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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 212

St. Marys Council the Estimates

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 3

A special meeting of St. Marys Council was held on 23rd December, the Mayor (Ald. R. D. Hope) presiding over a full Council…

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Ald Jackson in Office New Lord Mayor ''Nothing Drastic Is Intended"

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

Sydney's new Lord Mayor Aid. ("Stonewall") Jackson who runs a chain of stores in the city formally took over the dution of…

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Deputation From Unemployed Bulli Shire Relief Work Bulli

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

A large deputation of unemployed interviewed Mr Bellemore, manager of Stats labor exchanges, with Mr. Lowden. of the central relief committee…

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Not Loan Council Matter Treasury's Version

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

The Commonwealth Bank as the Federal Government's bank, issued the bills, and distributed them among the trading banks, which discounted them…

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Loan Council To Meet on January 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 10

It was learned from an official source last night that the Loan Council will meet in Melbourne on Tuesday, January 13. Financial matters of a general character…

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Austral City Plans Approved St. Marys Council's Support

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 1

At a special meeting last week St. Marys Council unanimously approved of the design submitted by Australian-made Motor Car and…

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A Happy and Prosperous New Year New Lord Mayor Ald. Jackson, M.L.A., Sworn In

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 1

The swearing-in of the nowly-elected Lord Mayor (Ald. Joseph Jackson, Member for Nepean) took place on Monday last, the [?]nth being…

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Municipal Work. Mosman in 1930

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 12

Like municipalities in other areas, the municipal councils in the northern suburbs have adopted a policy of economy. For months expenditure has been severely cut, the…

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Warringah Shire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

Though money was "tight," the Warringah Shire Council carried out a much needed improvement during the year by extending its electricity service from Narrabeen to…

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Unbeaten Record Mayor and Minnie

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

"I know something about this game," was the declaration of the Mayor of Ryde as he officially opened the Log Cabin Miniature Golf Links at Eastwood last…

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Council Juniors Entertain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 4

The council colours of blue and white decorated the ballroom of the New South Wales Tennis Association's clubhouse at Rushcutter Bay on Saturday evening, when the…

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Kiama Council Vacancy Kiama

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

Kiama Council vacancy caused through the realgnation of Ald. J. carson is being contested by Messrs, C. S. Boyd and H. J. Chin…

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Rationing Move? Shop Assistants' Council Vital Meeting

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 7

A MOVE to approach the Conciliation Committee with a request that the rationing ban be put aside will probably be made at…

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Bulli Workless Meet Recognition by Council Woonona

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

At a mass meeting of the Bulli Shire unemployed at Woonons yesterday representatives of the shire unemployed reported that the Bulli Shire Council was now…

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Cuts for Lord Mayor And Aldermen

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.--The City Council to-day decided to fix the salaries of aldermen at £300 instead of £400…

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"Too Much Law" Says Alderman

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 8

MARRICKVILLE council decided last night, at the request of the Dulwich Hill Huristone Park and Marickville Ministers' Fraternals, to order…

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Labour Aldermen. Trouble With A.L.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 10

Alderman P. Clancy, ex-Mayor of Bankstown, and Alderman P. Coleman will appear before the next meeting of the Bankstown municipal assembly of the Australian Labour…

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Rate Cut L. Mayor Will Try

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 8

"You can depend on it," stated the Lord Mayor (Ald. Jackson) to-day, relative to the new city valuations, "that if we possibly can we…

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Lang Ignores Loan Council

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

IT was learned to-day that the Premier and Treasurer, Mr.Lang will not attend a meeting of the Loan Council, to be held in Melbourne this month…

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Scullin to Preside at Loan Council Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Mr. Scullin as Federal Treasurer will preside at the next meeting of the Australian loan Council to [?] on January is…

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