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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 212

F.S.A. Branches. Murrumbidgee District Council The Farmers and Their Political Foes

The Land · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Narandera on Friday, February 6. There were present: Messrs. E. M…

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Trades Council Last Night. Appeal for Funds Pastoral Union Question of Workers' Clubs

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

A GOOD deal of time was spent by the Trades and Labor Council last evening in discussing matters connected with the…

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Municipal Gathering

The Biz · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, February 10, Mrs. R. Jackson. Casula, entertained the Mayor and Mayoress of Liverpool and Cabramatta and their friends…

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Guildford Municipality

The Biz · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

The committee dealing with the establishment of the Guildford Municipality will submit a detailed report to the next meeting of the progress…

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Municipal Rolls. Compilation Troubles

The Biz · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

In a paper read to members of the Local Government Clerks' Association Mr. C. M. Reeves, town clerk at Leichhardt, referred to the…

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A Day of Prayer the Lord Mayor's Support

The Methodist · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 3

When opening the evening sessions of the Fair at Penrith last Friday, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. Jackson, M.L.A., spoke of the necessity of everyone doing their utmost to carry on. He…

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A.l.p.'s Ultimatum To Federal Members. Must Support Alderman Ward. Delegation Rebuffed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 13

There was a dramatic trun in the East Sydney by-election campaign last night, when the State ex[?]utive of the A.L.P. decided to call on every member of the…

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Marketing Act Legislative Council Rejects Simple Majority Clause

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 2

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), commenting upon the action of the Legislative Council in rejecting the clause of the Marketing Act providing for…

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SPAIN. New Cabinet's Policy. Municipal and General Elections. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 13

A message from Madrid says that the new Cabinet, after sitting for five hours, issued a statement saying that its policy was to hold the municipal elections at the earliest moment…

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A Leader Needed by Australia Public Apathy Lord Mayor's Views

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1931 · page 2

"Wanted, a Leader," is an advertisement the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. Jackson), would like to have inserted in newspapers…

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Ratepayers Determine to Eject Council!

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 6

INNISFAIL, Sunday. -- On the grounds that the Johnstone Shire Council has been guilty of gross maladministration, ratepayers are signing a petition to the…

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School Teachers. Council and Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 5

At a special meeting of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers' Federation on Saturday, it was announced by the president that the election of seven councillors had resulted as follows:—Dr. C. H. Currey,…

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"A Political Ishmael." Alderman Ward Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 10

Mr. W. A. Holman, K.C., speaking over the air from 2GB station last night, sold the position of the East Sydney by-election was probably the most extraordinary that had ever…

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Q.V. BUILDINGS. Aldermen Against Long Lease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 8

Further references were made at yesterday's meeting of the city finance committee to the offer to lease Queen Victoria Buildings. Messrs. Gray and Coy., after a conference…

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Mystery 'Phone Messages Puzzle Mayor

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

Aid. Scharkle asked the mayor. Ald. Marsh, at Lane Cove council, last night, if he had ascertained who had sent a telephone message to all the…

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Country News. Shire Rates. Lockhart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 10

Meetings of ratepayers were held at The Rock, Pleasant Hills, and Bidglemia on Saturday, when resolutions were passed in favour of appeals being lodged by ratepayers against…

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Elected to Graziers' Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 9

Elections for members to the general council of the Graziers' Association this year were necessary only in five districts…

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National Council of Women

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

Several prominent members of the National Council of Women will be welcomed at the reception to be given by the council next Thursday afternoon at Beaumont House, in…

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Graziers' Association. Appointment to General Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 7

Elections for members of the general council of the Graziers' Association this year were necessary only in five districts. The elections resulted in the return of the following:—…

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Labor Protests "Influence" Spoken of in Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 7

Labor aldermen protested yesterday at the finance committee meeting against "outside influence" affecting the election of vice-chairmen of…

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