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Council & local affairs, 1932

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To Hold Church in Council Chambers

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 21

Homebush Council last night granted Rev. Father Byrne permission to conduct a service in the council chambers every Sunday for…

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Wage Cut Fairfield Council's Economy Plan

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

A 10 per cent. all-round cut in salaries and wages is the main feature of an economy plan decided upon by Fairfield Council…

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Council's Finances "Should Try and Effect Savings"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 2

Granville Council, on the motion of Alderman Thomson, decided on Tuesday evening to refer , the matter of salaries,…

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Council Doings Ration Plea Dundas' Plight Salaries Poser

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 21

If the Dundas Council, continues all its present staff in employment at full rates for the rest of the year, it will finish up…

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Who's Responsible? Fairfield Wants to Know Minister or Council

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

A G.S.B. depositor who protested against the payment of 8/3 interest on overdale rates at Fairfield Council last week was…

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No. 6 Divisional Council, A.H.C. Guild. Successful First Annual Picnic

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 26

Sunday, 24th ult., was a red letter day in the history of the A.H.C. Guild, the occasion toeing the first annual picnic of the No. 6 Divisional Council, which was…

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Notes of the Week. Political and Otherwise. Premier Lang and the Loan Council

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 21

According to the Ass. newspapers "nobody was in ore surprised than Mr. Lang when the Loan Council refused him the half-million to pay his overseas interest."…

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Their Win Municipal Elections Wentworthville Celebration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 6

New aldermen and councillors of Holroyd and Blacktown councils celebrated their success at a victory social in Wantworthville…

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Alderman Ward's Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 10

"You cannot have peace on the waterfront unless there is straight-out preference to unionists," said Mr. J. A. Beasley, M.P., at a meeting in Woolloomooloo yesterday in…

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Active Alderman at 84

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 8

BOWRAL, Friday.--Alderman Aubrey Mowle, of Bowral, celebrated the 84th anniversary of his birthday this week. He is still one of the most…

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Alderman's Remark Refusal to Withdraw

The Biz · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

Pursuant to notice Aid. Port moved at Granville Council meeting: "That the resolutions pass[?] under which the owners or perso…

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Aldermen Invited to Swim. "Bath[?]" in Street

The Biz · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

Mrs. Daniels, of Rose-street, Liverpool, personally invited the Mayor and aldermen to take their bathing costumes and swim in Rose-street…

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Kempsey Municipal Council. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 10

At last night's meeting of the Kempsey Council, Alderman C. A. Lane brought forward a proposal to borrow £2000 over a period of 15 years, at a rate of interest not…

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Council's Wages

The Biz · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

Granville Council decided, on motion of Ald. Thomson, that the matter of salaries, wages and allowance paid by the council be referred for…

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Ingleburn Council Economies

The Biz · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

At the special meeting of council on Thursday last the mates for the year were prun[?] avoid raising the general rate, [?]…

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Rockdale Council's Rate

The Propeller · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 6

At the last meeting of Rockdale Council the combined rate was fixed at 4½ in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land. In addition…

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Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 6

The February general meeting was held on Monday, February 1, in the Council Rooms, 175 Pitt Street. The President Mrs. H, Cohen, was in the chair. An…

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Albury Council Employees. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 10

The Industrial Registrar (Mr. A. W. Webb), in a letter which was read at a meeting of the Albury Municipal Council last night, said that it had been represented to him that the…

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Council's Finance Fairfield Alderme Decisions

The Biz · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

A special meeting of the [?] Council was held on Tuesday there was a full council Pres[?] the purpose of exploring the [?]…

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Danger to Public. Recommendation to Council

The St George Call · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Hurstville Council, the Health Inspector, Mr. Doig, reported that be had inspected certain premises at 74 Jersey Ave.,…

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