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Council & local affairs, 1929

4,700 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 235

Bourke Municipal Council. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 18

There were lively scence at last night's meeting of the municipal council, which was attended by a large number of ratepayers. It was decided by four votes to two that…

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From Gaol Chicago Alderman Discusses Crime Chicago

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 1

When the Illinois State Attorney (Mr. Swanson) was presenting his request to the Chicago City Council for. a big-bounty on the capture of…

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Cowra Council Clerk

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 7

Cowra, Tuesday.--The municipal council has appointed Mr. H. V. Holman, of the Cobbra Shire, to the position of council clerk. There were 33…

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Carpenters' Federal Council Repudiated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 12

The Communist element in the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners made a move at the annual conference yesterday to obtain control of…

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Test Spirit Council Helps Boys

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

Little boys--and big boys-- of Newtown may do as they like within reason, of course, so far as the local council is…

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Ultimatum to Tasmanian Police Wrongfully Detained Brisbane Mayor's Son; Apology Demanded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Mayor, Ald. Jolly, is demanding an apology from the Tasmanian police[?] for treatment meted out to…

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New School Wanted. Auburn Council's Application

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 13

The Auburn Council has decided to ask the Education Department to erect a domestic science school at Auburn. The Auburn Parents and Citizens'…

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£15,000 Omitted Council's Estimates Bankstown Shock

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 6

THE Mayor of Bankstown. Aid Welch caused a sensation in council last night when he informed aldermen that public works and…

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The Master Builders Council of Branches. Quantity System

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 14

The quantity system was discussed at length last Wednesday evening at a meeting of the Council of Branches, when a decision was reached in regard to the limit for which the…

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Last Farewell Council Clerk Poison in Tumbler? Bathurst

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 10

"GOOD-BYE, that's finished that trouble," exclaimed John M'Garvie Smith, 43, a clerk, employed by Bathurst Council, to the…

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Fairy Penguins and Their Ways The Little Alderman and His Story Home of the Fairy Penguin in the Islands of Bass Straits

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 19

Not least interesting among the bird folk that one meets among the great sea bird rookeries in the lonely isles of Bass Straits are the Fairy Penguins — portly little fellows with the trimmest of blue coats and vests of snow-white—for all the world like so many portly little aldermen when one sees them sitting in a row on a ledge…

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Carpenters Would Reorganise Affairs of Society Fed. Council on Mat

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 6

NEW SOUTH WALES State Delegate Conference of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners yesterday…

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Funeral of Detective-sergeant Truskett. High Council of Salvation Army

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 20

PORTION OF THE PROCESSION NEAR THE WAVERLEY CEMETERY A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT SUNBURY COURT…

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Council Fined. Unstamped Receipt. Town Clerk's Bitter Criticism. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 19

Failure to attach a duty stamp to a receipt given to the Public Works Department resulted in the Town Council being fined £2 with 8/ costs at the Police Court…

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Weary Trip 16 Miles to School Manly Children Council Has a Scheme

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 17

It is a grave reflection on the administration of the Education Department that the children of Manly have to…

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Trying to Solve Industrial Problems Conference Opens Unemployed Demonstration One of Trades and Labor Council's Delegates Withdraws "Remove Embargoes First"

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

THE keynote of the Industrial Peace Conference, with opened its sitting at the Town Hall yesterday, was the expressed earnest desire of employers and employees to do something tangible in solving the serious problems which are facing industry…

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Country News Lively Meeting Bathurst Council Stir Mayor Excited Bathurst

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 15

There were lively scenes at Bathurst Council last night during discussion of the question of the prosecution of J. H. Horan, a local…

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"Dragged and Heckled" Alderman's Outburst Progress Association Attacked

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 3

Another attack on the Auburn West Progress Association was made at the last meeting of the Auburn Council. A letter was received from that body…

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Aldermen Stayed Away Trouble Over Names on Balmoral Pavilion

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

Peevishness in the ranks of Mosman aldermen is believed to have led to the absence of the ex-Mayor (Ald. Carter), Ald. Dave Smith, one-time champion…

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Alderman's Resentment Auburn West in Trouble Mona Street Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 3

Auburn West Progress Association again! Before the civic fathers of Auburn on Monday was a letter from that body…

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