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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 212

Dalley Council Stands by Theodore

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Dailey electorate council the following motion was unanimously carried:-- "That we congratulate Mr. Theodore on…

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Fruit Industry on R.a.s. Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 11

To fill an extraordinary vacancy Colonel E. E. Herrod, general secretary of the N.S.W. Fruitgrowers' Federation, has been elected a…

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Will Not Have Skyscrapers City Council Against High Buildings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 7

THE City Council Works Committee yesterday decided to press for the retention of the present 150ft. maximum building height in the new City…

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Municipal By-election. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 10

The poll on Saturday for the extraordinary vacancies in the Mudgee Municipal Council caused by the resignations of Alderman R. Kellett and Dr. A. Fletcher, resulted:—Cox…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 17

The Great Synagogue Bill was returned from the Legislative Assembly without amendment. WESTERN LANDS BILL. Resuming the adjourned second reading…

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Banana Growers Want District Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 11

MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday. -- Realising that the future of the banana industry rests largely in their own power, Tweed River growers…

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Registration of Builders Council of Branches Attitude

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 4

The Council of Branches of the Master Builders’ Association has decided to press the Premier, Hon. J. T. Lang, to receive a deputation which will urge the presentation of a…

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No Sheep Show. Bad Times and Uncertain Outlook. Breeders' Council Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 13

It has been definitely decided not to hold the Sydney annual sheep show this year, in view of the uncertain conditions prevailing in the pastoral industry and the general…

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Loan Council Meets. Premier Lang's Request for £737,733 Turned Down

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 6

At a meeting of the Loan Council at Melbourne last Thursday afternoon consideration was given to the request of New South Wales for an additional…

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The Master Builders Reports of Meetings Council of Branches Representatives on Association Committees

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 4

The following have been elected to represent the Council of Branches on the Conciliation, Admissions and Social Committees of the Master Builders' Association in…

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Alderman Asks Why District Hospital Function

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 11

"You have given the Town Hall free to other people—why can't you grant it to an organisation whose function is in aid of the Auburn District Hospital?"…

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Fighting Aldermen Not at Auburn Don't Want Gymn

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

Imagine the aldermen leaping the vaulting horse, smashing the punching ball and swinging Indian clubs! One must continue imagining, however,…

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Blacktown Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 16

The usual meeting of the Blacktown Council was held last Thursday, Councillor J. McMurtric presiding. Others in attendance were Councillors Moore, G…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 15

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Ryde Council on February 25, was attended by all but Alderman John Miller, who is on leave…

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Ermington-Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 14

Alderman Maling was the only absentee from the regular meeting, of the: council on Monday, 2nd instant DEPUTY MAYOR…

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Again Beaten Mayor's Luck Out Intuition Ran Wide

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 12

On the racecourse social status or public position cuts little ice. Otherwise Peter Riddle would not have brought a horse to Rosehill on Saturday…

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At Loggerheads Mayor and Unemployed Town Hall Denial

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 11

Unemployed at Auburn and the Mayor are still at loggerheads. Alderman Briggs now says that, if the Unemployed Workers' Union had been…

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Theodore & the Dalley Council

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 6

The Daily Council carried a motton which was published in the "Labor Daily" on Monday last congratulating Mr. Theodore on his returns to the Fedeai…

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Not Overlooked Mayor Replies to Unemployed Dismissal of Worker

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 10

Just before the close of Lidcombe Council last week, a member of the Unemployed Workers' Union, leaving his seat in the gallery and approaching the…

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To Retire City Council Heads

The Sun · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 14

The latest plans of the Reform Party, it is understood, contemplate the retirement of two senior officers of the City Council, as part of a…

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