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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

4,831 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 242

Sutherland Shire Council Meeting

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 3

The Council was in Committee until half past ten at last Wednesday’s adjourned meeting, consequently, few matters were dealt with in open council…

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Mayor's Ruling Upheld

The Biz · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

The secretary of the Local Govt. Association replying to Fairfield town clerk upheld the Mayor's ruling that the resolution of council in…

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Cemetery Fees at Rockwood Reply to Aldermen

Evening News · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 9

THE Rockwood cemetery trusts are not nearly so black as painted by Lidmore alderman, according to Mr. A. L. Paton, secretary of the…

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Labour Alderman Suspended. Voting Against Caucus Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 12

The Glebe branch of thp Australian Labour party, at its last meeting, carroed a resoltion censuring the disputes committee for suspending Alderman Halliday from the…

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CRICKET. Aldermen's Test Match. Randwick Wins by Three Runs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 8

To while away the time between the winning of the grade premiership by Mosman and the arrival of the Australian Eleven in England Waverley and Randwick aldermen played a municipal test match…

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Fairfield Municipal Council. Big Business Sheet

The Biz · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

Mayor Clancy presided over the usual fortnightly meeting of Fairfield Council on Tuesday night. Present: Aid. Brocklehurst, Sharpe,…

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Mayor Resigns As Protest Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 12

The Mayor of Maclean (Alderman Kelly) resigned at the meeting of the council held on Wednesday night as a protest against the action of the council in asking him to produce…

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Mayor's Letter Cessnock Censure Cessnock

Evening News · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 9

REFERENCE was made at Cessnock Council last night to a letter which the Mayor, Ald. Hunter, wrote to Scotland, and in which, according to…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 4

At last night's meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received, from Bexley Council seeking co-operation in an effort to get the Railway…

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Fairfield Council

The Biz · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 4

Tuesday night's meeting of Fairfield Council was one of the heaviest for a long time. The aldermen put through a tremendous amount of…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 6

At Wednesday night's meeting of Kogarah Council a letter was received from the Department, of Public Health stating that the land comprising, lots…

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Council Juniors

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 8

At a special meeting held in the lower Maccabean Hall on Monday, April 7, discussion took place concerning the arrangements necessary for the Operetta…

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Golding May Yet Go to Canada Randwick Aldermen Support Local Move

Daily Pictorial · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 25

Kensington Athletic Club has moved swiftly in supporting the popular agitation for the inclusion of G. A. Golding in the…

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Unproclaimed Roads Lands Dept. Opposed to Shire Control

The Land · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 5

THE Lands Department has expressed its opposition to an amendment of the Local Government Act, proposed by the last annual…

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Boxing Contests. Hurstville Council's Decision

The Propeller · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 7

On numerous occasions Hurstville council has been asked to allow boxing contests and exhibitions of boxing to be held in the municipality, but on…

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Bus Extension Cabra. Council's Attitude

The Biz · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 1

The Traffic Dept. wrote to La CabraVale Council on Monday night asking if the roads needed for the proposed extension of bus servcie from…

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Athletics. Association Council Open Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 14

Winter open racing fixtures were sanctioned by [?] the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association council last night. The State 10,000 metres cross coountry championship will take place on August 16 and the…

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NO. 2 Jury Causes. (Before Mr. Justice James and juries.) Alleged Libel. Ex-Alderman Sues Newspaper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 6

John Joseph McGlnty, formerly an alderman of the Dubbo Municipal Council, and an employee in a Dubbo firm, sued Central Western Publishers, Ltd, proprietors, and Sidney…

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Council of Jewish Women General Meeting

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 8

The April general meeting of the Council oil Jewish. Women was held at the Maccabean Hall on Monday, April 7, at 8 p.m. At its commencement members…

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Legislative Council a Bulwark of Defence

The Land · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 5

To the electors at the coming referendum the issue should be perfectly clear. All those in favour of the…

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