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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

5,295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

A House Divided. Labour Council and Labour Party

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 26

Rather interesting sidelights were thrown on machine politics during a discussion in the Sydney Trades and Labour Council last week. The subject under the…

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Lone Tender City Council Hotel Lease Was Deal Bungled?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

Circumstances pointing to financial bungling in a deal involving over £50,000 were disclosed at a meeting of the finance committee…

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Council Inquiries. The Missing £400. Batteries From the Garage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 11

The finance committee yesterday discussed matters relating to the £400 that is missing from the Paymaster's Department of the City Treasury, and the disappearance of numerous…

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Emphatic Protest Council of Unions American Mission Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 5

The Commonwealth Council of Federated Unions representing 350,000 unionists, to-night agreed to the following resolution:…

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She Tripped Damages Total £2 4s 11d Council's Deaf Ear

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 22

Chivalry has gone from Leichhardt Council. What do aldermen care if dainty young ladies trip in the potholes of…

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Please Withdraw Labor Council's Demand to Grayndler, M.l.c

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 14

It is most probable that New South Wales unionists will take no active interest in the Industrial Mission to America…

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£5000 for Duke's Visit City Council Vote Ball in Honor

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

An allowance of £5000 for the entertainment of the Duke and Duchess of fork, while they are in Sydney, wan agreed to by the Finance Committee…

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Board Forgot Its Hat to Council Lidcombe Baths and a £4000 Plant

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 18

STRANGE charges relating to the administration of the Water Board were made at Lidecombe Council last night…

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Lease of Empire Hotel Mr. M. Wise Gets It City Council Property

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 5

The lease of the Empire Hotel, which is owned by the City Council, has been secured by Mr. Maurice Wise, at a rental of £2340…

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Whizz! Parliament Steps on the "Gas" Tote Changes Austn. Preference by City Council, Says Lang

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 15

Can you contemplate totalisators and Chinese furniture makers and workers' compensation in quick succession? The trained brains of the Legislative Assembly, with the agility of performing fleas, skipped over this switchback to-day…

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Letter from the Central Committee for Jewish Education. The Council of the Jewish War Memorial. 20 Great St. Helens, London, 7th December, 1926

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 7

Dear Mr. Rothfield, I was very glad to get your letter of the 25th October. Curiously enough it arrived only a…

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Death of Alderman

The Land · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 19

The death of Aid. M. Stapleton has terminated the service to the Mullunibimby Town Council of a staunch and able townsman. At the last meeting…

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"Not Singers" Lidcombe Aldermen

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 3

Criticism of the arrangements for the reception of the Royal visitors was made at a meeting of the Lidcombe Council this week…

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Alderman Stanton Is Amazed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

CIVIC pride is an excellent attribute. But when it breeds parochial narrowness it is something to be deplored. Particularly so if it restricts the vision of those administering public affairs…

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Riverstone's Plea To Join Blacktown Shire Council Sympathetic

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 18

For some time past there has been a movement in Riverstone with the object of having that portion of the Windsor municipality transferred to…

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Question Time Alderman Clancy's Queries

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

At the Fairfield Council meeting this week, Alderman Clancy submitted the following questions:— "What amount is due to the Council by…

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"Who Sent You?" Ex-Alderman Protests

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

EX-Alderman Joins, of Prospect Creekroad, George's Hall, Canley Vale, appears to be "again the Governint" in many things…

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"Kill Your Own Rabbits" Shire Council to P.P. Board

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

PARKES.--At the Goobang Shire Council meeting several councillors complained of rabbits on stock routes and reserves controlled by the…

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Tweed Shire Engineer Resigns

The Land · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 19

Tweed Shire Council, at a[?] special meeting last week, accepted the resignation of Mr. C. Christie from the office of engineer, with regret. The…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 12

In the Legislative Council, the Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers Settlement (Amendment) Bill was read the first time, and the second reading made an order of the day…

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