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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

3,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 195

Govt. Made a Farce Loan Council Does Not Clot Power From People Labor's Lessgn

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 8

The Loan Council, as at present, constituted, has become a tyrannical oligarchy which inparently can flout both State…

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Cyclone in West Narromine Suffers Big Damage Council's Fund For Relief of the Stricken Water Fails

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 6

The full force of a cyclone hit Narromine shortly before six. o'clock last night. So sweeping is the damage that the local…

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"DELUDED ?" Alderman Changes Mind Council Row Coonamble

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 12

The Coonamble Municipal Council last night decided to protest to the Minister for Local Government against the appointment of Mr. W…

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Lord Mayor of Melbourne's Say So

Referee · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 14

Melbourne's Lord Mayor evidently does not rate the Australian National Games and those who participate in them very high. The spirit of sport is based on good fellowship, and this is nowhere more pronounced than in amateur sport and the national games…

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Hard Words Over School Rates City Alderman Called an Orangeman

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 7

When Labor aldermen sought in the City Council yesterday to rescind the Reform aldermen's motion to recover outstanding rates on…

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City Council School Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 18

After several unsuccessful attempts made during the past six months, the Labour aldermen in the council yesterday again attempted to secure the rescission of the motion to…

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£6000 Writ Against City Council

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 13

Acting on behalf of Edmund Noonan, of South Randwick. Messrs. A. B. Shaw and McDonald, solicitors, City, have issued a Supreme Court…

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The Suburbs. Botany Council Protests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 18

The Botany Council at its last meeting decided to take steps to give the widest publicity to what it termed the "apparent neglect" of the Main Roads Beard or other Government body…

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Garbage Disposal Sydney City Council's Attitude

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 9

Last Monday aldermen of the Randwick Council waited upon the Lord Mayor of Sydney to discuss the City Council's proposal to dump all garbage 20 miles out to sea. The…

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Wool Stabilisation. Sir John Higgins Scheme. Woolgrowers' Council's View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 15

A special meeting of the Australian Wool-growers' Council was held in Melbourne on January 28. the chief business being the consideration of reports which had been received…

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Appreciation by Parish Council St. James' Thanks to "Daily Telegraph"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 10

Thanks to "The Daily Telegraph" for its practice of "publishing a text in each day's issue," and for "the excellent account of sermons in each…

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Federal and State Finance Loan Council Meets at Melbourne. Aggregate Deficits Likely to Exceed £18,000,000

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 14

WHEN the Loan Council meeting opened at Melbourne last Thursday reports prepared for the meeting showed that the deficits of the Commonwealth and the…

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Relief Stir Will Ex-Mayor Resign? Council's Request

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

Will the ex-Mayor of Auburn (Mr. A. T. Briggs) flout the Auburn Council and refuse to resign the presidency of the Auburn Citizens' Relief…

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'You're a Fine Alderman!'

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

"A precious fine alderman you are," Alderman Atkinson told Alderman Miller Auburn Council on Monday. At question time Alderman Miller…

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Southern District News "Council Will Have Receiver In" Alderman's Warning Holroyd Increases Rate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 7

Danger of the Official Receiver's intervention featured in statements by advocates of a higher rate at Holroyd Coucil on Tuesday. After a warm…

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Thieves Busy Auburn Shops Entered Alderman's Loss

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

A gang of thieves operating in the district were active at Auburn at the week-end. They broke into five shops and garages…

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"Crucify It" Greater Sydney Bill Labor Alderman's Lament

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

"Because it originated from the Labor Party, some of you think you can taste a bid flavor from the start. You crucify it before you know filly…

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Smithfield's Honor Roll "Can't Read It," Says Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 11

"It is in such a condition that it's almost impossible to read the names," said Alderman Appleton at Fairfield Council last week, referring to the…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 5

Alderman Shute made the first break from full attendances at the meetings of the newly elected Council at Ryde. He was unavoidably detained and sent an…

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Economies in Blacktown Shire? (To the Editor.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 4

Sir,—As a ratepayer and consumer of electricity in the Blacktown Shire, I would like to draw your attention to what in my opinion is a very false (if…

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