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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 212

"One of the Best" Cheetham Praised Council's Confidence

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 16

"I would like to assure you that Alderman Chectham is doing his utmost to see that the Blacktown-Riverstone-St. Marys' water scheme gets its due."…

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Reform Junta's Orders Axe for City Council Men Valuations Condemned

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 5

EVIDENCE of the fact that salaries of employees of the City Council receiving over £750 a year are to be drastically cut down was…

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Duck Creek Bridge Wellington Street Site Favored Progress Association and Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 3

Members of South Granville Progress Association brought before the local council on Tuesday evening, the question of a bridge over Duck Creak to…

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Council of Jewish Women of N.s.w. Zionist Standing Committee

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 2

The first meeting of the Zionist Standing Committee after the Summer recess was held at this Council Rooms on Monday…

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Fairfield Municipal Council. Fairfield Council

The Biz · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

The following correspondence, not dealt with elsewhere in this paper, was before Fairfield Council at its last meeting:—…

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Lord Mayor's Relief Fund

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 6

The following contributions to the Lord Mayors N.Z. Earthquake Relief Fund have been received to date:-- Amount previously acknowledged…

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Mayor Criticised Holroyd Insurance

The Biz · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

At question time at Holroyd Council on Tuesday night, Ald. Maunder asked the Mayor, why he had placed council's insurance witn a different…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

At the last meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received from Canterbury Council asking that two delegates be appointed to attend a…

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Nats. War Council

The Sun · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

About 50 Nationalist platform speakers were addressed on the East Sydney campaign by the deputy-leader of the Federal National Party…

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SENSIBLE N.Z. Mayor. Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 10

The Mayor of Wanganul, who is not a Laborite at a meeting of the City Council said that due to intensive…

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Water Board. Election of Members. Ex-lord Mayor Defeated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 10

Of the seven sitting members of the Water and Sewerage Board, who submitted themselves for re-election yesterday, five were returned—Alderman E. S. Sautelle, Mr. Ben…

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Dome Passes Test Council Approves

The Sun · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 11

After a lengthy test of the "Cape Leeuwin" safety dome, the Woollahra Municipal Council has told the inventor, Mr. G. J. Visscher, of Hastings-parade, North Bondt,…

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"Reds" Cause Uproar, at Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 10

Conflict between "Reds" and moderates at toe Labor Council came near to blows last night when the former, despite strong opposition,…

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Turned Down Flat by Minister Indignant Deputation from Namoi Shire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 14

NARRABRL -- Delegates from N[?] Shire were greatly surprised recently when they called upon the Minister for Public Works and were…

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Twelve Labor Men Unemployed Hold Up Council

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

On Thursday, 5th inst., a deputation of umemployed held up the business of the Glebe Municipal Council for [?]early an hour…

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Five Ejected Stormy Scenes at Glebe Council

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

Following a complaint that the unemployed had been refused a hearing and had not been allowed to use the town hall, there were stormy scenes at…

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Rowdy Meeting of Glebe Council Communists Blamed

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

The Business of Glebe Council last night was repeatedly held up by "strangers in the gallery." The meeting had to be adjourned…

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Advisory Council Discussed by F.s.a. Executive

The Land · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

"WE have to regard this Council in something more than a merely parochial light. It is out to load the popular demand for reduced costs of…

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Stormy Scenes in Council Five Ejected at Glebe Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

An organised attempt by local unemployed to interrupt Glebe Council meeting last night resulted in four men and a woman being ejected…

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R.A.S. COUNCIL Good Wheat Entries for the "Royal"

The Land · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

The president, Sir Samuel Hordern, presided over a recent meeting of the Council of the Sydney R.A. Society. The secretary reported that all…

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