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Council & local affairs, 1936

5,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Mayor Cook's Defeat Ratepayer's Regret (To the Editor,"The Biz")

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 6

Sir,—I should like, through the medium of your paper, to express my regret at the non-ele[?]n of Aid, J. Cook, J.P., to the Mayorality of Cabra-Vale, and…

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New Labor Council Assistant Secretary

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY.—At its meeting on January 16, A. S. MacAlpine was endorsed as Assistant-Secretary of the Sydney Labor Council, in place…

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St. George County Council Chairman

The St George Call · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 1

Ald. A. Mainerd, who has just been elected chairman of the St. George County Council, is a delegate from the Bexley Council of which he was deputy…

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City's Sorrow Council Pays Tribute

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 9

In the City Council chamber, decorated with Royal purple and black, the Lord Mayor and aldermen stood in silence to-day in tribute to the…

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Labour Council. Factions Fight for Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 5

Nominations for the election of officials of the Labour Council last night revealed that another faction fight between the Lang party and the militants was looming…

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Council, Meeting Adjourned Respect of King's Memory

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Fairfield Council on Tuesday was adjourned [?] T[?]day night, [?]ut of respect to the la[?] King George V…

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Labor Council Discussion Unions Urged to Meet

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 8

'DEPORTING to last night's meeting tag of the Sydney Labor Council on the conference of Federal unions which was held In Melbourne…

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Geelong Trades Hall Council Progress of Militant Unionism

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

GEELONG, Vic.—Changes in the leadership of the Geelong Trades Hall Council, effected at the recent annual meeting, reflect the…

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Labor Council Secretary Returned Unopposed Nominations For All Offices 2Ky Report

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

WITH the closing of nominations at last night's meeting, the secretary of the Sydney Labor Council, Mr. R. King, was returned…

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Lifting of Stay Orders Agricultural Bureau Council Gives Views Alarm Felt

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 3

An intimation that it disagrees with the Government's action, through tho Farmers' Relief Board, in lifting stay orders, was given by…

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Council's Hot Protest Sewage Scheme a Disgrace "Half A Mile Of Filth" INDIGNATION

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

VIGOROUS condemnation of the Water Board's proposals to extend the sewage outfall at Long Bay was voiced by the aldermen of…

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National Council of Jewish Women. Sydney Section February General Meeting—Monday, 3r February, 8 p.m

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

The General meeting on February 3, will take the form of a reception with a reunion or members and welcome to Lieut Col. A. W. Hyman and Mrs. Hyman…

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New Relief Scheme Paves Way Country Relief Workers Mobilise(From the N.S.W. Council of Unemployed and Relief Workers)

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY.—The Government’s “new” plan for the control of unemployment relief are simply the old plans in essence brought up to date to meet the present situation. The scheme is a move to centralise administration in the hands of wealthy groups who…

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All Roads Lead to Third National Congress Against War (From the National Council of the Movement Against War and Fascism)

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 1

To-morrow, hundreds of visitors, in addition to the large number of delegates, will attend the Anti-War Congress at the Railway and Tramway Institute, Sydney. It will be an historic milestone on the pathway to unity in the struggle for peace. At…

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Shire Council Adjourns

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

Blue Mountains Shire Council met for its first meeting in the New Year on Tuesday shortly after the news of the death of the King had come…

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Stood in Silence at Special Meeting Lord Mayor and Aldermen Mourn King

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

The Lord Mayor and aldermen stood in silence yesterday at a specially convened meeting of the City Council, called to allow the City of…

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Relief Work Interview with Mayor Position Explained

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

THE Mayor, Ald. D. Fitch, addressed a gathering of relief workers at the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon, in explanation…

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St Marys Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. L. A. Muscio) presided at the monthly meeting of St. Marys Council on Monday evening. Aldermen L. T. Roberts, J. Irwin, R…

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Council's Debt to Councillors

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

Talbragar Shire (Dubbo) owes about £5000 to the councillors who administer it. None has received his travelling allowance since 1929, and large amounts…

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Council Payments to Fire Board

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 8

"With modern buildings, the risk of fire is not as great as in the past, yet the Fire Board had not reduced the amount of council's…

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