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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Award Variation City Council Office Assistants

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 8

By a variation of the City Council award, rates of pay for female office assistants have been proscribed as follow:--…

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Council of Jewish Women of New South Wales

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 10

The General Meeting of the Council of Jewish women was held on Tuesday evening, April 2nd, at the Maccabean Hall. Dr. Reading…

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Take Over the Mines L'gow Council Demand Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 6

Following motion by Ald. Hamilton Knight and Campbell Boy was carried unanimously by the Lithgow Town Council:--"That this council regrets…

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Country News First Municipal Airport at Crookwell Opening Celebrations Arranged for

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 17

The first municipal airpost in Australia is to be opened at Crookwell on Saturday. The ground, which was acquired…

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County Council Dundas Aldermen Cautious

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 19

In submitting to the Dundas Council a report of the recent conference on the subject of a Country Council for the control of electrical…

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Aldermen Rebuked The Mayor's Limit Committee Matters Delayed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 14

The delay of committees in dealing with matters referred to them was criticised adversely by Aldermen Musto and Croswell at this week's meeting of the…

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Sutherland Shire Council. Special Meeting

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

Last Monday’s special meeting of the Council finalised matters in connection with the opening of the bridge. The President read the-contractors’…

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Rescue Fund Council Votes £50 "No Right," Says Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 14

On the motion of Mayor Collett, Parramatta Council on Monday voted £50 to the Southern Cross Rescue Fund, as suggested at the previous meeting…

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"Figures Misleading" Alderman Musto's Complaint

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 14

From revenue Parramatta Council will have £5180 available for new works during the current year. This amount has been allocated on the basis of fifty-fifty…

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"He's Our Authority" Alderman Spurway on Cricket

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 7

Alderman Spurway is away on six weeks' leave from the Dundas Council, but is expected back before the next meeting, and when a letter was received…

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Fairfield Municipal Council. Regular Meeting

The Biz · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. H. A. Clancy) residing over an attendance of…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

At Wednesday night's meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received from the Water and Sewerage Board stating that the estimated cost of…

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Council's Spoil

The Biz · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

Mayor Clancy reported to Fairfield Council that legal opinion was that any action in prosecuting with reference to the disposal of council's…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Following on the repeated requests for the early construction of the extension of Frederick Street, Oatley, Kogarah Council decided at its last meeting to…

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Cabra-Vale Municipal Council. Monday Night's Meeting

The Biz · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

Aid. McBurney was in his usual place at the head of the council table at Cabra-Vale Council on Monday night. Ald. Reardon, Hanbury, Firth…

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Forging Ahead Hornsby Shire Progress

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

The building inspector's report submitted to the last meeting of the Hornsby by Shire Council showed that during the mouth of March plans were approved by…

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Council of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 12

Sir Charles Rosenthal was the speaker at a service held in the Pitt-street Congregational Church under the auspices or the Council or Churches…

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Bankstown Council's Borrowing

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

The Bankstown Council has decided to-morrow £130 Approximately £110,000 of this will be spent on road and foot path construction and the remainder…

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SUBDIVISIONS Council Revises Fees

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 14

Some time ago, Parramatta's town clerk (Mr. S. Davies) suggested a revision of the fees charged in connection with subdivisions…

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"Teaching Granny" Unappreciative Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 9

A correspondent of the Dundas Council "wasted" much time on a lengthy letter in which he endeavoured to teach the aldermen what they should do, or rather,…

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