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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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Lawn Tennis Women in Council Successful Innovation

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 10

The meeting of club and branch association delegates last night was fairly attended, ladles being present for the first time, an innovation that…

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Produce Marketing Objections in Council Second Reading Carried

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 6

Notwithstanding that Opposition members staunchly objected to the Primary Products Marketing Bill in the Legislative Council last night, the…

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Sporting News Continued School Sport Council's Decisions Team for Victoria

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 10

Representations from the Australian Football League regarding development of their game in the schools, the Metropolitan Soccer Association advocating the…

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Council Doings Lottery for Hospitals N.s.w. Money to Q'land

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 15

Dundas Council last night decided to co-operate with Forbes Council in a move to legalise gambling for charitable purposes, such as the upkeep of…

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A Municipal Record. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 8

Sir,—It may interest the Municipal Council to read the extract I send, taken from a book called "Fifty Years of Work Without Wages," by Charles Rowley, M.A., J.P.:—…

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Municipal Loans. Plea for Co-operation. Mr. Jolly's Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 9

An appeal to Australian municipal and political bodies to conduct their borrowing on an organised national basis was made yesterday by Mr. W. A. Jolly, Mayor of…

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Basic Wage Bungling of Willis How Change Was Lost Confusion Worse Confounded Council Passes Vital Amendment Will There Be Two Declarations?

Evening News · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 19

CONCLUSIVE evidence of the bungling by Mr. Willis in the Legislative Council on Tuesday was provided in the Council last night, when the Basic Wage was amended in a very vital direction…

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The Call Auburn Aldermen Attend

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

The roll call in connection with the meeting of the Auburn Municipal Council, held on Monday evening, was answered by Mayor Briggs and Alderman…

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"JOY-RIDING" Aldermen's Exploits Figures Quoted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 7

The Lord Mayor's challenge to Ald. Walder to produce tho names of City Council aldermen who indulged in "joy-riding" in civic cars…

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Mayor Wyatt's Praise

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

The Mayor of Lidcombe (Alderman E. N. Wyatt), referring to the new pictorial section of the "Argus,"' expressed his approval of the ambtiious innovation, and…

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"Going Strong" Everybody Delighted Aldermen Congratulated

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

It was a tribute to the popularity of Alderman Cheetham, and a recognition of his good work as an alderman and his re-election as a member of the Water and…

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What Mayor Bowden Thinks

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

"A splendid innovation,'" remarked Mayor Bowden, of Granville, when commenting upon the new picture page of "The Argus." "The idea of 'The…

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Civic Cars. Aldermanic Trips. Details From Alderman Walder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 11

Alderman Walder, Bocrotary of the Reform party in the City Council, yesterday replied to the statement by the Lord Mayor in the "Herald" regarding the controversy arising…

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Children's Ward Mayor Will Act

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 7

At Tuesday night's meeting of Holroyd Council, the question of rendering assistance to the building fund of the children's ward at Parramatta Hospital was…

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A Bouquet for the Lord Mayor

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

At the Municipal Employee' Picnic yesterday. The Superintendent of Parks, Mr. Cooper, presents Aid. Me styn with a buttonhole…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

Hurstville Council at its last meeting decided to accept the invitation to be present at the conference of St. George councils at the County Council…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

At this week's meeting of Kogarah Council the town clerk reported that the amount, of outstanding rates at December 31, 1926, were as follows: --…

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STINKWORT. Spread in Talbragar shire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 13

Owing to the spread of stinkwort in the Talbragar (N.S.W.) Shirt, Mr. S. Lovett has been appointed noxious woods inspector. One of the…

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Illabo Shire Rates JUNEE

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

The [?]abe Shire Council has fixed the general rate for the forthcoming year at 1s 0½ in the £ on the unimproved capital value of all lands within the shire…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 6

A meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council was held at the temporary Council Chambers, Castle Hill, on Tuesday. The President (Councillor J. G. Black)…

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