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Council & local affairs, 1927

5,295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Australian Made Unions. ALDERMAN J. H. MOSTYN, Lord Mayor. Engine Drivers and Firemen

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 6

J. T. ATKINS, general secretary Engine drivers and Firemen. Born Braidwood. New South Wales…

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Generous Alderman. Gift of a Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 10

The Granville Municipal Council has been informed by the Public Works Department that the area of eight acres of land in Blaxcell-street. Granville, which has been resumed…

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Ex-mayor's Will Estate £29,539

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 6

THE not value of the estate left by Mr. William Ri[?], of "gol[?]eders," Boyswater-road, Darlinghurst, and formerly of the…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 12

The Wheat Marketing Bill was considered in committee when the Legislative Council met. Mr. Trethowan moved that clause 3 should…

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More Efficiency. Lord Mayor's Crusade Building Workers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 1

More efficiency orders are oxpected from the Lord Mayor (Aid. Mostyn) to-day. He is exceedingly displeased with the months of delay which have…

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In the Council Wheat Marketing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 5

The Wheat Marketing Bill, which was partly discussed during the December sittings, was considered in Committee in the Legislative Council…

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£29,539 Estate Ex-mayor of Newtown Late Mr. William Rigg

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 17

The late Mr. William Rigg, ex-Mayor, and for many years an alder-man of Newtown, who died on November 3, at the age of 79, left an estate…

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Pay Wanted Council's Tunnellers Trouble Brewing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 1

The 100 Bunnerong tunnellers who found the civic 'buses insufficiently do luxe want to be paid for their day off on Monday,Despite…

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Hoarding Ban Council Reconsiders "Pleasing Design"

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 9

"IT is [?] of all the h[?]ardrings," remarked Ald. Set[?]ell at [?]roudrie Council last night. "They are an [?]ysore, and…

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The Lord Mayor. On the Warpath. After the Shirkers. The "Asylum" System

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 11

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Mostyn) stated yesterday that all genuine complaints regarding inefficiency in any of the City Council departments would be investigated by…

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Close Division Council's 20-20 Control of State Wheat

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

IN the Council yesterday an amendment moved in Committee on the Whest Bill resulted in a 20-20 division…

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Riverstone Labor Wants Municipality

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 9

RESPECTING the agition, reported in Monday's issue, of the Riverstone Progress Association, to have Reverstone merged in the Blacktown…

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Abolish Small Municipalities

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

Sir.--Some time ago Mr. Lang hinted at the abolition of the small municipal councils in the outer suburbs und country centres of the State…

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Silent Aldermen

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

Though there was a full attendance of aldermen at the Auburn Council meeting on Monday night, and a fairly big batch of correspondence was listed for…

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"Half a Road" Council's Adjustment Alderman Benson Disapproves

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 19

For years past the Councils of Prospect and Sherwood and Blacktown have been in communication with regard to the Toongabble boundary between the…

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"Here We Are!" Facetious Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

The State Director of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to New South Wales, has written to municipalities ,inviting the councils to form "strong-posts"…

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Ex-mayor Fortescue

The St George Call · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

Last night a very enthusiastic meeting was convened by Mayor Gardiner, in Rockdale Town Hall, to devise means of expressing in tangible form…

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Farewell to Mr. Macken. Ex-Aldermen Encomiastical

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

A surprise send-off was tendered to ex-Mayor W. T. Maeken, of Hurstville, by friends from all parts of the municipality on Monday, 3rd inst. The…

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Left to Lord Mayor

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Employees at the Pyrmont Powerhouse, who were stopped half a day's pay having absented themselves from duty on Christmas Eve and New…

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Will Alderman Bell Resign? Brocklehurst Issues Challenge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 19

Mr. G. Brocklehurst writes: "Will you please insert the following reply to Alderman Bell's letter. Thank you for the outline of Alderman…

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