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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 212

Council Work. Canterbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

Canterbury Municipality has an area of 13[?] square miles, and the total length of its streets is 240 miles. Its population, 49,500 in 1920, had grown to 85,500 10 years later…

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Not Yet Council's Decision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 10

When Auburn Council was considering a letter drawing attention to a efficient, complete, and yet not costly system of incinerator plants," a suggestion was…

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Council Withdraws Proceeding Against Drover Regulation Broken

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 7

Delaring that a resident of the municipality was being persecuted Alderman Porter at Granville Council refered at length to the issue of…

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Dairying Industry. Empire Council Formed. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 10

Representatives of the Australian and New Zealand Dalry Boards, British agricultural and cattle societies, and various producers and consumers' organisations, who met at…

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Council Of. Jewish Women of N.s.w

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

The first meeting of the Council of Jewish Women after the Summer recess will be held at the Maccabean Hall on Monday,…

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Arrival of an Oil Engine for Glen Innes Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 12

Portion of an engine, weighing 72 tons, which arrived by the steamer Tasmania, being loaded on the freight train yesterday at Jones' Bay…

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Loan Council. Mr. Lang's Claim. Promise to Mr. Stevens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 9

The Premier (Mr. Lang) again denied yesterday that' he had appealed to the Loan Council for financial assistance. "For the second time, Mr. Lyons'…

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His 89Th Cabramatta Veteran's Reminiscences One of First Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

Member of the Duke of Edinburgh's guard of honor when he laid the foundation-stone of the Captain Cook monument in Sydney—…

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Not Even Mr. Lyons! Lang on Loan Council and "Impudence"

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

APPARENTLY Mr. Lang has no great love for Mr. Lyons as Labor's Acting-Federal Treasurer. Mr. Bavin discovered this…

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Powers of Parliament Council's Fate High Court Reserves Decision Argument Ends Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

WHEN the High Court continued the hearing of the appeal of the New South Wales Government in the Upper House bolition case to-day, the…

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New Municipality? Guildford Move Association Enquires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 17

A local effort to have Guildford proclaimed a separate municipality may be made shortly. Guildford Progress Association took the…

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Relief Work In Auburn Municipality. Minister's Explanation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 8

The Assistant Minister for Labour (Mr. Ely) yesterday denied that there had been irregularties in connection with allocation of relief work in Auburn…

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Municipal Franchise

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 13

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. McKell) told a deputation from the Canterbury Labor League that he would try to amend the…

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Alderman Explains. Attitude to Returned Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 15

At Wednesday night's meeting of the Bankstown sub-bianch of the Returned Soldiers" League, Alderman P. Clancy, ex-Mayor of Bankstown, was granted permission to address…

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Surprise to Ex-mayor

The Biz · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

A very pleasant and enjoyable evening was spent at the residence of Ald. and Mrs. J. G. McBurney on Wednesday, when about 40 friends…

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Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 5

Dept. of Local Government, re—amendment of 7 ordinances. The alterations provide that horses shall not be nearer than 30ft. (or a greater…

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Council Committees

The Biz · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

In a minute to Fairfield Council on Tuesday the Mayor (Ald. Clancy) recommended that the personnel of standing committees for 1931 be as…

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SEMI-NUDITY. In Sutherland Shire

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Cronulla, where bathers must don shorts or kimonos immediately, they leave the water, is not puritanical enough for a Bexley resident, who, in…

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Kogarah Council's Economy

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

Determined efforts were made on Wednesday night at Kogarah Council's meeting, when consideration was given to the estimates, to reduce…

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Fairfield Council Pars

The Biz · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

The works committee made the following recommendations to Fairfield Council, wliich were adopted:— That council inform the Bossley…

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