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Council & local affairs, 1932

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Sydney City Council and 1931

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 4

A review of the operations of the Sydney City Council for the year 1931 indicates that the Council, in common with many other public undertakings, was effected drastically by…

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World's Most Powerful Court All British Empire Disputes Referred to the Privy Council

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

In a dingy room in Downing Street there sits, from time to time, one of the most interesting and powerful of all courts of the British Empire. Its…

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Municipal Elections. Big Defeat for Lang Plan Candidates

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 16

The outstanding feature of the municipal elections held in 66 municipalities throughout the County of Cumberland and at Camden last Saturday was the…

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Wyatt Defeated Phillips Elected Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 5

Defeating Alderman Wyatt by three votes, Alderman Phillips was elected Mayor of Lidcombe at a special meeting of the council last night…

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New Mayor Cheetham Elected at Auburn

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 5

Alderman Tom Cheetham, leader of the Progressive team, was elected Mayor of Auburn at a special meeting of the council last night…

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Diocesan Council Meeting

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 22
Also in Freeman's Journal

A meeting of the Diocesan Consultors took place in St. Mary's Cathedral presbytery yesterday at 11 a.m. His Grace the Archbishop presided…

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Loan Council Irregularity

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 4

Sir,--The Loan Council is a farce, New South Wales constitutes 40 percent. of the population of Australia, and also provides 40 per cent. of the…

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Executive Council. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 7

In a special issue of the "Commonwealth Gazette" to day it is announced that the following new Ministers had been appointed to the Executive Council—The Minister for…

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Progressive's Big Victory Lang Planners Routed Epps Again Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 2

Capturing eleven of the twelve seats, the Progressive Party, led by the Mayor (Alderman Epps), swept the polls at the municipal election in Granville on Saturday. The Labor Party, which formerly had two representatives, was completely annihilated…

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Sports of All Sorts 'Woorak's' Tips Will be Found on Page 4 Monday's "Argus" for Week-End Sporting. ALDERMAN-TRAINER W.P. Bill Elected to Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 12

Mr. W. P. Bill, the well-known Warwick Farm trainer, was elected an alderman of Liverpool Council last Saturday. He has a considerable stake in the…

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N.s.w. Olympic Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 10

A meeting of the New South Wales Olympic, Council has been convened for January 14 at the Sports Club to deal with mattora in connection with the Olympic and Australian National Games. Harbour…

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Wassell Again Ermington & Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 15

The first meeting of the newly elected Council of Ermington and Rydalmere was held on Monday evening and consisted of four of the old aldermen and two…

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Mayor's Team Routed Briggs and "Scurrilous Attack" Labor Gains Two Seats

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 3

A complete rout of the Municipal Party, in which the Mayor (Aldermuan Briggs) and live other aldermen were defeated, was the sensational feature of the municipal election in Auburn. The Citizens' Progressive Party, led by Alderman Tom Cheetham, captured…

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Who's Who The New Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 6

Eight of the successful candidates at the Auburn election are making their first plunge into municipal affairs. Alderman Chectham and Alderman…

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CONGRATULATIONS! Lodge Represented in New Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 2

Of the new aldermen elected at Granville on Saturday, four are members of the Loyal Happy Moments Lodge of the M.U.I.O.O.F. They are P.D.G.M. Bro. A…

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Transport Policy and Municipal Elections

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

That the results of the voting at Saturday's Municipal Elections clearly indicated widespread public resentment of the Government's drastic transport…

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Make Our Surf Beaches Clean! Public Outcry Grows Louder Punting to Sea Must Stop Incineration Only Way To Dispose Of Garbage Council's Duty

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 6

In every part of the metropolis and the adjacent suburbs, the wave of feeling against the punting of garbage to sea, and…

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The New Mayor of Paddington Alderman H. C. Jones

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

A member of the council for 15 years, Ald. Henry Charles Jones was last night elected Mayor of Paddington His…

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Kogarah Council. Ald. Marx Elected Mayor

The Propeller · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

A special meeting of the newly-elected Kogarah Council was held on Wednesday night, Alderman Ferry presiding. The Mayoral allowance was fixed at…

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