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Council & local affairs, 1932

3,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 195

All Free! Council Assists Relief Committee

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 4

Although members of the Auburn Citizen' Relief Committee last week produced hoste[?] on the part of local aldermen. Auburn Council on Monday granted the…

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Offensive Odour Causes Council to Adjourn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 10

The meeting of Eastwood Council last night was marred by an unpleasant incident. Shortly after the doors were thrown open to the public, an unpleasant odour began to…

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Country News. Parkes Council's Finances. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 10

Parkes Council last night rescinded a. motion that the road staff should work quarter time. It will work half time. The council agreed to make the general rate /3½, which is…

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Lamb's Poser Has Dig at Council's Officers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 7

"What do we pay our officers for!" Alderman Lamb put this poser to Mayor Cheetham at Auburn Council on Monday. Scenting a trap, the Mayor…

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Electricity Cut Off Wood-choppers at Girraween Council May Prosecute

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 6

Wood-choppers have caused several interruptions to Holroyd's electricity supply. Alderman Manson in council on…

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Shire Must Employ an Engineer Economy Not in the Public Interest L. G. Dept's Order Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 4

Pointing out that Bulli Shire was one of the most important in the State, with heavy traffic passing through it from every…

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Sydney's Moribund City Council All Works Are in Abeyance "Economy" Squeeze Is on Poor Policy

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 4

IN the murk and the fog of unemployment, and the misery and untold suffering which mark the progress of civilisation's industrial Gethsemane, this country has perhaps done more than any other to rise above the cruel and crushing burdens of capitalism and all that the…

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Municipal Loans Maze of Figures

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 9

Marrickville Council has recently circularised councils with a suggestion that the time for repaying Municipal loans should be extended to 25 years…

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Presentation at Rockdale. Mayor and Mayoress Honoured

The Propeller · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

Fully three hundred persons attended the social evening tendered to the Mayor and Mayoress of Rockdale (Alderman and Mrs. E. G. Barton), at the…

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The Mayor of Mascot Offers Two Prizes

South Sydney Sentinel · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 2

Ald. A. H. Loveridge, Mayor of Mascot cot, has, authorised us to state he is offering two prizes of 10/6 each to the Boy and Girl attending King Street, Public…

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Waterloo Council Notes

South Sydney Sentinel · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 5

A Mayoral Minute to remove the balcony at the front of the Town Hall with a view to improving the appearance was adopted by the Waterloo…

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Grand Opera. Lord Mayor Meets Singers. Permanent Organisation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 8

The possibility of establishing a permanent organisation to produce grand opera in Australia was mentioned at the Town Hall yesterday, when the Lord Mayor (Alderman…

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"Stink Bomb" at Council?

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 8

A "stinkbomb" of the type used extensively a few years ago in England to break up public meetings is believed to have been the cause of…

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Liverpool Council. Tuesday's Meeting

The Biz · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 7

Apologies were received from aldermen F, O'Grady and Bird at the fortnightly meeting of Liverpool Council last Tuesday night…

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Unemployed Youths. Rural Training Schemes Outlined by Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 7

In an address to members of the Legacy Club yesterday the Lord Mayor (Alderman S. Walder) outlined schemes that are being considered to absorb the State's unemployed…

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“Ultr Vires” Pig and Poultry Licenses Mayor’s Explanation

South Sydney Sentinel · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 6

At the meeting of the Botany Council on the 23rd inst, on the motion of Ald Thereby-seconded by Ald. Weyman it was resolved to request the Mayor to…

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Good Citizenship At Very Low Ebb. Lord Mayor's Criticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 10

"I believe that the public spirit of good citizenship is at a very low ebb to-day, and I am apprehensive for the future," said the Lord Mayor (Alderman S. Walder), in an…

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Council Economies. Seduction in Wages

The St George Call · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

The Cootamundra Council is seeking co-operation from various councils. The instigators are desirous of attaining rigid economies, Co-operation in the…

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ATHLETICS. Association Council. a Motion Rescinded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 14

At a meeting of the Council of the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association held at the N.S.W. Sports Club last night Mr. T. H. Ferguson (South Sydney Club) successfully moved that a previous resolution…

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Show Societies Annual Conference of Council

The Land · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

The annual conference of the New Sputh Wales Council of Agricultural Societies, held in Sydney during the Royal Show week, re-elected Mr. Geo…

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