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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 212

County Council's Engineers

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

At last Friday's meeting of the St. George County Council a letter was received from St. Marys Council asking if the County Council would allow…

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Complaint to Council

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

At last night's meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received from the Herne Bay Progress Association with regard to the Aborigines' camp at…

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Hurstville Council Correspondence

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

Dept. of Local Government, forwarding copy of a, proclamation published in the Government Gazette of 19th Dec., 1930, giving effect to proposal to alter…

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Kogarah Council. Precis to Correspondence

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

New Lambton Municipal Council, seeking the Council's co-operation in the matter of urging upon the Government the advisableness of substituting…

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League Council. London, Jan, 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 11

A Paris message says that the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Henderson) had a long talk with M. Brland before going to Geneva for the meeting of the Council of the League of…

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Kogarah-s Unemployed. Council's Belief Grant

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Great pleasure was expressed by the aldermen at Kogarah Council's meeting on Wednesday night when a letter read from the Department of…

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Council Decided Not to Co-operate

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

In reply to the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture's letter intimating that the Minister is anxious to obtain the co-operation of the…

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Life Savers' Requests. Council's Help Sought

The Biz · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

The Seagull Life-saving and Swimming Club has requested Fairfield Council to consider placing a wall across the river at "Slippery Rocks"…

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Year's Good Work Fairfield Council's Activities

The Biz · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

The following report, covering the activities of Fairfield Council during 1930, was presented to council by the Mayor (Ald. Clancy) at the last…

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County Council's Surplus. Loans to Component Councils

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

The very much discussed matter of loaning its surplus funds to component councils was advanced another stage at last Friday's meeting of the St…

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Cunning Milk Board. Can't Catch Council

The Biz · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Before December, 1930, municipal and shire councils were the local authority for the Dairies Supervision Act, but from January 1, 1931, the…

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A New Year's Gift County Council Seductions

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

The St. George County Council, after considering the Engineers report, decided last week to [?]ke various-reductions, which will [?] a saving to…

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County Council Loan Rates Should They Be Refunded?

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

At the last meeting of the St. George County Council, in reply to a question by Alderman Harslett, the County Clerk (Mr. R. C. Rose) replied…

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Cessnock Council By-Election Party Fights Campaign. Raises Workers' Demands

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The anti-working class record of the Cessnock Municipal “Labor” Council and the further discrediting of the A.L.P. by Lang and Co. have caused…

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Labour Programme "Hamstrung by Loan Council." Promise of Prosperity. Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 12

Speaking at a civic reception to-day, the Assistant Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Ely), said that when the Government's programme was put into operation it would…

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Pictures of the Past. Early Days of Rockdale. No. Xv. First Council's Operations

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

The first meeting of the West Botany Council took place on Monday, February 13, 1871. On March 7, the first finance committee was appointed, and…

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"Restoration and Stabilisation" Wickens' Plan to End the Crisis Will Loan Council Adopt It? Sliding Scales Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

IN view of recent political developments it is thought that the Loan Council may put into operation the ideas of the Commonwealth…

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Rockdale Municipal Baths. Local Life Saving Clubs

The St George Call · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

During the last few days many thousands sought relief from the heat. in the Municipal Baths at Brighton, which are becoming increasingly…

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Mighty Adelaide Demonstration Police Break Woman's Ribs Against Social-fascists. Workers Attack Labor Party Leaders Imprison Labor Council. Demand General Strike

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

ADELAIDE, January 10—In a big demonstration of unemployed workers held here yesterday ten policemen were bashed up when they charged…

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Nepean Shire Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Nepean Shire Council was held on Thursday, Sth inst., when there were present:—Councillors G. J. Richardson…

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