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Council & local affairs, 1936

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Where Beauty Owns The Day. Lord Mayor's Richmond Farm

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 20

Above: A SETTING for calm reflection, inspired by the rippled beauty of…

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On Farm in New Role Lord Mayor Country Host

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10

THOSE who only imagine the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Howie M.L.C.) swathed in the…

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78th BIRTHDAY. Ex-Mayor's Memories. Stage As Stepping-stone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 13

Mr. Allan Fitzgerald Cameron, who was one of the leading townsmen of Mudgee for many years, celebrated his 78th birthday yesterday at the home of his daughter, 18 Rae-street,…

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Sackings in the City Council

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 6

The Municipal and Shire Employees, Union, after a full investigation, has decided to take stops to compel the City Council to adjust the classifications of…

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No Quorum. Leichhardt Council Meeting Lapses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10

The first meeting of the Leichhardt Council called this year, lapsed last night for want of a quorum. Only four members of the council were present, these being the Mayor…

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In Trade Council Scheme Electrical Field Action Deferred

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 9

THE Sydney County Council to-day decided to enter the trading field for electrical appliances, but to defer action…

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Meeting Lapsed Leichhardt Council Did Not Have Quorum

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 9

Leichhardt Council's first meeting this year, called for last night, lapsed for want of a quorum, only four aldermen being present…

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Discounts on Rates Opposed County Council is To Debate Motion Street Lights

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 8

ONE of the most Important motions yet debated by the Sydney County council will come before this morning's meeting when a…

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Parley on Unity Is Postponed W.A. Elections And Loan Council Intervene FEBRUARY 24

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 6

BECAUSE the intervention of the Western Australian. elections on February 15, and of the Loan Council meeting, make, full…

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Startling Rent Increases Council Decides to Act Will Use Own By-Laws Big Derive

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 7

DRAWING attention to the extortionate increases in rents, the Mayor, Ald. Whelan, at Paddington Council last night submitted a…

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Tintenbar Shire Council. Alstonville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 16

The annual report of the Tintenbar [?] Council revealed an overdraft in the general fund of £7103 had been reduced during the year to £6136. Income for the year was…

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Alderman H. Ohlsen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 16

The Mayor of Parramatta (Alderman H. Ohlsen) died in the Parramatta Hospital last night, in his 67th year. Mr. Ohlsen had been Mayor since August,…

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Death of Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

The Mayor of Parramatta, Alderman Henry Ohlsen. died last night after a long illness. Mayor for six consecutive terms, Alderman Ohlsen…

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Stop Press Mayor's Illness

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

The Mayor of Wagga, Ald, E. E. Collins, was in a critical condition early this morning in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is…

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Use of Name Unauthorised Balmain Alderman's Complaint

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 12

Protesting against the unauthorised use of his name, Ald. M. D. Cashman, of Balmain, visited "The Labor Daily" office last night and…

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Positions in County Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 8

DEFERRED from last week so that a unanimous vote might be obtained, the appointment of a chief- engineer at a salary of £1600 a year…

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40-Hour Week Is Big Success Working Without Hitch. Says Mayor

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 9

"Working without a hitch," was how the Mayor, Ald. McCarthy, described at last night's council meeting the operation of the 40-hour…

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Trading. Country Council's Decision. Electrical Apparatus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 15

The Sydney County Council decided at a meeting yesterday to engage in the sale of electrical fittings and appliances, but to defer action until after the conference of electrical…

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Demolition of Amphitheatre Additions Mosman Council’s Action

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 11

The Mosman Council, at its meeting last night approved of the recommendation of its Building Inspector that recent additions to the Amphitheatre at Balmoral be demolished because they contravened…

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Copying Australia Loan Council For Canada OTTAWA

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 16

The Finance Minister, Mr. Dunning, announced to-day that the Dominion provincial committee on financial questions had approved of the…

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