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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

5,295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Basic Wage Dictator Humbled Lang Bows to Council Now Wants a Conference Party Worried and Divided Seeking Way Out From Impasse

Evening News · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 10

WHETHER the State Government will be able to secure some improvement in the basic wage before the end of the month is the question worrying members of the Parliamentary Labor Party…

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Basic Wage. What Increase Means. Statement by Alderman Cole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 19

Alderman S. L. Cole, who is the representative of the Master Carriers' Association on transport boards for the County of Cumberland and for New South Wales, and a…

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No "Joy-riding". Lord Mayor's Reply

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 22

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Mostyn) repiled derisively yesterday to the charges made against Labor aldermen of "joy-riding" in City Council cars…

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Penrith Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 4

Several important matters from Penrith Council meeting, on Tuesday evening are reported in this issue. The balance is unavoidably held over till…

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"Paltry Excuse" Lord Mayor's Statement Walder's Rejoinder

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

Commenting on the Lord Mayor's statement on the alleged misuse of City Council cars, in which he said that the aldermen named used his and…

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Civic Cars. Alleged Misuse. Lord Mayor's Explanation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 17

The Lord Mayor stated yesterday that Labour aldermen had used a City Council motor car on the occasions referred to by Alderman Walder in the statement in…

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Salvation Army Anniversary Social Lord Mayor There

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

THE Load Mayo[?]. Aid. Mostyn, will [?] at the [?] anniversary and [?]…

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Council's Loss of Revenue

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

IT is estimated that the amendment made by the State Parliament in the Local Government Act, whereby the exemption from rating is extended…

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Mayor Says "Yes" Ratepayers Say "No" North Harbor Resumption

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

A statement by the Mayor of Manly that the residents of 'North Harbor were now "all in favor of the resumptions at the head of that hay," and…

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Legislative Council Large Estates Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

The Legislative Council last night commenced the debate on the second reading of the Large Estates (Taxation Management) Bill, which aims at…

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The O.k. Round Table Council

The Methodist · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

The annual Round Table Conference of the New South Wales Province of the Order of Knights will be held on March 16, at 7.30 o'clock. Representatives are requested to carefully note the date…

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"Scientific System of Borrowing" One Authority Only Brisbane Mayor's View Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

"I am more convinced than ever that we have got to make a serious effort to arrive its Some more organ [?] and scientific, mated of…

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The Lord Mayor's Kitchen. The Birthplace of Many a Famous Feast in London

The World's News · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 10

ONE of the most picturesque kitchens in London is the Mansion House kitchen. where the Lord Mayor's daily food and that for his minor entertainments are…

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Large Estates. Bill in Council. Amendment Advocated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 17

The Large Estates (Taxation Management) Bill, the second reading of which was moved by Mr. Willis, in the Legislative Council yesterday, was trenchantly criticised by…

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Board or Council? Penrith's Water Supply Long-awaited Report Arrives

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

The report that has been, long awaited from the Water Board on the much-discussed question of the taking over of Penrith's water…

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Large Estates Bill Favored in Council Land for the People

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 4

The Larger Estates (Taxation Management) Hill was discussed in the Legislative Council last night. The second reading vote had not been taken…

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Need for Clean Up Municipal Markets What Visit Revealed

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

ALD. Clapham who paid his second surprise visit to the vegetable markets yesterday morning, stated that he found the prevailing…

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Civic Reformer's Further Allegations Against Labor Aldermen One Alderman Used a Car Twenty Times, Says Mr. Walder, Who Also Speaks of Council Chaos

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 March 1927 · page 1

The Civic Reform Party in the City Council does not intend to let up on the Lord Mayor, as representative of the Labor Party, in the controversy that has arisen in consequence of the Labor aldermen using City Council cars for joy rides at the expense of the ratepayers…

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Ticklish Question League Council Deadlock London

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1927 · page 1

The Geneva correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Co., states that the Council of the League of Nations came to a deadlock at midnight on…

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Women on Roads ? Want Pick and Shovel Work Council Puzzled Port Kembla

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1927 · page 5

Pick and shovel work for women! Central Illawarra Council discussed the possibility of it, when two Dap to women wrote asking for work on the…

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