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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

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Health Offices a Disgrace Alderman Protests at Council

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 7

When the City Council yesterday considered obtaining fresh plans for the extension of the Town Hall on the Druitt…

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Civic Reform May Lose Majority in Council. Two Aldermen Going Abroad

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 9

Unless the Labour aldermen in the City Council grant pairs to Aldermen Sir Samuel Walder and Norman L. Nock, who have been granted extended…

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Mayor's Welcome to Brother-mayor Moree

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 6

When the Mayor of Moree, Ald. A. T. McElhone, visits Kempsey shortly, an unusual civic welcome will take place…

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Call on Lord Mayor

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 8

The Lord Mayor, Ald. A.L. Parker, at the Town Hall yesterday received a courtesy call by the visiting members of Bendigo Bowling Club…

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Are Experts Aldermen in Defence of City's Gardeners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 5

"There are gardeners in the parks branch of the City Council who know their work so well that they can tell, and have told, the experts a thing…

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18 in One Room Alderman's Criticism of Health Department

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 10

The City Council's Health Department, said Aid. Dean, at the council meeting yesterday, is the last place in the world to inspire modern…

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Unwritten Law of Council

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 6

St. Peters Council had its unwritten law that one alderman should not steal his brother aledrman's thunder, complained Ald. Gleeson…

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Gas Employees' Council Annual Conference

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 7

Delegates from all State branches were present yesterday at the opening of the annual conference of the Federal Council of the Gas Employees' Union at the Trades…

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Advisory Council. Request for Election. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 10

The Canbena Advisory Council to-day formally recorded its disappointment at the Governments action in extending the councils term of office and decided to request the…

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City Council. Overcrowding at Town Hall. Serious Allegations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 9

Complaints regarding serious overcrowding in various departments of the Town Hall. especially the health department were made by Labour aldermen at a meeting of the…

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Young Wife's Death Loss by City Council Unionist

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 4

The death occurred at Prince Henry Hospital last Saturday of Mrs. Ann Rose Thorpe, wife of Mr. John Thorpe, an employee of the City…

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Tin Hat Day. Appeal on March 15. Debate in City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 9

The City Council decided yesterday to grant permission to the United Returned Soldiers' Fund to hold the annual Soldier' Day Appeal by the sale of "tin hats" in…

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Can't Act for Two Parties Legal Poser For City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 8

THE extraordinary position of the City Solicitor…

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Markets to Be Radio Studio Melbourne Council's £280,000 Plan Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 5

Melbourne City Council is preparing plans to convert portion of the Eastern markets into a modern broadcasting station, containing a…

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Reorganise Dairying? Page's Call To Council Tax Idea Margarine Trade "Use Butter" Boost Industry Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1935 · page 7

PROPOSALS for the reorganisation of the dairy industry will be placed before the Australian Agricultural…

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Aldermen's Race

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 13

It had been decided to change the date for the aldermen's swimming race from March 6 to March 14, the Mayor (Alderman Lloyd, M.L.A.)…

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Association Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 17

At the monthly meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association council to be held on Monday night next, dates of open fixtures during the winter will be allocated. The manager's report of the New…

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Roll-Stuffing Charges Waterloo Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 6

BY the casting vote of the Mayor, the anti-Labor section of the Waterloo Council decided last night to ask the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Spooner, to step in and dissolve the council, thus overriding the ratepayers' rights of local…

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Bankstown Council. Press Criticism Resented

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 14

At last night's meeting of the Bankstown Council, Alderman Coleman protested against published statements that urgent business of the council was being delayed by discussions…

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Police Called In At Bankstown Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 9

ELECTED last December, Bankstown Council has not yet considered the estimates, struck a rate, nor adopted one…

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