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Council & local affairs, 1934

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 212

Scottish Shire Line. Latest Movements

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

Turnbull, Martin & Co. advise that the Scottish Shire steamer Berwickshire will leave Sydney to-day for Newcastle and Brisbane. From…

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Courtesy Calls Lord Mayor Receives Woman Swimmer

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

Miss Joyce Cooper, the English swimmer, who was accompanied by members of the N.S.W. Women's Amateur Swimming Association, was…

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Council Amalgamation. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 10

The amalgamation of Coraki Municipality with Woodburn Shire was completed yesterday. At the first meeting of the provisional council there was a full attendance of…

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Governor May Name Mayor Penrith Quandary Over Equal Voting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

PENRITH, Wednesday. -- Word is daily expected of a mayoral appointment to Castlereagh Council by the Governor, under Section 257 of the…

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Dissolution of Council Punchbowl Workers' Protest

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Arising out of the action of the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Spooner, in dissolving the Bankstown Council a mass meeting of the…

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Home Purchasers' Auburn's Link: Council Thanked

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

In a letter to the last meeting of Auburn Council, the Secretary of the Government Savings Bank Home Purchasers Association (Mr. W. Dobinson) expresses,…

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A.l.p. Branch Thanks Council

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

Alexandria branch of the A.L.P, sent a letter of thanks to Alexandria Council last night for its donations to the unemployed and Christmas…

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Council's Protest Main Roads Contribution £2000 ANNUALLY

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

"This already costs us £2000 a year, and it is time the sum was reduced, not increased," said the Mayor (Alderman Cheetham) at Auburn Council on…

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Against Removal of Parcels Office Auburn Council Sends Protest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

Auburn Council decided on Tuesday night to protect against the proposed removal of the parcels office to the western subway at the railway station…

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Evictions and Police Protest to Council by A.l.p. Branch

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

THE Beaconsfield branch of the A.L.P. last night asked Alexandria Council to join in a deputation to the Chief Secretary, to protest…

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Brisbane's Municipal Golf Course An Unprofitable Venture

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 20

FURTHER to comment in "The Beferee" a fortnight ago in regard to the municipal golf course at Victoria Park (Brisbane), some figures recently disclosed by the Town Clerk of the northern capital are illuminating. For the twelve months ended June 30 last, revenue from…

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The Suburbs. Bankstown Municipal Affairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 11

The administrator in charge of the Bankstown Municipality (Mr. W. R. Wylie) has announced that he intends holding a meeting, to which the ratepayers will be invited, at…

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Municipal and Shire Shire, Group 1. Bexley A v. N.S.W. Junior Union

The St George Call · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

The above match was .played at Bexley on Saturday last, and some fine batting on the part of the Juniors was witnessed. They batted first and it…

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Aged Mayor's Death. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

Councillor Joseph Murrell Lambert, 72, Mayor of Port Adelaide, died suddenly in the council chambers to-night while signing cheques before a meeting of the council. He…

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Courtesy Calls on Lord Mayor

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Miss Joyce Cooper, the young English swimmer, who has come to Australia in search of fresh records, was received by the Lord Mayor, Aid…

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Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 13

The council of the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union will meet on Monday night at the Sports Club, when correspondence from the Australian Ampteur Cyclists' Association will be considered…

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PARTIES. For English Swimmer Received by Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Miss Joyce Cooper, the British champion swimmer, is being welcomed to Sydney with a round of parties. Yesterday morning, she was received by the Lord Mayor (Alderman…

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Berlin Scandals. Ex-Lord Mayor Released. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 10

Gustav Boess, a former Lord Mayor of Berlin, who was arrested in that city on April 24 last year, has just been released without trial. Boess was arrested on a charge of…

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Council Juniors Interstate Visitors Reception

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

A very enjoyable reception and dinner dance took place at the Council Rooms on Thursday evening last, in entertainment of the visiting Ajax team and other…

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Council's Estimates Short of Cash

The Biz · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Municipal councils throughout the State within the next two weeks will consider their estimates of income and expenditure for 1934…

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