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Council & local affairs, 1935

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The Churches. National Missionary Council. Distinguished Visitor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 9

Dr. Toyo[?]ko Kagawa, a distinguished Japanese social worker, author and evangelist, will visit Australia next March under the auspices of the National Missionary Council…

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London Council Issues £10.000,000 Stock London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

AT a special mooting which lasted only seven minutes, the London County Council agreed to the issue of £ 10,000,000 stock at, 2¾ per cent,…

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Meeting Likely on Jan. 20 Election of Council Committees

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 5

Now that a Lord Mayor has been appointed, the next business for the City Council is the appointment of the finance, health, works, and…

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Quicken Employment Govt Has State-Wide Plan Ease First Costs Help Municipalities Essential Services

The Sun · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

THE Government has plans for a State-wide scheme of development of essential services, which, when put into operation shortly, will give a big stimulus to employment…

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Tackling Our £400,000 City Debt Lord Mayor Parker's Policy for 1935

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1935 · page 1

MY colleagues and I of the council have, the opportunity during the coming year of much work in the…

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City Council. Lord Mayor's Statement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 12

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Parker) yesterday issued a statement in which he said that while the finances of the City Council, generally speaking, were in a satisfactory…

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Dead, Aged 85 Widow of First Mayor of South Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 9

GRAFTON, Sunday.--Mrs. McKittrick, whose late husband was the first Mayor of South Grafton, died yesterday, aged 85 years…

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Seek Sale City Council Land

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 8

Realising that the disposal of its idle lands is the key to the early solution of its problem of recurring deficits, the City Council this year…

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Council Request Refused Permissible Income Regulations

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 5

Granville Council's request for a modification of the permissible income regulations to obviate hardship in deserving cases has been refused…

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Ld. Mayor Outlines His Policy Programme Of Works For This Year Martin Place

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 5

OUTLINING the work he proposed to undertake during the present year, the Lord Mayor, Ald. Parker, said the Lest service…

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Wyaldra Shire Council. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 10

The Wyaldra Shire council had a lenghty discussion on arrears of rates. The clerk (Mr. J. New-Campbell) said that if the back rates were not collected the council would be in an…

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Curious Alderman Asks Why Council's Truck Was at Woy Woy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 8

A query regarding the use of the council's truck during the Christmas holidays was raised by Ald. Burns at Balmain Council meeting last night…

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Lord Mayor Read Scripture

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

In connection with the Universal Week of Prayer, the Lord Mayor, Ald. Parker, read the Scripture portion from St. Paul's Epistle to the…

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Council By-election. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 10

The extraordinary municipal by-election held on Saturday attracted greater interest than the triennial contests, 658 electors voting out of a roll of 1274. The poll resulted:—C…

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PERSONATION. Labourer Votes 31 Times at Shire Election. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 9

An allegation that Joseph Westcott, 48 years, labourer, voted 31 times at the Lake Macquarie Shire Council elections in December, was made at the Newcastle Court to-aay…

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Rents Increased Because Council Intends to Increase Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 8

"Landlords have put up their rents, in anticipation of the farthing increase in the rate, even before it has come into force," Ald. Cashman…

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Fed. Leader at Council Beasley and Rosevear at Balmain

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 7

The Federal leader of the Labor Party, Mr. J. Beasley, and Mr. J. Rosevear, M.H.R., paid an unexpected visit to Balmain…

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Unjust Action by Landlords But Council Looks to New Govt

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

"Certain landlords in anticipation of the farthing increase in the rates, have already put rents up. They have put as much as a shilling a…

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Deputy-Mayor

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

Waterloo Council last night appointed Alderman Blanchard as Deputy-Mayor…

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Shorts for Men. Action of Mosman's Mayor Not Ratified by Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

The Mosman Council, after a lively discussion last night, refused to ratify a decision by the Mayor (Alderman Wallace) to permit the wearing of shorts by men on Balmoral…

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