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Council & local affairs, 1932

3,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 195

Street Barrows. "A Paddy's Market." Reform Aldermen Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 9

Vigorous protests against the presence of barrows in the streets of the city were made by Reform aldermen at a meeting of the works committee of the City Council yesterday…

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Newspapers Best Mayor Knows About Advertising

The Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 8

The Mayor of Burwood (Aid. Blair), retired business man, knows a good deal about advertising. At last night's meeting of the…

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Bottle Misses Mayor Thrown Through Windscreen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 5

The Mayor of Waverley, Aid. Fenton, escaped yesterday when a bottle was hurled through the windscreen of his car near his…

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Fraulein Beinhorn Message to the Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 8

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman [?] Walder) has received the following cable message from Fraulein Eilly Beinhorn, the German aviatrix:—…

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Federal Music Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 4

A Federal Music Council is to be constituted this week in Melbourne as the result of a conference of delegates from organisations in each State, representative of the musical…

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City Council Employees. Further Rationing Possible. Street Construction Costs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 10

A report submitted to the Works Committee of the City Council yesterday by the City Engineer stated that if 40 men normally engaged on street construction work were to…

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Money for Works or Rationing City Engineer Asks the Council for £29,430 Efficiency

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 5

It is anticipated by the City Engineer that £29,480 will be necessary for street reconstruction work in the near future…

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Alderman Garden. Hire-Purchase Radio. Order for Repossession

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 9

Alderman J. S. Garden was proceeded against in the moratorium section of the Central Police Court yesterday for failure to keep up his payments on a radio set, which…

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Death Threat Waverley's Mayor Unruffled

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 12

The apparent vendetta against the Mayor of Waverley. (Ald. C. Fenton), who was yesterday threatened with death in an anonymous letter is,…

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"Will Be Cold Meat" Waverley Mayor Threatened

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 1

The latest development in the vendetta against the Mayor of Waverley (Ald. Fenton) was the receipt yesterday of an…

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Legislative Council. Coal Industry Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 15

The Legislative Council yesterday continued the debate on the second reading of the Coal Industry Bill. Mr. Wm. Brooks said that the bill was one…

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Newcastle Market Building Consideration by Council

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 10

At the last meeting of the Newcastle City Council the City Engineer, Mr. J. J. Cummins, submitted a sketch plan of the Market Building, which it is proposed to erect on a site between…

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Coal Industry Bill Leg. Council Debate

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 6

"The coal-cutter is the main guy of the show--the man who takes his life in his hand! I never kissed my wife and children each morning…

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Council of Churches. Cheap Wireless Urged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Council of Churches yesterday the election of officers resulted: President, Ven. Archdeacon D. J. Davies; vice-presidents, Pastor E. Davis and…

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Appeal to Governor to Dissolve Parliament. Proposal Rejected by Manly Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 11

Manly Council last night rejected a motion favouring an appeal to the Governor (Sir Philip Game) to dissolve Parliament, as a result of the State Government's breaches of laws…

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Federal Unemployment Grant. Special Council to Control Funds in N.S.W.

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 4

In the Federal Parliament last Friday, Prime Minister Lyons stated that legislation to authorise a grant of money for unemployment relief would be introduced…

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Mayor Threatened

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 5

ALD. C. FENTON, Mayor of Waverley, who has received an anonymous letter containing a threat to kill. At the week-end his home was…

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"OFFENSIVE" Alderman Cussen Annoyed Compensation Claim

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 3

"This litter is offensive. You try to do the man a good turn and this is all the thanks you get. If people are allowed to…

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Street Signs Mayor Cheetham's Suggestion

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 3

The placing of aluminium street signs at certain street intersections in Auburn is to be discussed at the next meeting of the works committee of the…

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Stole Books Ex-Mayor Fined

The Sun · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 17

Stating that he had been Mayor of South Grafton for three years and that though he had read only about half a dozen books in his life, he…

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