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Council & local affairs, 1933

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Grave Menace To Health In Centre Of Sports Area! Revolting Conditions Created By Callous Council "Truth" Exposes Serious Danger in Concord Park

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1933 · page 13

ONCE upon a time lived three wise monkeys—one saw nothing, another heard nothing: and the third said nothing . . . BUT that's a fairy story of! the mantleshelf. This is not although there is an amazingly similar moral to be learned from the…

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Council Rates

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 7

The Holroyd Council has fixed the rate for this year at 6½d in the £. The Baulkham Hills Shire Council has decided on a general rate of 2d…

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Who's Who in the List of Honors Ex-lord Mayor Is Only Knighthood Given State Two C.M.Gs

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

THE Lieut.-Governor, Sir Philip Street, yesterday received a telegraphic despatch from the Secretary of State for the…

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Ex-lord Mayor and Surgeon Knights Gullett, Gepp, Kingsmill Also Will Be "Sirs" J. G. Latham Is a P.c. Messenger & Chauffeur Both Get Honors

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

Cabinet Ministers and Cabinet Messengers both figure in the Federal Honors List. The Deputy Leader of the Government and the Prime Minister's chauffeur alike receive marks of the King's…

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Shire Presidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 10

MULWAREE.—Councillor D. M. Broadhcad. COLO.—Councillor H. O. Matheson…

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On Job New Lord Mayor Martin-place Extension Plans

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 11

ALTHOUGH it is discretionary for a Lord Mayor as to what hours he devotes to his civic duties, Alderman…

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MARTIN-PLACE. Extension to Begin Soon. Lord Mayor's Announcement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 9

Alderman R. C. Hagon's first public appearance as Lord Mayor, at the Highland gathering yesterday, was marked by an important announcement concerning the extension of…

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Aldermen Congratulate Fingleton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

"I think Fingleton is the best cricketer in Australia," said Alderman Bugler, at Newtown Council last night, in moving that a letter of…

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Alderman Hagon Welcomed by Staff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 12

When the Lord Mayor (Alderman Hagon) arrived at the Town Hall yesterday morning to assume office he was met on the steps by the Town Clerk (Mr Hendy), who, subsequently…

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City Council. Policy for Year Outlined by Lord Mayor. No Reduction of Staff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 12

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Hagon), on assuming office yesterday, outlined the policy of the City Council for the present year…

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Some of the Recently-elected Mayors of Country Municipalities and Shire Presidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 14

Alderman W. CAMPBELL, Mayor of Holroyd. Alderman P. T. LEE, Mayor of Bourke…

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Legal Defence for Dogs Shire's Ban on Alsatians

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 5

To test the validity of the Boomi Shire's proposed ban on Alsatians the executive of the Shepherd Dog (Alsatian) Defence League last night…

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Brighten Up the City Points in New Lord Mayor's Policy. "Needs a Tonic"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY needs a tonic, according to Alderman Hagon, new Lord Mayor, who proposes to put fresh life into the city with…

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Council Reform and Party Politics. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of 31st ultimo, Mr. Thomas Courtney visualises Mr. Stevens' reformed Council defying a mandate just given by the people to a newly-elected Assembly, and…

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Loan Council. Early Meeting Probable. Financing of Loan Works. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 11

Although the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) has not decided when the next meeting of the Loan Council will be held, it is certain that it will notbe later than the second week…

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Hagon Says He Can Give More Employment New Lord Mayor Urges Progressive Works Policy Definite Note Chief Undertakings Which Now Await Completion

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 6

WHEN the Town Clerk, Mr. Roy Hendy, met the new Lord Mayor, Ald. Hagon, on the Town Hall steps yesterday…

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Country News. Bowral Municipal Rates. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 12

The estimates adopted by the Bowral Council for 1933 provide for a general rate of /7 in the £ and a lighting rate of /3 in the £ on the unimproved capital value. The two…

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CONGRATULATIONS Mayor Cheetham Praised

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

Congratulations to Alderman Cheetham on his re-election as Mayor were offered by South Auburn Progress Association in a letter to Auburn Council on Monday…

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Lord Mayor Sees New Ship

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

The Lord Mayor. Ald. Hagon attended an afternoon tea aboard the new: motor vessel Wanganella yesterday, and afterwards made an…

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Alderman's Charge Girls and Boys Displace Men Finding Employment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

That an Auburn engineering firm was employing boys and girls to do the work of men was stated by Alderman Conway at Auburn Council on Monday…

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