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Council & local affairs, 1932

3,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 195

Heard by the Way Vagaries of Bees—Heavy Show Entries—Deputy Shire President—Fishing Law—Hon, G. H. Cox, etc

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 1

Mice Pest in the West THE mice pest in playing havoc in Warren with tomatoes, melons, etc., in gardens throughout the district…

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League Council Meets Geneva

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 12

A LEAGUE Council meeting was held this afternoon ahead of schedule in order to consider an important secret communication from Shanghai…

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Smashing Lang Means Ruin for N.S.W. Loan Council's One-sided Attitude Condemned N.S. W. Turned Down, but Other States Get Federal Aid Lyons Dances to Bruce's Tune

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1932 · page 1

IN its efforts to smash Mr. Lang as Premier of N.S.W., the Loan Council has taken a serious step, jeopardising the credit of Australia and threatening the State of N.S.W. with disaster. THERE can be no side-stepping the issue or glossing over the facts, as has been done in…

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Dundas Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 2

Alderman Hickling was the only absentee from the regular meeting of Dundas Council on 3rd inst. Accounts to the amount of £1881/5/7…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 2

There was a full meeting of the council on the afternoon of 2nd instant. RATES CONFIRMED. Council confirmed the rates for the…

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Ermington-Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 2

Only four aldermen were present at the regular meeting of the Ermington-Rydalmere Council on 1st inst., but, as this is one of the smallest councils, that…

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State Cabinet. Loan Council Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 8

A report dealing with the deliberations of the Loan Council and Premiers' Conference will be presented to the State Cabinet to-day by the Premier (Mr. Lang)…

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Want Limelight Dig at Cabra-Vale Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 2

"This is only a move on their part to get some limelight," said Alderman O'Grady at the last meeting of Liverpool Council, when Cabra-Vale Council…

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B.H.P. Miners Will Not Strike. Rebuff for Central Council. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 9

Miners employed at the Broken Hill Pty. Co.'s John Darling colliery to-day reiterated their previous decisions not to strike in sympathy with members of the Seamen's Union…

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Alderman Ward. Success Certain. Small Majority in East Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 9

Alderman E. J. Ward, the State Labour candidate, is now certain to win the East Sydney by-election caused by the death of Mr. Clasby, who won the seat at the last…

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Council's Financial Worries

The Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 15

BOWRAL, Tuesday.--The serious condition of Bowral Council's finances causing anxiety to the aldermen. Over £3000 is owing for rates and…

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City Council Committee Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 8

Despite the city engineer's recommendation that Pier-street, from Lackcy-street to Harbour-street, should be reconstructed, as it was in urgent need of repair, the works committee…

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Itch From Tree Council Axe to Be Wielded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 7

Beware of "Luganaria Patersonii," one species of which is growing in Victoria Road, Woollahra. Its fate was sealed last night, when…

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Building and Construction Randwick Refuse. Municipal Destructor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 4

The Randwick Council, at a cost of over £15,000, has erected at Matraville a model garbage incinerator. An examination of the cos' convinced the aldermen that this will be…

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Warring Aldermen Minister Pleads For Unity and Progress

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 6

COONAMBLE, Wednesday. -- As peace maker in the bitter factional aldermanic disputes which have arisen here, Rev. R. A. Bell,…

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Rate for Erina Shire. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 14

At a meeting of the Erina Shire Council yesterday it was decided to levy an additional local rate of [?]½ in the £ on unimproved capital value over ths whole of Criding, which…

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Bowral Council Finances. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 14

The amount owing for rates and services in Bowral municipality exceeds £3000, the overdraft is up to the limit, and the sum of £900 has already been drawn from…

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Lismore Council Rate. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 14

The Lismore Council has struck a rate for 1932 totalling 8d in the £ on the unimprovea capital value, with a minimum annual sewerage charge of £2 on occupied and 10/ on…

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Legislative Council. Centenary in Western Australia. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 12

About 300 people assembled in the Legislative Council chamber at Parliament House yesterday afternoon when a ceremony to commemorate the centenary of the Legislative…

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Rating Exemption. Council Recouping Itself. Charges for Water Service. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 13

At last night's meeting of the Yass Council, the Commonwealth Bank, which is exempt from rating, forwarded a cheque for £50 for sanitary and water services, The cheque…

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