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Council & local affairs, 1934

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 212

Shire Rates Payable Although No Road of Access to Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 14

"Weddin" asks if the local council can rain him on a homeslead farm that is attracted in the centre of a state forest and to [?] there is not a road of access…

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Guernsey Cattle Society. Meeting of Federal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 9

The report submitted to the annual meeting of the Federal Council of the Guernsey Cattle Society of Australasia, stated that the membership of the society had increased by…

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DISLOYALISTS! Herlihy's Protest in Council Unemployed Request

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 3

"All those who voted for this resolution are disloyalists, and the sooner they are shipped back to the country they came frown she better."…

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Fizzled Out Eastwood Council Inquiry Electrical Engineer Withdraws

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 5

The inquiry concerning the suspension of Mr. J. Welsh, Eastwood Council's electricity engineer since council took over the service, fizzled out on Tuesday…

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COMPENSATION. Injury to Mill Employee. Privy Council's Judgment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 11

The highest tribunal in the Empire—the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council—has given an important judgment arising from the New South Wales Workers' Compensation Act…

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Queen's-square Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen and juries.) Claim Against a Council. Nestor and another v Canterbury Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 5

Hearing was concluded of the action by Paul Nestor and Marlon Nestor against the Council of the Municipality of Canterbury, to recover £2500 for damage alleged to have…

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Preference to Soldiers. Alleged Infringement by Council. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 11

The Lismore branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided to take legal action against the Woodburn Shire Council for an alleged infringement of the Act giving…

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Chilled Beef. Developing Industry. Cattle Council. Formation Urged by Producers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 12

A large and representative conference of beef cattle producers, held in King's Hall last night, decided that the Graziers' Association of New South Wales should be asked…

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Along the News Trail Victorian Supreme Court Judge Council Wants Doctor for Unemployed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 9

The Victorian State Executive will to-day appoint Mr. E. Russell Martin as Supreme Court Judge in succession to Mr. Justice McArthur, who has…

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Late Cricket Shire

The St George Call · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 5

Bexley’s second team met Ryde at Bexley Oval last Saturday, and at the conclusion of the day’s play are in the happy position of being 193 runs in the…

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Alderman's Remarks Resented by Railway Officers (To the Editor)

The Biz · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 3

Sir,—In a press report of Liverpool Municipal Council meeting, during a discussion of the Transport Commissioners' proposal to substitute porters for…

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Minister Finds Only One Defender Aldermen Are Angry with Spooner

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 9

ONLY one member of the Local Government Association executive (Aid. Walker, of Wellington), spoke in his…

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Council Engineers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 4

The Local Government Engineers' Association of New South Wales concluded its 27th annual conference yesterday. During the morning members conferred…

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Council First-aid Kits

The Propeller · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 1

At the last meeting of Rockdale Council information was received from the Local Government Department concerning the details of first-aid kits,…

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Satisfied with Council's Motion

The Biz · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 5

Horace J. Symonds, of Hoxton Park, wrote to Liverpool Council expressing satisfaction at council's decision in refusing a donation to the R.S.P.C.A. He rang…

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Agricultural Associations. Annual Meeting of Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 3

The New South Wales Council of Agiicultuial Associations held its annual conference at the Showground yesterday, delegates from 12 distiict groups representing 132 societies,…

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Sick Council Employee. Wife Seeks Assistance

The Propeller · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 1

The Rockdale Council at its last meeting received a request from the wife of one of council's lorry drivers to give her financial assistance while her…

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Residents and Council. Footpaths in Bexley

The Propeller · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 8

At its last meeting Bexley Council received a letter from a resident in Rawson Avenue objecting to the intention of the council to trim the footpath…

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National Council Jewish Women the Grand Ball

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 6

On Wednesday evening, March 21. of a very successful ball organised by the Sydney Section of the National Council of Jewish. Women, at Mark Foys and which local Jew…

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As Unusual Bequest "Council has Not Power"

The Biz · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 2

E. J. Sievers and Coy., on behalf Mrs. Destoop, the owner of new premise. Nos. 109, 111 and 113 Sydney-road, as Nos. 109, 111 and 113 Sydney-road, asked…

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