All One Price Cement Tenders City Council's Way
THE unanimity with which tenderers who have cement to sell arrive at a standard price was well illustrated at the City…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1926
4,841 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 243
His "Ifs" & "Ans" Against Lifebuoy Don't Sway Council
ORIGINAL arguments against the provision of [?] appliances on the banks of George's River at Liverpool were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tram Lines. in Centre of Streets. City Council's Request
The works committee of the City Council yesterday decided that a deputation representing the council, should wait on the Minister for Railways with a view to having all city…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Civic Contractors. to Bear Additional Cost. Recommendations to Council
The works committee yesterday recommended to the City Council, which meets on Tuesday night, that the contractors to the council should, unless otherwise provided for in the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Willis's Proposed Congress. Melbourne T.H. Council Turns It Down
At last Thursday night's meeting of the Melbourne Trades Hall. Council the proposal made by Mr. A. C. Willis, that an All-Australian Trades Union Congress…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →N.s.w. Legislative Council. Cabinet Decides Upon Immediate Abolition
At a meeting of the N.S.W. Labor Cabinet, held last Thursday, it was unanimously decided to take steps to bring about the abolition of the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Ashfield Must Pay Piper Rates Up. 40 P.c. Old Council Blamed
BY SIX VOTES to five, Ashheld council dechned last night to alter its previous decision to incres the the rates by a penny in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lives of the Workers Compensation Bill in the Council Members Still Fractious
THE Legislative Council yesterday was given an opportunity, on is resumption after the brief recess, to debate the Workers' Conpensation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Session Resumes. Amended Bills Reconsidered. Rejecting the Council's Amendments. Vigorous Protests by Nationalists
The Legislative Assembly yesterday reconsidered two bills which had been amended by the Legislative Councilâone, the Elections Bill, in which the Assembly rejected all the amendments; the other, the Day Baking Bill, in which 4 o'clock as the starting hour was…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Council Will Go Despite Possible Renegades Premier's Emphatic Stand Ways and Means to Be Found
THE PREMIER'S BIG MOVE to abolish the Legislative Council focussed all eyes on the reassembly of Parliament yesterday. GALLERIES IN BOTH CHAMBERS were packed by keen spectators, a large number of whom were women, who followed every word…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"First Past the Post" Election Proposal Assembly Defies Council Minister's Defence of Majority Rule No More Tinkering
WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY yesterday reached the consideration of the Council's amendments in the Parliamentary Electorates and Ejections Bill, the Chief Secretary moved that the amendments he disagreed with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dying Council Should Nominee Members in New South Wales Retain Their Life Passes When the House Goes?
THE decision of the Lang Government to bring downa bill during the present session of Parliament providing for the abolition of the Legislative Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Iniquitous" Municipal Elections Councils' Big Protest
Representing 1700 aldermen and 800 shire councillors, a big deputation will wait on the Premier (Mr. Lang) this afternoon, to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sewerage Scheme to Cost £762,400 Many Municipalities Served Newcastle
Proposals for the amplification of the Newcastle sewerage scheme, which is estimated to cost £762,400, have been submitted to the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mayor Bailed Up
Although they were armed with a revolver and a sandbag, two men who balled up the Mayor of Auburn (Ald. G. Gollan) wore extremely weak-hearted…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →FAVOURITISM. Civic Appointments. Alleged by Alderman
Alderman Marks, at the finance committee of the City Council yesterday, alleged that during the past year there had been marked favouritism in the appointments to the City…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Legislative Council
In the Legislative Council, the President (Mr. Flowers) announced the receipt from the Legislative Assembly of messages disagreeing with certain amendments in the Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fate of Aldermen New Elections This Year Futile Protest to Premier
A big deputation of Mayors and Shire Presidents yesterday failed to make any impression on the Premier, who stated in emphatic terms that fresh municipal and shire elections will he held at the end of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Armed Men. Attempt to Rob. Mayor of Auburn
Two young men—one armed with a reveiver and the other with a sandbag—hold up Mr. George Charles Gollan, Mayor of Auburn, [?]rly yesterday morning, and demanded his…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Scared Hold-up Men Mayor Assailed Brigandage Without Relish
"Put up your hands, and give us your keys!' "Not on your life!" This formed part of a…
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