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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Erection of Flats. Canterbury Alderman's Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 18

Alderman Buzzacott, M.L.C., at the last meeting of the Canterbury Council, said that it would be a retrograde movement for a council to allow persons to erect flats in a…

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"News" Letter Stirs Manly Mayor

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 14

A LETTER wh[?] appeared [?] the Evening [?] charge [?]…

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Rockdale Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

Sir.--It is interesting to team from "K.P.C.." Kogarah, that the Main Roads Board has made a sum of money available to the Rockdale Council for…

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Statement by Miners' Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 17

The Miners' Council, in their reply, contend that the Premier's proposal for stabilising the industry was an ill-conceived scheme conc[?]ted by the Treasury staff which could not…

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Council Backs Timber Union Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 5

RICHMOND Council to-day instructed its works foremen to buy timber required by the council only from [?] mills…

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Situation Reviewed. Miners' Council. Depends Its Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 17

Both parties to the coal industry reviewed the existing position yesterday. Colliery owners, representing all coalfields in the State, conferred at the offices of the…

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2 Tenders Council Stir Cement Contact Company's Protest

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 5

ALD LLOYD stated [?] Enfield Council last night that before a tender was [?] for the supply of [?] to the municipality…

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Sydney Municipal Markets. Reorganisation Likely

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 14

Reorganisation is likely to take place at the Municipal Markets in the near future, for the Civic Commissioners are preparing a scheme to alleviate the unwholesome conditions that at…

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"Letters Are Tripe" Alderman and Progress Association "Hot-air" at Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

A letter from tile Grand Council of Progress Associations for Auburn-Lidcombe district met with something more than a cold reception at the last meet,…

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Town's Appreciation Former Alderman's Services

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 21

Invaluable services to Lidcombe were rendered by Mr. E L. Kingsley, who for many years occupied a seat at the local civic table…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 13

There was a full attendance at the regular meeting of the Ryde Council last week, when there was a recurrence of the bad old practice of protracted…

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"Hand in Hand" to Help Rail Chiefs Alderman's New Note

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 8

THE fund of the Railway Commissioners are not in a flourishing state," said Aid. Smith, at Alexandria Council meeting last night…

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Let Knowledge Grow Alderman at Variance "Sitting Here All Night"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 20

Alderman Ritchie didn't want to hear anything about progress associations at the last meeting of Auburn Council. Alderman Chapman did. And Alderman…

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£2000 Relief Loan Blacktown Shire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 12

Blacktown Shire Council has obtained a loan of 2000 from a departmental source for the relief of unemployment in the shire…

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No Funds Council's Contribution

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 20

Council's contribution, £381/3/, Funds total, £161/8/1. How Lidcombe Council would meet the final quarterly instalment of its…

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Goulburn Council. Gouldurn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 14

Goulburn City Council, at a special meeting to deal with the estimates, decided to reduce the genernl [?]ate for this year to 5 1-3d in the £. The rate last year was 5½d. The…

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Dangerous Bridge Council Wants Culvert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

The bridge at Sutherland-street, Auburn, is in a bad state, dangerous to pedestrians and to traffic, according to the Grand Council of Progress Associations…

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Posts on Footpath Council's Liability

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 9

The question of council's liability if an accident occurred through posts being erected on a footpath, was discussed at Thursday night's meeting of Blacktown…

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Salvation Army. Council Meets on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 12

The Salvation Army High Council will meet on Tuesday to hear Mr. Jowitt, K.C., speak on the behalf of General Booth, whose legal advisers at present know…

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Raised Funds But Ignored Marrickville Council

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 9

Some Marrickville aldermen-- not ably the Mayor Ald. R. Richards feel sore about the discourtesy [?] extended them by the offices…

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