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Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 212

Canadian Jewish Mayor Confounds Anti-semites

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Fate, in the words of Dryden, "flung the dice" and played an awfully mean trick on the anti-Semites in Canada. When, three weeks ago, Camillien…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 15

Leave was given Mr. W. T. Dick, on behalf of Mr. J. A. Browne, to introduce a private bill to amend the Manly Gaslight and Coke Company (Limited) Act of 1884. The bill…

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Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 7

At Wednesday night's meeting of Kogarah Council a letter was received from the Carss Park Improvement League requesting that action be taken…

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ATHLETICS. Association Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 15

The South Australian Amateur Athletic Association invited James Cariton and G. A. Golding to eompete in the championships of that State on March 21 and 28. At last night's meeting of the…

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P[?]y Council Appeal

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

London, Thursday. -- The Privy Council has granted leave to appeal in the case of James v. Cowan and others, South Australia. -- "Sun"…

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Communists Out Labor Council Figures

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

Voting for positions on the Labor Council last night resulted in a win for the Garden faction. The Communists made slight…

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Sans Souci Beach. Deputation to Council

The St George Call · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

In response to a letter from the Sans Souci Progress Assn., requesting the Kogarah Council to receive a deputation on the subject of the improvement…

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Women's Page Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 6

The Council of Jewish Women and the Council Junoirs are arranging a reception to Miss Bella Oppenheim in honour of her approaching marriage, to…

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Council’s Action. Removal of Refuse

The St George Call · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

At the last meeting on Wednesday night, Kogarah Council decided to call for tenders for the removal of street refuse. The discussion lasted some…

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Abolish Shire Councils "Big Offices Filled with Highly-paid Men"

The Land · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

"Pro Bono Publico" writes: The Country Party is very active just now. Some of them want to give the shire councils more power. There…

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Labour Council. Disorderly Scenes. Election of Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 11

Unruliness marked a meeting of the Labour Council last night, when the ballot for election of officers was held. Fooling ran high, and finally there was…

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Syndicate May Lease Vic. Markets from Council

Daily Pictorial · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

IT is reported that a syndicate has offered to lease the whole or portion of the Queen Victoria Markets from the City Council…

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Council of Health. to Meet During March. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 10

Matters affecting public health administration will be discussed at a meeting of the Commonwealth Council of Health, to be held in Canberra during the last week in March…

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Loan Council Lab. Caucus Retracts £1,000,000 for Farmers

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 7

The decision of the New South Wales Labor Party to remain aloof from the Loan Council was affirmed to-day by the State Parliamentary…

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Trades Council Last Night Near Brawl Two Blows Struck Garden Stops One Election of Officers

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 7

ANOTHER ugly situation developed at the meeting of the Trades Council last night, when Mr. M. Ryan, of the Storemen and Packer's Union…

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Pictures of the Past. Early Rockdale Municipalism. No. XVII

The Propeller · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

On September 29, 1874, the Council Clerk reported that burglars had entered the Council Chambers, broken open the safe, stolen a small sum of…

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General Strike Against Wage Cuts New South Wales Labor Council Adopts Resolution for Action Minority Movement Begins Organisation Sixteen Per cent. Wage Cut smashes Wages below pre-war years Masses Must Defeat Arbitration Decisons and Wage Taxes

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

At the regular meeting of the New South Wales Labor Council on the night of the announcement of the ten per cent, wage cut, a resolution for…

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Nepean Shire Council Spending a Grant

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 3

A special meeting of Nepean Shire Council was held on Wednesday, 21st inst., when there were present:—Councillors G. J. Richardson (President), J…

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Ex-alderman Is Fined Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 8

Ex[?] Parlin who recently resigned from Hamilton Council was fined with £311 costs, at the Police Court to-day for having failed to comply with…

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Privy Council

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 3

London, Friday.--The Privy Council has reserved judgment in the appeal of Robinson v. the Government of South Australia…

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