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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

3,954 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 198

For Women. Parents in Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 14

Miss Pennethorne, organising secretary of the Parents' National Educational Union, is at present in Melbourne, from where she writes as follows:—Sydney and New South…

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Industrial Commission. Conciliation Committee's Awards. Council Enginedrevers, etc

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 15

The new award for enginedrivers, etc., employed by municipal and shire councils, which was made retrospective to January 1 last, and is to have a currency of two years, fixes the…

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Mr. B. S. B. Stevens. Resigns From Marrickville Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 18

The Assistant Treasurer (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) has resigned his seat as a representative of West Ward in the Marrickville Council. An election to fill the vacancy will…

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National Council of Women

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1928 · page 5

The National Council of Women—that organisation known practically throughout the globe for its splendid work—recently selected Miss Edith Tancred, President of the. Police Section of the British National Council of Women, to visit Scandinavia, Sweden, Denmark unit Norway, in the…

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Associates' Rep. On National Council Mrs. Horace Buck

The Sun · Sunday 22 January 1928 · page 47

MRS. HORACE BUCK is one of the two elected official representatives of the associate members of the National Council of Women…

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Wage for Age City Council Asked for Birth Certificate Commission's Disclaimer

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1928 · page 3

Over a hundred City Council employees are seeking an explanation of a mysterious request—presumably emanating from the Civic Commission, which up to date refuses to disclose the evidences of briberv…

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Shire Clerk's Distinction. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 12

Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, shire clerk to the Nymbo[?]da and Orara Shires, has been made a Fellow of the Association of Local Government Clerks of New South Wales, in…

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Prize Babies Woollahra Council

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

The carnival promoted by the Legal Ald Society for Women and Girls, width was opened on Saturday at the corner of Oxford and Queen Streets…

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Council May Save £6000

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

The Main Roads Board has advised the Richmond Council that it expects to save £5000 on its estimate of £38,000 for the construction of the new…

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"CONVERTED" Ryde Aldermen

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

For a long time the voice of Alderman Miller has been raised in protest against the unsatisfactory methods of road construction adopted in spending loan money…

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Popular Alderman Now Business Man

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Alderman Ivor Burry of Lidcombe Past Grand Master of the M.U.I.O.O.F., has decided to take up his stand in Lidcombe as a real estate agent. He will…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Ryde Council was held on Wednesday, 18th inst., when Alderman A. G. Greenwood, Mayor, presided. Absentees were…

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Blacktown Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

The usual meeting of the Balcktown Council was held on Tuesday, Councillor G. Lalor presiding. Others in a attendance were Councillors Morehead, Milne, Page,…

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Council's Economy Campaign. Young, Monday. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 12

That the Municipal council's financial [?] were muddled and the town clerk had juggled figures in order to make the accounts balance was the indictment made by the newly-elected…

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Bossley Park Bus Petition to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Residents of Bossley Park, and others who travel by bus along the route from Fairfield railway station Bossley Park are not at all satisfied with the manner…

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"He's Not a Red" Council Is Satisfied

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 10

"HE'S not a Communist, so I don't think council should have any objection," remarked Aid. Morton, at Marrickville Council last night, when a…

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Council Forces Birth-control One-child Houses Families Must Go London

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

OLDBURY (Worcestershire) Council decided to build houses for couples with not more than one child If and when the families increase…

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Municipal Employees' Picnic

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 14

When a letter from the Municipal Employees' Union, with reference to its annual picnic, came before the Annandale Council last night, the…

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Mosman Council Visitor and Mayor

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 10

In a report published in our earlier editions, and supplied by a regular correspondent, certain statements were said to have been made by Mr…

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Dogs' Barking Beats Aldermen Bexley Farm Din

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 6

V PETITION lodged with Bexicy council last night complained that a "dog farm" In Queen Victoria street created a nuisance to…

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