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Council & local affairs, 1929

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Australian Appeal. Refused by Prtvy Council. London, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 11

The Lord Chancellor presided over the judicial committee of the Privy Council, which heard the appeal of William Thomson and others against the Commissioner of Stamp…

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Manly Salvo Council's Guns Aimed Battle of Beaches Will Borrow £200,000

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 13

The battle of the beaches is raging. Last night Manly fired its first broadside at Bondi in…

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Municipal Stealing Unemployment Moneys (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 6

Mr.--For ninny years the state Government has repeniedly granted large sums of money for the relief of the unemployed. Since 1927, upwards of £1.000.000 as…

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Aldermen's Time Wasted

The Propeller · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

At Rockdale Council's last meeting Ald. Skinner complained that hundreds of trivial complaints were placed before the council, and the time of…

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Ex-alderman Courtenay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 15

The Premier (Mr. Bavin) has promised to preside at a complimentary luncheon to be tendered ex-Allerman L. T. Courtenay, at David Jones', on Wednesday next…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

At the last meeting of Kogarah Council an amount of £90 was voted to construct the intersection of Railway Parade and Elizabeth Street in tar…

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Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

At the Rockdale Council last week 21 applications for dairy licensee and 98 milk vendors’ licenses were granted. The Board of Health notified that a…

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County Council Loan

The Propeller · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

When St. George County Council asked Kogarah aldermen at its last meeting for a further delegation of powers to enable it to borrow £100,000, and to…

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Bexley Council Correspondence

The St George Call · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

From H. Palmer, asking for continuation of pipes from edge of footpath, Kingsland Road, being continuation of line recently constructed from…

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"Why Pick Me?" Job for Mayor to See Police Chief

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

WHY make me the goat? inquired the Mayor of Glebe. Ald Weish last night when it was moved that he wait on the Commissioner…

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Bathurst Council Scene. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 14

There was a stormy scene at this meeting of the Bathurst Council, when the Mayor (Alderman C. A. Hansard) came into conflict with several aldermen,…

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Washout Expected Labor Council View

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 9

Following the stormy meeting last night of the Labor Council. when Messrs. J. S. Garden and Roels were criticised for having continued to attend the "Peace in…

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Glebe Council Solid Timber Orders Cancelled

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

Glebe Municipal Council last night decided to grant free use of Globe Town Hall for the holding of a public meeting to assist the timber…

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County Council Prosecutes Interfering With Electricity

The Propeller · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

At the Kogarah Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., the St. George County Council proceeded against a number of persons for…

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Answers to Questions. LEGAL Council Seat and Property

The Land · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 16

"Blueerum" inquires if an alderman or councillor, having disposed of all his property, can still retain his seat on the council until the next triennial…

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Have Not Power State Carpenters and Control Fed. Council's Reply

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

The Federal Council of the (Amalgamated Carpenters has issued the following reply to the allegations of the State branch: --…

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Said Solicitor Was "Squibbing It" Storm of Protest at Bathurst Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 19

BATHURST.--The Mayor, Aid. Hansard, at the council meeting refused to accept a recommendation of Mr. F. Kenny, solicitor, against the…

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Garden Routs the "Reds" Wild Scenes at Labor Council Meeting Fighting Speech

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

Fighting hard, the secretary of the Labor Council, Mr. J. S. Garden, amid disorder from the Communists in the gallery, defeated the…

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Council Sorry Offer for Easton Park, Rozelle Suggested Lease to Soccer Club

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

EASTON PARK, Rozelle, should be one of the most popular and best appointed playing areas in Balmain; as it is, it is about the most unkempt and…

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Crown Lands Available for Settlement in New South Wales Settlement Purchase Area. Cas[?] Land District Krogie Shire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

For returned soldiers only Dy[?]Settlement Purchases Area county of Ro[?] parish of Queens[?] three blocks of [?] to acres. Capital value [?]…

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