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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Auburn Activities Points From Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Mayor Briggs and Alderman Cheetham were deputed to attend a meeting of the Parramatta-Auburn Ambulance at Parramatta on Tuesday, to discuss the…

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Council Subsidies Withdrawn. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 12

Katoomba Council having decided to discontinue subsidies this year to Blue Mountains Ambulance and Katoomba School of Arts, deputations representing both organisations…

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Can't Pay Rates Sympathetic Council

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 6

ALEXANDRIA Council last night agreed to accept £3 a month from a women ratepayer who is indebted to council to the extent of £48 for rates…

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Road Improvements For Auburn-Lidcombe Council's Approval

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 3

Road improvements at an estimated cost of £1090 were passed for submittal to Auburn and Lidcombe Councils at the last meeting of the joint boundary…

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Ratepayer's Lament Property is Vacant Blames Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 3

A ratepayer for 30 years, A. Wheeler, of Haberfield, drew Auburn Council's attention on Tuesday evening to the disgraceful condition of the footpath,…

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"Unjustly Suspended" Poundkeeper's Explanation Re-instated by Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 3

The, recent, suspension of the poundkeeper Mr. George Cook, for alleged unsatisfactory services, was followed by a letter of explanation from Mr. Cook to…

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Lighting Scheme For Parramatta Road Cost to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 3

An extensive scheme for the lighting of Parramatta road was submitted to Auburn Council at its last meeting by the Electricity Department…

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Heavy Loss Holroyd Council's Pound Committee to Consider

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 7

Holroyd Council's pound was a costly proposition last year. The expenditure amounted to £413 18/1; the income, to just over £70…

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£25,000 LOAN For Permanent Work Council Will Consider

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 10

"At every meeting large numbers of requests for attention to roads and, footpaths are referred to the Works Committee. Yet only 5 per cent of those…

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"Spirit of Animosity" Inspector and Cinema Proprietor Council Takes a Stand

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. R. W. Stockton derives no pleasure from the signboard erected by "the picture show people" outside his property at Pendle Hill…

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Lismore's Municipal Jubilee Some Early Catholic History

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 18

On April 8th Lismore will commence the celebration of its municipal jubilee— of its "fifty golden milestones." These celebrations, originally arranged for last…

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Glebe Mayor Censure Move Aldermen Bitter

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 5

A MOTION of want of confidence in the Mayor, Aid. Walsh, was moved at Glebe Council last night by Aid. Dick, who, after some…

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"Paid For" Glebe Mayor Explains Council Squabble No Confidence Motion

The Sun · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

Further developments in the Glebe Council squabble occurred last night, when notice of a motion of no confidence in the Mayor (Alderman Walsh) was…

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Road Hoardings Shire's Restriction

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 9

THE frequent protests [?] by the N.R.M.A. [?] by the [?] of heardings is hving good [?] in the country…

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Council Meeting

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

All councillors, with the exception of Cr. Monro, were present at the meeting on Wednesday. The Council resolved to charge an…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

Kogarah Council's, solicitors have advised regarding council's resumption of Mr. Fry's property at the corner of Harrow Road and Railway Parade North,…

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Council's Powers

The Land · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 16

"Justice" writes: Has a local council the power to give permission, in a brick area, to move and partly erect a weatherboard building, which has…

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Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6

At the last meeting of Rockdale Council the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce forwarded a letter asking if a landlord can give a tenant a lease on…

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Bexley Council

The St George Call · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

Aldermen Rayment, Tate and Mc Donald were appointed, at the Bexley Council meeting last Tuesday, to confer with Kogarah’s delegates over the…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Hurstville Council a petition was received from residents of Kemp Street, Mortdale, protesting against the…

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