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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

3,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 195

Council Depot. Causes Trouble

The St George Call · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

A letter from interested parties to the Kogarah Council was received on Monday night, regarding the flooding of their respective properties in…

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Council Receives a Shock

The Propeller · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 6

Astonishment was expressed by Kogarah aldermen on Monday night, when a protest was received from the Bellevue Progress and Social Association…

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Council Won't Pay

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 4

Sutherland Counen has taken advantage of the present political turmoil to avoid paying its levy to the Main Roads Board. Council owes…

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Former Lord Mayor Dies Mr. McELHONE Was Fine Gitizen

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 5

Some time before his death yesterday, Mr. W. P. McElhone, ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, solicitor, sportsman, and good fellow, requested that…

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DIGGERS in Council Weighty Problems

The Biz · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 3

A heavy agenda paper faced the delegates to the Main Suburban Line Council of Sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League at Auburn…

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Ingleburn Council Meeting Electricity Stir

The Biz · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 5

A mild sensation mas caused at [?] usual monthly meeting of the council when an officer reported that there had been an unauthorised…

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Bus for Rosebery ? Council in Favour

South Sydney Sentinel · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 6

Mr. C. L. Miller wrote to the Waterloo Council at its meeting on Tuesday, making application for Council’s approval to him operating a ’bus service between…

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Rowing. Australian Council's Meeting. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Arbitration Rowing Council was held to-day, when all the States were represented. The Victorian proposal to row the King's Cup…

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Smithfield Honor Roll. No Action by Council

The Biz · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 4

Fairfield Council has decided to inform Smilhfield Progress Association that the time was inopportune to make a call on the public for the…

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Kogarah Council A[?]ril 18th, 1832. Unemployed Relief

The St George Call · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 6

A communication, from the Hon. Mark Gosling, M.L.A., intimated that the Council's application for a grant of £5000 for expenditure on…

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Overdue Rates Council's Order To M. L. A.

The Sun · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 9

Petersham Council decided last Tuesday to inform Mr. R. T. Ball, M. L. A., that he must pay two years' rates overdue on his property in…

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Council Appeal Ends to -Day Lord Sankey's Tribute Plt.'s Powers London

The Sun · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 13

The sole speaker before the Privy Council to -day was Mr. Maughan, K. C., for the respondents. He spoke for 90…

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Fruit Sellers See Ld. Mayor Re Barrowmen Suggestion to Push the Traders Off the Streets Trade Is Gone Producers Behind Kerb Sales System

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 5

FRUIT and vegetable retailers in the city and suburbs, armed with a petition signed by 400 people, yesterday waited on the…

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Municipal Assembly Holroyd's Annual Meeting

The Biz · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 7

Holroyd Municipal Assembly held the annual meeting on April 6, at Guildford. On the retirement of Mr. Leary from the chair, regret was…

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Privy Council. Upper House Case. a Day at the Hearing. Great Judges; Brilliant Pleaders. (From Our Special Representative.) London, April 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 9

A searcher after thrills would be quickly bored if he visited the modest room in which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is hearing argument on the question whether…

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A Council of Action on Every Job! Build a Mass M.M. Organise on Lines of the R I L.U. Against the Premiers & Their Slave Plan

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

The preparatory moves by the capitalist class and their governments for a new drive against the standards of the working-class of Australia are…

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Blacktown Shire Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of Blacktown Shire Council was held on Wednesday evening,, when there were present:—The President (Cr. J.C…

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For Mount Druitt Electricity Extension Shire Council Discussion

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 1

Mt. Druitt people are making further inquiry as to the possibilities of an early extension of the electricity service to their district,…

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Former Lord Mayor's Funeral

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 1

The remains of the late Mr. W. P. McElhone, former Lord Mayor of Sydney. were interred in the family fault at Waverley Cemetery…

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Alderman's Wife Gets Divorce Judge Critical of Husband

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 5

Remarking that respondent appeared to have adopted a theatrical attitude in the witness-box, to create effect. Mr. Justice Pike yesterday…

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