Coal Mine for City Council Gets Many Offers
The City Council decided, in view of the immense quantity of coal which the needs of its many activities called for, to advertise…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1926
4,841 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 243
Government Again Triumphs in the Council Tumult Is Over for the Present Houses Adjourn "Pairs" Have Died
THE first session of the existing State Parliament ended last night. Both Houses adjourned till Wednesday in order to carry over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Employee's Demand. Wagga
The municipal authorities have been face with an unexpected demand by an employee. It is stated that a man named Belford employed as a coal-heaver, expressed a wish…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Cry in the Night How Mayor Gollan Scared a Hold-up Party Near-bandits Who Missed
TWO men slipped badly on the night of January 12, when, with the lower part of their faces hidden by handkerchiefs, and armed with a revolver and a sandbag, they bailed up Alderman Charlie Gollan, the Mayor of Auburn, in the back-yard…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lighting Up The Mayor's Rebuke
Alderman R. J. Brown told Mayor Noller, on Monday, that Parramatta did not end at Lennox Bridge. In reply, the Mayor suggested that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Cricketers Welcomed by Lord Mayor
Cricketers from the Victorian Catholic Young Men's Society were tendered a civic reception by the Lord Mayor to-day. They have come to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boys From Outback Lord Mayor Entertains
The party of young Australians from out Bourke way, who are visiting Sydney and its environs for the first time, were received by the Lord Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Power-house. Serious Allegation. Alderman Cole Asks for Papers
Reform aldermen contend that the Labour caucus has ordered the work at the new City Council power-house to he proceeded with in defiance of promises officially given by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →St. George Council
Alderman W. Collier, ex-Mayor of Hurstville, has been elected chairman of St. George County Council, and Ald. Dowsett, of Bexley, vice-chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shorts and Kims Not for Manly Mayor's Opinion
A special meeting of the Manly Council will be held on Wednesday night, when the question of wearing shorts and kimonos on the beach will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West's Best. Patriot From Cobar 80 Kiddies See Mayor
Over 80 boys and girls from Cobar and Bourke and Wilcannia, and towns and villages west of the Darling, met the Lord Mayor this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Many Aspirants Council Vacancy Moree
Harold Woden Copeland, Stock Inspector, Harold William Jones, mercer, William James Trenchard, cabinetmaker. and Alfred John Clarke,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strike Pay Mort's Dock Employees Labor Council's Move
There was no change in the position at Mort's Dock to-day. The works remained closed, and 1500 men are unemployed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Legislative Council. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The swamping of this Council, purely at the instigation of those who desire their own personal aggrandisement at the expense of the great mass of intelligent electors…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Very Unsatisfactory" Bus Time-tables Council May Yield Control
The motor bus question has long been a vexatious one so far as Baulkham Hills Council is concerned. It has been the subject of deputations, numerous letters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Gas Alderman Complains
Alderman Dave Smith complained at last night's meeting of Mosman Council that he had been unable to raise sufficient gas at his rooms at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Power-house. Change of Site. Alderman Complains
Having resisted unsuccessfully the decision of the Labour caucus to construct a new power-house at Bunnerong, Reform aldermen have been considerably perturbed recently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"I Told You So" a Mayor on Lang
"The deputation to the Premier, to protest against his proposal to terminate the life of the present councils at the end of the year,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barbers' Shops Council Regulations
The bylaws for the regulation of hairdressers' shops, which have received tho consideration of the health and bylaws committee of the City…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Protests Against Abolition
At a large public meeting at Hazelbrook the following motion was carried:—"That this meeting make a most emphatic protest against the action of the present Government in…
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