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Council & local affairs, 1936

5,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

The Council of Churches' Broadcasting Station, 2CH

The Methodist · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 1

THE fourth anniversary of the Council of Churches' Broadcasting Station (2CH), was celebrated by a special service held in the…

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St. Marys Council the Loan Rate Area

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 7

The Mayor (Ald. L. A. Muscio) presided at the meeting of St Marys Council on Monday evening. Aldermen H. P. Christie, W. C. Gibson, J. Irwin,…

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Labor Council Election; Inside Fight Ticket Check on Militants

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 5

AN internal fight is on in the Trades Union movement over election of delegates to the Labor Council…

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Girls Eager to Get Husbands Many Apply to Mayor of Dunedin Dunedin

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1936 · page 10

The wide publicity given to the request of a London girl to the Mayor of Dunedin to find her a husband, and the quick response of many New…

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Air Survey of Sydney City Council Has Let Contract

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1936 · page 10

Sydney is to have its photo, taken. All the city area will be shown in one built-up picture, made by aerial cameras, which will bring the…

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Metropoliian Aldermen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 15

The relay swimming race for teams of metropolitan aldermen, which was initiated about two years ago, will take place this year on March 11, at the Enfield Olympic pool, when the annual…

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Ryde Council Alderman Criticises Government Plight of the Unemployed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 5

Alderman Cheetham at Ryde Council meeting on Wednesday night suggested that it letter from the Minister for Local Government and Works (Mr. Spooner)…

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Dundas Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday, 12th instant, the Mayor (Alderman E. A. Mobbs) presiding…

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Shire's Overdue Rates. Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 10

The shire clerk informed the Jerilderie Shire Council at its last meeting that the amount outstanding in rates on December 31 last was £3517. It was decided that the names of all…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 2

The president (Councillor A. Whitling) presided over a full meeting of Baulkham Hills Council on Tuesday last The meeting followed a tour of the…

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Ermington-Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Monday, 17th instant the Mayor (Alderman J. C. Dorothy) occupying the chair…

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That Sign Deputation to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 2

For some time the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce has been urging the erection of a sign at the corner of Church-street and Western-road—a sign…

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Star Chamber Methods in City Council Hush-hush Policy Proposal Press to Be Kept Outside Secrecy In Committee Meetings RATEPAYERS

The Labor Daily · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 5

PROMPTED, it is believed, by the representations of Civic Reform aldermen, the Lord Mayor, Ald. Howie, at to-day's…

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Electricity Supply Undertaking Dundas Municipality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 6

At the last meeting of Dundas Council, Mr. A. T. Kay, town clerk, submitted statements of the income and expenditure of the electricity trading…

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The Municipal Library. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 6

Sir,—I am glad attention has been drawn to the proposed removal of the Municipal Library to a building at the rear of the Town Hall. Certainly a new building is urgently…

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New Aldermen. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 12

At the election to fill the vacancy on the Glen Innes Municipal Council caused by their resignation of Alderman James Plante, Mr. R. H. McGee was elected…

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Tyranny on Civic Reformers Outside Body That Hounds Aldermen

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

MENTION of a "new tyranny." which hounded Civic Reform aldermen into submitting to decisions of caucus meetings, was made at the…

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Wanted To Give The Duke Fish Unconscious Humor of Aldermen

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 4

IT'S an honorary job, but an onerous one. The civic fathers of our suburbs take themselves seriously, but, for all that, the realm of Local Government has its strange and amusing interludes. FOR instance, the visit of the…

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A.r.u. Council

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

The State Council of the A.R.U. has reappointed Messrs. S. Wyatt and J. Ferguson as temporary organisers for a further three months…

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Council Employee Wins £5000

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

RESIDENTS of Neutral Bay, North Sydney, and Wollstenecraft, probably did not realise yesterday that their garbage was being removed…

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