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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

3,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 195

Aldermen's Portfolios

The Biz · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

Granville Council has decided that the portfolios used by aldermen who were not re-elected at the triennial election be presented to them with…

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Newtown Council. Ex-Mayor Elected on Recount

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 12

At the Newtown municipal elections this month, Alderman Bugler, who had been Mayor, was defeated by three votes. He applied for a re-count under the Local Government Act…

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Aldermen Were At Mayoral Party

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

MAYORAL receptions are not always tho alarmingly formal affairs they sound. There was a pleasantly "free and…

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Requests to Council

The Biz · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

Mark Lodge Progess Association asked Fairfield Council on Wednesday night to clear scrub from a block of land at corner of Malta and…

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Council's Interest Rate

The Biz · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Hon. W. T. Ely, M.L.A., forwarded to Granville Council a letter received by him from the Under-Secretary to the Treasury with…

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Council's Economy Staff's Pay

The Biz · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

On Tuesday night next Fairfield Council will hold a special meeting to consider the question of salaries and wages of inside and outside staff…

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St. George County Council

The Propeller · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly-elected St. George County Council was held last Friday night. The chairman's allowance was fixed at £104 per annum…

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Premiers At Loan Council Meeting

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

At the Loan Council meeting,--From left: Mr. Lyons (Prime Minister), Mr. Lang (Premier of N.S.W.), Mr. McPhee (Premier of Tasmania), Mr. Moore (Premier of Queensland), and Mr. Barnes (Queensland Treasurer)…

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What Move? Sheahan's Sally Bar Council

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

THE Secretary of the Bar. Council (Mr. Stuckey) said to-day that at the present juncture, he could not…

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No Lease Labor Council and Abattoirs

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

In view of the opposition raised at last night's meeting of the Labor Council to the proposed lease of the abattoirs, it is unlikely that the…

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City to Be Proud of As Lord Mayor Sees Sydney Some Blots

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Having inspected every nook and corner of the city in his capacity as Lord Mayor, Ald. Walder declares that Sydney is one of the…

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Garden Is Re-elected Overwhelming Majority Council Control

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

At the meeting of the Trades Council last night the annual election of officers took place…

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Lower Burial Fee Urged Lidcombe Council Approaches The Trustees

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 10

The Church of England and Independent Cemetery Trusts of the Rookwood Cemetery trustees are considering a request…

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Storage Silo at Werris Creek Tamworth F. & S. Council Move

The Land · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

THE Tamworth District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at its last meeting, decided to press for an extension of the bulk…

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Watchful Eye on U.A.P. F.& S. Council Has Its Doubts That "Unity"

The Land · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

A GREEING with the view of Mr. Field, vice-president, that the object of unity conferences was to kill the Country Party, the executive of…

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Manly Council Will Repudiate Refuse to Meet Bank Loan to Spend Money on Works

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

Manly Council has decided to repudiate its loan obligations to the Commonwealth Bank…

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Loan Council N.S.W. Is Worst Fell Down On Premiers' Plan Bad Figures

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Only three Governments, the Commonwealth, Victoria, and S.A., have fully stood up to their obligations under the…

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Treasury Report to Loan Council Govts'. Financial Positions How Every State Has Fared Premiers' Plan Comparison Graphic Table Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

Interesting figures and comparisons in respect of the financial positions of the Commonwealth and the States are…

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Municipal Economy. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 12

The recently elected municipal council is exploring every avenue to effect retrenchment, and has decided that the assistant town clerk shall be reduced to B grade; that the two…

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Works Re-voted Holroyd Municipality

The Biz · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

The following list of unexpended votes for works during 1931, has been re-voted by Holroyd Council: General Fund…

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