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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

4,897 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 245

Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 4

An election to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Willoughby Council arising from the death of Aid. E. J. Parks, took place on Saturday. There…

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City's Health Council Increases Expenditure

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

The estimated income and expenditure of the City Council's Health Committee came before the Council yesterday. but it was decided to defer…

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Marrickville Wins in Council War

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 8

Canterbury Council protested recently to the Works Department against the proposal to fill in a hockey ground for Marrickvile…

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Unfinished Factory Owner and Council

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 10

In a letter to Annandal Council last night a business man sought permission to occupy the completed portion of a factory in course of erection. He…

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Electricity Squabble "Fuller Government Cussedness" Lord Mayor Talks of "Political Bushranging"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

The Lord Mayor (AId. Stokes) said yesterday that "the contemptible action of the Government to filch the city electricity undertaking was nothing hut political bushranging."…

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Cumberland Council to Meet Adjusting Matters

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 1

Statements appearing in the "Guardian" yesterday regarding the appointment of Mr. James MeGirr as Labor candidate in the Cumberland…

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One Big Gang Engineer's Scheme Council Disapproves

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 10

Canterbury Council's engineer, Mr. Potts requested the aldermen last night to allow him to save them "time, work, and worry."…

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Cheap Fish Hitting the Council Private Trawlers

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 8

According to a report furnished by the Comptroller of Assets, Mr. Braden, the City Council's fish markets are feeling seventy the…

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No Boxing at Marrickville Council Against It

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 8

Marrickville Council Chamber was crowded last night, when the council met early to discuss a proposal to hold boxing contests at a…

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Meat Industry. Advisory Council's Action. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 9

At the first meeting to-day of the state Advisory Board, constituted under the Meat Encouragement Act, Mr. A. Manning, chairman of the Australian Meat Council, who was…

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Preference League Reminder to the City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 1

Mr. W. Bagnall, director of the Australian-made Preference League, in a letter which he has forwarded to the Lord Mayor and aldermen of…

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City Council Works. Cost of Day Labour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 10

Alderman Marks, at the health committee of the City Council yesterday, entered a protest against an amount of £1000 being passed for the erection of two dressing rooms at…

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Early to Bed Connell Hermits Appeal to Council

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 9

"You are making the people hermits. We have to go to bed at 7.30 because we have no night bus no street no gas, or electric…

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Political Bushrang1ng Lord Mayor Challenges Fuller Power-house Scheme Goes Ahead Botany Site Is Recommended

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

THE STATEMENT OF THE PREMIER, that the Government would cancel all contracts entered into by City Council in connection with the new power-house, was roundly condemned,by some of the members of the City Council yesterday, when a…

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Council Alarmed Fish Monopoly in Danger Success of Trawlers

The Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 10

Some time after the Government's trawling venture failed, a private company took, over the trawlers, and is doing so well that…

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Medical Research. Australian Council. Proposed Fund of £30,000. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 10

Important recommendations, having far. their object the founding of an Australian Medical Rosearen Council, with a fund of £30,000, to co-ordinate investigation into…

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New Power-house. Site at Botany. Council's Decisive Move. Government's, Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 9

Despite the protests of the Reform aldermen prosent at the meeting of the City Council electricity supply committee yesterday afternoon, the majority, composed of…

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That Power House Council May Need Big Loan Govt. Can Stop It !

The Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 11

"The City Council may proceed with the erection of its new electric power house at an estimated cost of £3,000,000 without the Government…

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Wagga Municipal By-election. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 12

The Wagga Municipal Council by-election resulted:—W. J. Peacock, 265 votes; W. F. Day, 144…

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Balmain Rumpus Mayor & Aldermen

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

Considerable heart urning has occurred in Balmain Labor Circles owing to the action of the Mayor, Aid. Harrington, in prosecuting…

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