption of the Victoria…

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Hampden Oval Council and Club

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 10

"What does the New South Wales Cricket Association intend to do with all the money it realised from the bumper crowds at the big international matches in Sydney?"…

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Graft Report Council to Consider

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 7

THE Lord Mayor has received from the Chief Secretary. Mr. C. W. Oakes, the report of Mr. Lamb, K. C., on the allegations of civic corruption…

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Refuse in Baths Council to Act

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 9

Many complaints have been [?] about the accumulating [?] and weed in the Hondi [?] It is said to wash over the paragraph…

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Council Doings Paddington School Protests Against Closing

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 11

The Paddington Council entered a protest last night against the proposal of the Minister for Education to close the Albion-street school. The Mayor…

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Coal Supplies. City Council Tenders. Increase in Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 8

During the discussion yesterday at the meeting of the electricity committee of the City Council the general manager of the department (Mr. Forbes Mackay) told the…

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Olympic Council to Meet to Consider Manager Merrett's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 6

A meeting of the Australian Olympic Council will be held at the New South Wales Sports Club, Hunter Street, on Thursday afternoon, when the report of the manager of the Olympic…

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