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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

4,411 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 221

CP. Council's Annual Meeting Next Week

The Land · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

THE annual conference of the council of [?] Country Party of New South Wales will take place to Sydney next…

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Dirty Rockdale House. Action by Council

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

The Bock dale inspector (Mr. J. V. Tyrrell) reported at the last meeting that from a complaint received from the Child Welfare Department, he had…

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Speed Limit. Outside of Council’s Control

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

Kogarah Council, at last week's meeting, informed the East Oatley Progress Association that the fixing of speed limits is outside the council's control,…

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Surf Club Subsidies. Wanted by Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

Rockdale Council decided Inst meeting to grant co-operation to Randwick Council in urging the Government to grant assistance to councils for…

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Rockdale’s Sanitary Depot Big Council Saving

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

Mr. J. R. Scott, Rockdale town clerk, reported at the last meeting that following council’s instructions he had been in negotiation with the Water…

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Loan Council Deliberations. Allocation of £16,500,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 9

Meetings of the Australian Loan Council held [?] the last twelve months were briefer and more [?]monious than those of the preceding year. Re[?]tatives of the State Governments reached…

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“Council Has a Hide.” Trouble Over Second-band Fence

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

“Hurstville Council had a hide to erect such an eye sore,” Ald. Bell informed Kogarah Council at its last meeting, when supporting a complaint…

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MAYOR, 150 Officers Executed by Rebels Harvest of Death; Malaga Pays Madrid's Fate In Balance GIBRALTAR

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

THE rebel military tribunals are carrying out their grim work in conquered Malaga…

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Protest Against Blasting. Council Again Approached. Petition by 35 RESIDENTS

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

Further protests have been received by Kogarah Council against night-time blasting on the new sewerage works. At the last meeting…

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Position of Radio Speakers Cannot Remain With Clerks' Union Labor Council

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

ALTHOUGH the delegates from the Clerks' Union stressed the fact that under the new rules formulated by the Federal council, radio announcers could no…

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Claims Right to Dress King Earl's Case Before Privy Council LONDON

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 11

The Privy Council to-day rejected the claim of the hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain (the Earl of Ancaster) to erect a box in Westminster…

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Jamboree at Rockdale. Visit by 10,000 SCOUTS. Effort By Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

An effort was made at the last meeting of Rockdale Council for the big 1938 world scout jamboree to be held in the municipality. It…

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Improved Conditions In Main Roads Camps Deputation of Relief Workers and Labor Council to Board

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Feb. 8.—A deputation consisting of representatives of the Trades and Labor Council, the Unemployed and Relief Workers’ Councils (State and Northern), and a representative of the campers interviewed the Industrial Officer of the…

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Carss Park and “Coney Island.” Dissatisfaction Over Refusal Fob Carnival Permission. Kogarah Council and Local P. and C. Association

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Dissatisfaction was expressed by several aldermen of Kogarah Council last week, at the council's ruling that the Blakehurst Parents and Citizens’…

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Paralysis Cases Outbreak Feared By Alderman Doctors Reply

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 3

ALDERMAN R. MILLER, at Manly Council meeting on Tuesday night will draw attention to cases of…

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Lord Mayor Increased Allowance to Be Challenged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 17

Labour aldermen have given notice that, at Monday's meeting of the City Council, they will move that the motion increasing the Lord Mayor's allowance from £1500 to £2250…

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Lord Mayor Backs Down to Lift Press Ban on Monday Asks For Re-admission Of Reporters Minute to Council

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 4

THE Lord Mayor, Ald. Howie, will submit a minute to Monday's meeting of the City Council, asking council to revoke the decision it arrived at at his behest by which representatives of the Press were restrained from attending council committee…

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Manly To Have New Council Chambers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 5

An historic Manly building, the Council Chambers, is to be demolished. On its site one of the most modern…

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The Council of Churches Thanksgiving for Rain

The Methodist · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 12

On a former occasion when certain parts of the country were suffering severely from the ravages of drought, we suggested united intercession that God would mercifully relieve our distress. Our…

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Three-days' Disease. Research Council's Help. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 22

Arrangements have been made for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to co-operate with the Governments of Queensland and New South Wales in an attack upon…

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