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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

4,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 212

Buy Australian - Made Goods Rilevanti Lavori Municipali

Italo-Australian · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

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Held Up Won't Face Camera Aldermen Are Shy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 2

The possibility of a group photograph of the aldermen adorning the walls of the Granville Council Chambers appears remote—very remote…

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Eastwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

Whether the reason may be lack of employment and consequent desire for something to occupy attention, or an increasing interest in civic affairs, is not…

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Dundas Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 4

Alderman Spurway (on leave) was the only absentee from the fortnightly meeting of the council on Wednesday, 18th inst. NEW ALDERMAN…

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Ermington-Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 2

All of the aldermen were in attendance at the regular meeting of the Ermington and Rydalmere Council last Monday evening…

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"Wasteful Expenditure" Blacktown Council Criticised

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 3

Trenchant criticism of Blacktown Council's administration was made by W. A. Lalor, of Seven Hills, in a letter to the council on 12th instant…

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Lord Mayor Sharpens His Knife Big Re-shuffle Civic Departments Will Suffer "Assets" to Go

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

IN a minute circulated among alderman, the Lord Mayer outlined in detail his plans for "re-organisation" fo the service which…

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Increase City Rates Alderman's Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 9

"The Civic Reform Party is one of the tools in the great conspiracy to throw thousands of men on the streets." said Aid Garden at…

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"Muck-up" Lord Mayor Attacked Move Against Officers

The Sun · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 10

"You have got into a glorious muck-up. You are nearly going to drown yourself and your party," said Alderman McElbone, at a meeting…

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Show Societies' Council. Meeting at Easter

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

Arrangements have been made for the New South Wales Council of Agricultural Associations to meet on April 3 at 7 p.m., on the Showground at Moore Park. Among the matters…

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Health Council. Conference at Canberra. Canberra

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

The annual conference of the Federal Health Council will begin at Canberra to-morrow, and will be attended by three representatives of the Commonwealth Health Department and by…

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Law Report. Banco Jury Causes. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Philip Street, and jury.) Fatal Collision. Municipal Council of Sydney v Booth, Ltd

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

By majority, the jury decided for the defendant in the action brought by the Municipal Council of Sydney against Booth and Co. In November, 1929, motor vehicles owned by the…

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Failure of City Council Case Supreme Court Claim

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 4

In the action concluded before the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court yesterday the City Council of Sydney was unsuccessful…

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Let the People Decide Abolition of Council (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 6

Sir,--I sincerely hope the good advice contained in the letter you publish by Arthur Griffith will be accepted by the Government…

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Council Approves of I.C.W.P.A. Wollongong Meeting Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 6

The Illawarra Trades and Labor Council at a meeting at Wollongong carried a motion; "That this council approves of the aims…

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Labor Army Is Endorsed Fascism Menace Illawarra Trades and Labor Council Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 5

Illawarra Trades and Labor Council discussed the A.L.P. Metropolitan Conference proposals for the organising of a Labor army, and carried a resolution…

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Civic Head Hunt Assets Scandal Again Labor Aldermen Ask for Impartial Inquiry McELHONE Leaves 'Reformers' Lord Mayor Slated

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 1

THE Lord Mayor's minute suggesting a far-reaching reorganisation scheme for the City Council's departmental services; the supersession of two executive officers and the regression of others, was debated for over four hours by the General Purposes Committee,…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 17

Most of the sitting of the Upper House was devoted to the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Reduction of Interest Bill. This is reported in another column…

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Ballarat Electorate Council

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 13

THE Federal Labor Campaign Council of the Ballarat electorate is to meet-next Saturday to consider the political situation, and to take steps to call for…

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Miners' Central Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 4

The Miners' central Central Council yesterday considered reports from the general secretary, Mr. D. J. Daves, concerning the settlement of the…

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