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Council & local affairs, 1929

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St Marys. Council Meeting

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 5

A special meeting of St. Marys Council was held on Thursday evening for the purpose of dealing with tenders for a new lorry. There were present:—…

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Penrith Council Special Meeting

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 7

A special meeting of Penrith Council was held on Friday evening, when there were present:—The Mayor (Ald. J. denkins) and Aldermen L. Markham, J…

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The Miners' Council's Statement

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 9

THE attacks of the Nationalist State Premier, Mr. Bavin, upon the Central Council of the Miners' Federation were effectively replied to at its sitting last Tuesday. The fact of the matter is, as the Council pointed out. that the…

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Liverpool Council. Meeting on Tuesday Night

The Biz · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Council, held on Tuesday night. The Railway Commissioners again…

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SWIMMING Position at the River Penrith Council's Decision

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 1

Whether the change in the weather will affect the attitude of Penrith Council with regard to swimming at the river, the position at…

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An Outsider Scores Jolt for City Council Officers

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 10

LAST CHRISTMAS EVE, with the spirit of goodwill abroad, Civie Commissioner Garlick summoned to his room the chiefs of the various…

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CONFERENCE Council and P.W.D. Officer High Street Mains

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 1

Penrith Council conferred with an engineer from the Public Works Department on Tuesday evening on the subject of laying new water…

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Local Govt. Dept. Slated by Waverley Mayor Bondi Shark Menace "Bathers Compelled to Surf" Obsolete Baths Create Peril

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 3

FOLLOWING the Bondi shark fatality, yesterday afternoon, when John Gibson was mauled to death by an eight feet monster, the Mayor of Waverley, Aid. Hunter, made a trenchant attack on the Local Government Department…

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Not Like Business House S. Army High Council Retort LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 4

"Many High Councillors had grown white-haired, and suffered privations in missionary lands, while Commissioner Pollard enjoyed the personal…

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Castlereagh Council Bridge Damaged by Fire Llandilo St. Marys Road Park Wanted at Cranebrook

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council was held on Tuesday afternoon. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald. T. R. R. Smith) and…

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St. Marys Municipality Estimates, Sec. 138, Local Government Act, 1919. for the Financial Year ending December 31st, 1929

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that at a duly constituted meeting of the Council of the above Municipality, held on Tuesday, 29th January, 1929,…

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Municipal Health Inspectors New Log of Claims

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 5

Because they would leave themselves open to criticism if they demanded overtime, municipal health Inspectors have not claimed R, though…

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Madam "Alderman" Fowler

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 20

Mrs. Fowler, our only "alderman" for the present, whose election to, municipal office has given heart to the many who would be about the official side of social service, is making excellent use of her opportunities, and has proved that…

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Dangerous Switch-gear Was Bought in Spite of Expert Advice Gaoled Engineer Warned Council of Likely Break-Down Aldermen Plump for Cheap Apparatus Which Now Proves Costly

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 1

Silas Young Maling, formerly Deputy-General Manager of the City Council Electricity Department, is serving six months in prison for graft in connection with a departmental contract entered into while his chief, Mr. Forbes MacKay, was abroad. But Fate plays curious tricks. She frowns one day and smiles the next…

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Shark Net Test Offer to Any Council Visitor Would Give £1000

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 5

On the Very day that John Gibson was killed by a shark at Bondi and a few hours before the accident, an English visitor offered to spend anything up to £1000 in a lest shark-proof fence if any local authority would undertake to maintain it…

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Flooded Property Aldermen to Inspect

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Matthews, of Girraween, wrote to Holroyd Council, once more bringing under its notice the flooding of his property in Billabong-street. The…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Baulkham Hills Council was held on Tuesday, the 5th ult, Councillor Whitling presiding Others in attendance were Councillors…

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Council to Borrow £40,000?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 7

A proposal that Granville Council should borrow £40,000 for road reconstruction works and for the construction of municipal swimming…

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Travelling Shows Council's Power to Control

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

Guildford Chamber of Commerce, same weeks ago, wrote to Holroyd Council, complaining of the invasion of Guildford by travelling carnival shows, and asked…

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Head Battered Council Clerk May Die Mystery Attack Hobart

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 9

H. L. Morris, council clerk of Brighton municipality, was found in his office to-day with his head battered, and other…

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