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Council & local affairs, 1936

5,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Loan Council Meeting. Works Programme

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 18

The Loan Council, which met at Canberra on Monday and yesterday, discussed, the financing of the balance of the 1934-35 loan programme of £30,350,000…

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Greater North Coast Council. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 16

The Orara Shire Council has decided to support the proposals of the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) for a greater county council for the North Coast, absorbing…

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Sydney Labor Council. Election of Officers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

The election of officers of the Sydney Labor Council for the current year resulted as follows: President, J. E. Pullen; Vice-Presidents,…

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Sunday Observance. Action by Council of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 8

The Council of Churches decided yesterday to ask the Premier to receive a deputation regarding Sunday observance. At the meeting a letter from the…

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Enclosure At South Steyne Special Council Meeting Called

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

A special meeting of manly Council will be held on Friday to discuss the question of the proposed safety enclosure at South Steyne, it was…

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Relief Workers Incensed Say Speeding Up Is Edict Of Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 6

CONSIDERABLE confusion and resentment have arisen among the relief workers on the Morrison Bay Relief Works, where about 40 men are…

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Loan Council Meeting £100,000 a Year for Local Authorities

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 6

Among the important decisions made by the Loan Council at its meeting last Monday was the agreement to hold the next meeting of the Council in May to formulate the loan programme for…

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More Trees Desired in City Council Asked to Prepare for Sesqui-centenary

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 16

Members of the Tree Planting section of the Citizens of Sydney Organising Committee, which yesterday interviewed the Lord Mayor,…

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Loan Council. Money for N.S.W. £500,000 For Water Board. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 15

The Loan Council, which concluded its meeting in Canberra to-day, approved of the raising by the New South Wales Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board of a loan of…

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Spooner Amazes With His Mere Million Storm in Loan Council Water Board Gets Half It Asked

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 9

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- The remnants of the Loan Council were staggered to-day when the…

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Municipal Merger Opposed. Raymond Terrace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 16

At a meeting of the Raymond Terrace Council last night a letter was read from the Department of Local Government, stating that the finding of the commissioner, sent to…

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Municipal Employees' Union Picnic

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 6

A request from the Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union asking that as many employees as possible be allowed off duty on March…

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Western News Twins! Mayor Congratulates Wentworthville Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 5

Congratulations were extended by the Mayor (Alderman Maunder) at Holroyd Council on Tuesday to Alderman Jack Thorburn, who has just become the…

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Alderman. Adams' Reason

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 4

When you have read this you will probably correctly guess the nationality of Alderman "Mick" Adams, of Granville. The council on Tuesday evening…

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Alderman Mutch. City Council Choice for Fire Board Vacancy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 11

The City Council, at a meeting yesterday, decided to support the candidature of Alderman T. D. Mutch, of the Randwick Council, for the position on the Board of Fire…

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O'dea Chairman of Labor Aldermen

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 6

Aid. O'Dea has been elected chairman of the Labor aldermen in the City Council, and Aid. Carroll, secretary. Both elections were…

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Aldermen Come to Blows. Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

The Mayor (Alderman H. Bear) and Alderman A. Harrison, exchanged blows in a heated debate at the municipal council meeting at which it was decided to force the Mayor to…

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Alderman's Wager Expects to Win Hat

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

Alderman W. J. Irvine, of Ryde Council, does not place much importance on proposed boundary alterations of northern shires and municipalities…

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Work of Late Mayor Ohlsen Council's Appreciative References "Sincere to the Fingertips"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

Appreciatory reference to the line service rendered to Parramatta by the late Mayor Ohlsen were made at this week’s council meeting…

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Hornsby Shire Finance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 18

Hornsby Shire Council has decided to wipe off outstanding and uncollectable rates totalling £234/14/-. Of that sum £65 is owing by the War Service Homes…

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