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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

3,954 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 198

Plenty of Room Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

"Well, if we want to light, there's plenty of room for it," remarked one alderman to another at Liverpool. The remark was prompted by the fact…

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Back Streets Council's £1000 Deal

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

Michael Nairn and Co., Ltd, linoleum manufacturers, of Auburn, have agreed to accept the offer of the Auburn Council to hand over portions of Newton and…

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Albert-rd. Bus Complaint to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 9

"As Mr. Sinclair has the Council's permission to run a bus service from the railway station to Albert-road via Cumberland-road, and this permission…

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Mary Street Nuisance "Utterly Futile Council"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

The Mary-street (Guildford) drainage nuisance was again before Holroyd Council on Tuesday night. Mr. Andrew Moncrieff repeated, by…

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Sans Souci Drainage. Council's Peace Efforts

The Propeller · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

On the 19th instant Rockdale and Kogarah councils met in conference at Rockdale Town Hall, at the request of Kogarah Council, to discuss the question of…

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Dairy Council New South Wales Aloof Department's Attitude

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 14

At a meeting of the State Dairy Advisory Board in Sydney on Wednesday a letter was received from the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture…

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"Proved Incompetent" Charge Against Council Ratepayer Hits Out

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

Following the decision of the Auburn Council to close portions of Newton and Fisher Streets, and offer the area to the Linoleum Company for £1000, in order to…

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Mona Street Park Council's Grant Progress Association Wins

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

For many months public-spirited citizens, who linked up with the Auburn West Progress Association, have been giving their services in the interests of…

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Dark Wentworthville Deputation to Council "Might be Serious Accidents"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

For over two years the problem of a "White Way,'' or the better lighting of Wentworthville has been exercising the minds of the business people of that…

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N.S.W. Crown Lands Available for Selection Settlement Purchase Areas. Parkes Land District, Goobang Shire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6

Glen Lee Settlement Purchase Area, county of Cunningham, parish of Milpose, portion 28 of 500-acres. Capital value £2500, deposit and annual instalment £162/10/, stamp duty…

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The New Municipality?

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

An interested inquirer has approached the Editor on this subject, adding a query as to whether the movement inaugurated at the latter end of last…

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Nepean Shire Council Engineer Appointed Rates for 1928

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 8

The ordinary monthly meeting of Nepean Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Bringelly, on Wednesday,. 18th inst., when there were…

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Mayor Fined. Sequel to Betting Raid. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 17

There was a sequel to the recent raid on four local billiard saloons at the Police Court this morning when William Henry Trye was fined £20, Charles Wilkinson £50, James…

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Gang Terrorism Dynamite Bombs for Mayor's Friends CHICAGO

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 4

By way of reply to the declaration of Mayor Thompson, "that gang terrorism must end," gangsters bombed the homes of the Mayor's closest associates…

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Betting Convictions at Lithgow Mayor Pleads Guilty Penalties Total £200 LITHGOW

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

FINES and forfeitures amounting to over £200 were inflicted to-day at Lithgow Police Court by Mr. Farrington. P.M., as the result…

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Municipal Labor Its Victories in Britain

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 11

On November the 1st, polling took place in the municipal election throughout the whole of Great Britain, with the exception of the inner…

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Radio Objected When Mayor's Face Was Broadcast New York

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1928 · page 1

The Mayor of New York, Alderman Walker, is the first person whose photograph has been broadcast from a radio station on a regular wave-length…

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Time to Act City Council Coal Mackay's Warning

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1928 · page 2

The existing City Council coal contracts expire on Tuesday next. Whether the Civic Commissioners will be able to announce a decision on…

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Australian Maize Council

The Sun · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 11

A meeting of the Australian Maize Council convened by the Minister for Markets (Mr. Paterson) will be held at Canberra on February 20. The…

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Council's Doctor. Says Every Precaution Taken. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 11

A message from Bundaberg, states that Dr. E. G. Thompson, the City Council's medical officer, discussed the tragedy frankly. After pointing out that inoculation to healthly…

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