Modest Mayor Dodges the Limelight
THE Mayor of Woollahra. Aid. Robinson. is a modest man. Last night the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children acknowledged receipt of council's…
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Council & local affairs, 1929
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"Want Discord" Mayor's Charge Canterbury Politics
THAT opponents of council were attempting to create discord among aldermen, was asserted by the Mayor of Canterbury, Aid. Bramston, at…
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MARRICKVILLE Council complaint that the steps on the footbridge at [?] station were a [?] to human [?] was answered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Traffic Ban Thief Menace Plea to Council
A PETITION to Marrikville Council last right contended that if Alma-avenue was closed to traffic, residents would be deprived of their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carts Bogged C'bury Quagmire Council Wants Funds
FlETCHER-STREET. Canterbury. according to a deputation to the local council last night, is in the same condition as it was 25 years…
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The Town Hall will be closed next Thursday, the day of the Municipal Employees' Union's annual picnic at Clifton Gardens. It is expected that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Alderman Fined. Breach of Water Regulations. Katoomba
John William Hemming an alderman of the town council and Alexander Allan. Government medical officer, were each fined 5/ at the police court to-day on charges of having…
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The Legislative Council held only a brief sitting. CRIMES AMENDMENT HILL. The amendments made in the Crimes…
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Only formal business was conducted in the Legislative Council yesterday. The amendments in the Crimea Bill by the Assemble were agreed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rattling Box Mayor v. Militant B'town Interlude
THERE have been a lot of bogus collectors about and besides this, collectors harass our bisiness people," said Ald. Welsh, Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Gets Blame "Rotten" Valuations
ASHFIELD Council decided last night to protest to the Valuer-General against the irregularities in the property valuations of the municipality…
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"CANTERBURY got £300 last year for the upkeep of parks in the municipality; we get nothing because we are shy," said Ald. Fitzpatrick, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bellbird Widows' Share Secretary Recommends Inquiry Into Lord Mayor's Fund Cessnock
THAT an inquiry should be held to ascertain whether the Lord Mayora 's fund of £852526, at present vested with the National Relief Fund, was being administered solely for dependents of victims of the Bollbird disaster."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Around the Councils Street Gossip Made Mayor Wise He Held an Inquest
IN pursuance of the declared intention of Manly Council to delve into the administrative acts of its predecessors reports on many…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Harbor Silted Mine Debris Poser for Council
ACCORDING to a letter from the Harbor Trust to Balmain Council last night, the depth of water at the foot of water-street has been…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Australian Bowling Council Bound to Be Some Fireworks
The most important meeting of the Australian Bowling Council yet held will take place at the V.B.A. rooms, 243 Collins-street, on April 2, when every State will be represented in Melbourne, no fewer than five being engaged in playing. Mr. William Barr, the secretary, has sent me a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →League of Nations. Council Meeting. London, March 5
The Geneva correspondent of the "Morning Post" says:—It was a weary looking body of statesmen who gathered at the council table at the opening meeting of the fifty-fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Not Paid for 1926 Council Work Manly Allegations
The working of the engineer's department of the Manly Council before the present engineer (Mr. Graham) took…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peace in Industry. Painters' Joint Council. PERTH
An example of peace in industry has been furnished by the painting industry in Western Australia, which has a joint council of eight employers and eight employees. Speaking…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →"Criminal" Pollution of Bondi Surf Vehement Opinions Waverley Council's Attitude
"Criminal" was the way in which Mr Dan. Douglass, for nine years president of the North Bondi Surf Life-Saving Club, to-day described the release of sewage into the sea adjacent to the Bondi and Coogee beaches…
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