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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

4,501 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 226

A Council of Safety

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 6

AS the Premier (Mr. Stevens) pointed out in his address to his constituents last night it is now or never with Legislative Council reform. It is said that history always repeats itself, but it will not go on doing it indefinitely…

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Council's Tribute Late Captain Hedges

The Biz · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

In a minute to Fairfield Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Stimson) presented a minute regretting the death of the late Captain…

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Council of Jewish Women of N.S.W. Council Seniors Card Parties

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 6

The cara party organised by the Council in aid of the funds of the Employment Bureau will be held at the Council Rooms on Wednesday next, February 22, afternoon and evening…

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Ingleburn Council Masting Electric Light Charges

The Biz · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 5

Electricity seems to be a burning question in Ingleburn. The latest instance was the reading of a letter from a ratepayer protesting against…

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"Disgraceful" Hornsby Council on Station Gardens

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 7

Hornsby Council last night decided to tell the Railway Commissioner that it is dissatisfied with the condition in which the seven stations…

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Charged for Decorating. Council to Investigate

The Biz · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 5

The Order of the Eastern Star Lodge, asked permission of Granville Council to decorate the hall on the occasion of forthcoming functions,…

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Recovery of Rates Council to Take Action

The Biz · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

The town clerk (Mr. L. N. Sharpe) reported to Granville Council on Tuesday night:— "Attention is still being given to…

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Council to Press Govt. for Rail Line

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

At a meeting of Eastwood Council, it was decided to call a public meeting for next Thursday to urge the Government to build the…

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Garden's Efforts Appreciated Motion of Confidence by Labor Council

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 7

The Sydney Labor Council, on the motion of the vice-president Mr. J. Pullen, last night carried the following motion:…

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Unique Council Common Policy for Three States London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 7

The "Manchester Guardian's" Geneva correspondent says that a federation is to replace the "Little Entente" (Poland, Rumania, and…

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Attempted Assassination Mr. Roosevelt's Escape. Mayor of Chicago Wounded. Attempt to Kill Assailant. New York, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 9

An attempt was made last night at Miami (Florida) to assassinate the president-elect (Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt). Mr. Roosevelt was unharmed, but Mr. Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago, who was with Mr. Roosevelt, received two bullets in the chest. He is in a…

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Selling Floor for Potatoes to Be Opened by Growers' Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 11

After two days' deliberation, the N.S.W. Potato Growers' Council has decided to establish a wholesale selling floor in the…

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Light May Be Cut Off Botany's Hitch With City Council

The Sun · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 9

AS a result of the breakdown in negotiations between City and Botany Councils for the supply of…

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This Aqua Pura Not So Pure! Council Wants Inquiry to Probe Supply of Water "Board's Bluff"

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

"THIS is the kind of water we have been drinking for years, and it is a scandal. This is the pure water the Board supplies,…

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Madman's Attempt to Assassinate Roosevelt "Wanted to Kill Them All" President-elect Escaped, But Four Wounded Hoover's Peril Chicago's Mayor Shot; Queer Crime Reasons Miami (Florida)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

"I'm sorry I didn't kill him. I want to kill all Presidents," said Giuseppe Zingara last night, after he had unsuccessfully tried to assassinate the President-elect of the United States. Mr. Franklin…

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Municipal Band Subsidies. Another Grant for Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

An animated discussion took place at the Inst meeting of Hurstville Council when Alderman Field moved that a special grunt of £20 be made…

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A.L.P. Investigation Is Suggested Glebe Hall Where Disruptionists Meet Owned By Wife Of Premier's Publicity Officer Sheahan Makes Allegations At Branch Meeting Records Of Council Are Quoted Transfer Of "Prolet-Cult" Hall Confidence In Lang Expressed

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

THAT the "Prolet-Cult Hall" at Glebe, the centre of the activities of the recent disruptive movement at Glebe and the venue of a meeting of protest against the executive and "The Labor Daily," advertised for Sunday, is the property of the wife of Voltaire Molesworth, Labor renegade and present honorary publicity officer to Mr. Stevens was a statement made at a…

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Penrith Council Belmore Street Drainage

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 7

The Mayor Ald. A. H. Hand. presided at the regular meeting of Penrith Council on Tuesday evening when there were also present:—Aldermen A…

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Central Relief Council Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 6

An important meeting of the South Coast A.L.P. Central Relief Council will be held at Balgow[?]e School of Arts to-morrow (Saturday), at 10 a.m. A full…

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Stevens Peculiar Attitude Statement Over Air Is Suppressed in Local Press Mayor's Words

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 5

WHAT manner of man is this Mr. B.S.B. Stevens, Premier of New South Wales? In a broadcast address in a…

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