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Council & local affairs, 1930

4,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 242

Labour Council Elections. Communists Split

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 22

Nominations for the executive positions on the Labour Council have closed. The nominations disclose a definite split among the Communists, and both "red" factions…

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International Council. Health and Child Welfare Programme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 14

The eighth quinquennial conference of the International Council of Women will be held in Vienna from May 24 to June 6 of this year. This great congress is really many…

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Surprise Golf Decision N.S.W. Council Acts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 27

The Suburban District Golf Association appears to be "bunkered" in discussion with the N.S.W. Golf Council, concerning…

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Penrith Council Trees in High Street the Water Problem

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

Thy regular monthly meeting of Penrith Council was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present:—The Mayor (Ald. L. Markham), and…

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FILTRATION Penrith's Water Supply Council's Reply to Health Department

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

The Department of Health recommended some time ago that Penrith's water supply be filtered, and wants to know what has been…

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Tangle in N.S. Wales Golf Politics Council Reform Causes a Stir Suburban Clubs' Ambition

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

EVERY golfer in N.S.W. is agreed that the time is long overdue for one body to control the game in the State, instead of the Gilbertian…

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"Deputy-mayor Was Drunk" Maximum Fine Inflicted on Well-known Canterbury Identity Alderman Bruce's Second Offence

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1930 · page 15

"HE was drunk," said Constable Gordon Francis, referring at the Campsie Court last week to the condition of the Deputy-Mayor of Canterbury, Alderman John Lang Bruce, who was charged with driving a car under the influence on December 28 last…

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Jewish Cabaret for Council House Funds

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1930 · page 20

DR. FANNY READING was hostess was a charming The Dansant held at the Oriental last week, when music was also a feature of the afternoon…

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Elected Lord Mayor at 22 How Italy's Consul-General Began His Career Keen Admirer of Mussolini

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 January 1930 · page 6

AS the Orsova entered Sydney Heads on Thursday morning, the passengers were thrilled by the antics of a…

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Manly Beach to Become the Pacific's Fairest Jewel Beautification Scheme The Manly of To-morrow: Council's Big Plans: New Pavilions and Bandstand to Cost £56,500

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1930 · page 5

Manly, we have heard, is Sydney's ideal holiday haven—a place of sunshine and cool Pacific breezes, and warm sand, and silver-tipped waves curling in lack fronds upon the beach, a place where Summer nights are full of the warm breath of the sea, and…

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"He Wanted Our Votes" Alderman Charges Ex-Mayor Stormy Scenes at Lidcombe

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Last meeting of Lidcombe Council was short, but by no means sweet. For more than half an hour the air rang with insulting inferences and tirades of abuse. At one time it was feared that aldermen would come to blows. Alderman Wyatt charged the Mayor with having ordered the cleaning-out…

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Oberon Shire Finances. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 12

The finances of the Oberon Shire Council are reported to be in an unhealthy condition. At the last meeting the Commercial Bank drew attention to the amount of the…

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"Give Us Trees" Says Mayor Rainbow Wentworthville Movement

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

Noble boulevardes of Australian trees at Wentworthville—long vistas of sylvan loveliness stretching away to delight the…

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Policeman's Life Not an Idle One, Says Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

Increased police protection is not to be provided at Cabramatta. "It's a bad time to ask them when this Rottbury trouble is on," said…

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Electrical Demonstration Council's Innovation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

The institution of a municipal electrical sales department—hat is the ideal of Alderman Hill. He introduced the matter at…

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Grave Position Lidcombe Council's Finances

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 7

The gravity of the financial position of Lidcombe Council was commented upon by Alderman Atkinson at the last mooting, when an application for…

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1000 Members Grand Council's Growth Resume of Activities

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

Although no outstanding measures have been obtained by the Grand Council of Progress Associations (Auburn had Lidcombe), the usefulness of its…

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"Public Convenience" Flower Hawkers at Cemetery Protest to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

A regular weekly visitor to Rookwood Cemetery for 16 months, a resident of Croydon, in a letter to. Lidcombe Council last week, protested…

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Did He Slip? Burn Mayor a Matter of Age

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 9

DID Auburn's Mayor. Ald [?] get a "please explain" when [?] got home last night? In council earlier in the c[?]…

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