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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

4,411 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 221

Former Secretary to Lord Mayor Dead London

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 5

THE death is announced of Sir William Soulsby at the age of 85 years. Sir William Soulsby was Private Secretary to the Lord Mayors…

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Rates of City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 4

THE general rate for 1937 was fixed by the City Council yesterday at 4½d in the £--the same as last year…

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Berry Council. Berry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 8

As a result of a decision by the Berry Municipal Council, aldermen of the Broughton Vale Council have been forced to seek new premises…

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Government Stops Council Giving Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 2

INVERELL, Monday.--It was flagrantly dishonest of the Government to force councils to borrow money for relief work, and then prevent them…

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Interest Reduction. Council's Powers in Doubt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 12

The Local Government Department has Informed the St. George County Council that the Govemment has no power to authorise the council to reduce the interest on money…

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Balanced Budget. City Council's Hopes. Government Aid Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 11

If the City Council can obtain a grant from the State Government as compensation for rate exemptions it may be able to balance its budget this year…

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Year's Profit Is £12,220 County Council's Operations

The Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 6

Sydney County Council accounts for 1936 show a surplus Of £12,220 13s 9d. In reporting this surplus at…

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Building and Construction Manly Council New Offices. Modern Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 5

A new administrative building is to be erected for the Manly Council on the site of the present Council Chambers opposite the Manly wharf at an…

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Endorse Hunger March Newcastle Trades Hall Council Address by Peace Delegate

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 4

NEWCASTLE. - By endorsing the “Hunger March” on Sydney. proposed by the N.S.W. Council of Unemployed and Relief Workers,…

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No Extra Grant for Work Less During Coronation Festivities In The City Council Fiat

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 7

LABOR aldermen were unsuccessful in the City Council yesterday in having provision made for a grant of £2000 for work to relieve…

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Aldermen Leave Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 17

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Three more aldermen of the City Council--Aldermen Austin, Edmonds, and O'Brien-- have announced their resignations…

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Report on Infantile Paralysis Heated Debate By Aldermen at Manly

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 7

AMID heated exchanges between two aldermen, the possibility of an outbreak of infantile paralysis at Manly through the concentration…

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Work on Outfall Too Slow Alderman's Complaint At Water Board

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 14

Work upon the treatment plant for Bondi outfall was progressing far too slowly, said Alderman Moverly at the Water Board to-day…

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City Council Problems

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 14

The decision, reported yesterday, of the City Council to reverse its previous attitude and to admit the Press once again to the meetings of its committees…

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Coronation Year. Labour Control of London County, Council. Municipal Election Issue. London, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 15

Whether Labour control of the London County Council would be derogatory in coronation year is a question raised by the County Council elections, in which Labour…

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County Council Made a Profit

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 7

In a report to yesterday's meeting of the Sydney County Council, the general manager, Mr. Forbes Mackay said that a tentative revenue…

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Our Candid Communications To Ald. J. L. Kelly, Mayor of Ingham, Queensland

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

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Ald. J. L. Kelly, Mayor of Ingham, Denies Existence of Italian "Black Hand"

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

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County Council Has Surplus Of £12,220

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 18

Net revenue of the Sydney County Council showed a surplus for the year 1936 of £12,220. The general manager (Mr. Forbes…

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Real Estate Rate Exemptions. City Council's Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 10

Rating exemptions enjoyed by New South Wales Government and semi-government organisations deprive the City Council of about £103,000 a year, and constitute one of the…

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