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Council & local affairs, 1937

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Municipality of Bexley. Mayor’s Minute of Council’s Operations in 1935 and 1936. Financial

The St George Call · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Overdraft : The overdraft as at 1/1/35 was £13,423/11/-, the limit being £16.=,259/19/4; at 1/1/36 the overdraft has been reduced to £11,618/1/5…

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Erina Shire Election. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Erina Shire electors will elect councillors for the six ridings on January 23. on which date Mr. B. C. Hughes administrator. will cease to act as controller. The former…

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Jerilderie Shire President. Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Councillor M. D. Horgan has been re-elected president of the Jerilderie Shire Council fot the nineteenth year in succession He has been president of the council since its formation,…

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"Outrage," Says Mayor Politician As N.T. Chief Darwin

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

THE Mayor (Alderman J. Brogan) said today that it would be "an outrage if the Government made a political…

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The City Council. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Sir,—No doubt other and abler pens than mine will call attention to your report in yesterday's "Herald," in which the Civic Reform (1) aldermen increased the Lord Mayor's…

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County Council. Estimates Reduced. Protest Against Methods of Administration. Mr. Forbes Mackay's Defence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 8

Estimates for 1937 submitted to the adjourned budget meeting of the County Council yesterday by the general manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay)…

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Marketing Facilities. Municipal Arrangements. Producer Co-ordination

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

"The acceptance by the City Council of a tender for the erection of a new vegetable market is a significant and especially welcome development of thed…

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No Phone Tapping by Council Now New Line Guarantees Secrecy in Conversations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

OVER a direct line installed for their special benefit a few days ago the telephonic conversations of County councillors are now guaranteed absolute privacy. At a recent meeting of the…

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Diviner Finds Water for Council

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 8

Mascot Council may have its own water supply shortly if a water-diviner's forecast is correct…

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He Knew Them All the Time Lord Mayor And Old Civic Custom

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Howie) to-day wns formally introduced to departmental officers he has known for years…

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Greyhound Control Council To Run Classics, Too

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 13

CLASSIC greyhound races will be conducted by the Greyhound Racing Control Council this year, one each at Gosford, Wollongong, and Newcastle, according to the chairman (Mr. J. Collier)…

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Meeting Taxi Shortage Owners' Council To Discuss Problem

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 8

Possibilities of providing adequate taxi services during peak periods in Sydney will be discussed on Thursday by the newly-formed Notional Taxi…

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Erina Shire Elections. Wyong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 9

Little interest is being shown in the forthcoming Erina Shire elections. For A riding no opposition is likely to be offered to Mr. W. A. Chapman, who was its representative…

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Labor Women's Council Meeting Called

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 10

The next meeting of the Labor Women's Council of the A.L.P. in New South Wales will be held at the Trades Hall on Thursday next at 9 p.m., when a constitution…

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Council Declares War On Mosquitoes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 7

Marrickville Council will treat all waterholes in the municipality with kerosene to combat the mosquito menace during the summer…

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33 Clubs With Greyhound Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 15

Mr. J. Galbraith, secretary of the National Coursing Association, said yesterday that 31 clubs had affiliated with the Greyhound Control Council. The…

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Greyhound Clubs. Majority with Control Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 15

Mr. J. P. Galbraith, secretary pro. tem. of the Greyhound Racing Control Council, stated yesterday that 31 country clubs had affiliated with the council. Two bodies not at present…

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How to Abolish Malnutrition Suggestions for Council

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Jan. 3.—Professor D. H. K. Lee and Sir Raphael Cilento, Director General of Health Services in Queensland, will take part In a…

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County Council Men Hold Meeting For Better Conditions

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The conditions under which some of the electrical workers employed by the County Council work are very bad. This…

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Will Be Shown Melbourne Evades “Till the Day I Die” Ban Local Council Approves

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—After seeing a rehearsal of “Till the Day I Die,” Brunswick Council has decided to permit this banned anti-Nazi play…

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