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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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More Youths County Council Staff. Replacing Women

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 16

The County Council yesterday, at, the request of Councillor Cramer, directed the general manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay) to report on the best…

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County Council Finances. Statement of Position. Councillor's Doubts

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

Councillor Gardiner, at a meeting of the County Council yesterday, said it seemed to him that in council accounts, like Government accounts, It was possible to make a…

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Opposed To Study Of Shorthand Opinions of Official of Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 4

A MAJORITY of members of the County Council yesterday A expressed themselves in favor of having female workers in the organisation replaced by male labor wherever advisable. Cr Cramer said youths should be…

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Resignations. From Labour Party. Municipal Election Disagreement. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 16

Three more Labour aldermen of the Brisbane City Council have resigned from the Labour party. At to-day's meeting of the City Council, Aldermen Austin (Nundah)…

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Beauty And The Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

AN alderman of the County Council objects to having, "personality girls" on the staff because they are beautiful, and…

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Didn't Turn Up Aldermen Criticised

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 4

Parramatta aldermen were under fire again at Parramatta Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, following an attempt to hold a conference to…

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No Quarter for Vandals Leichhardt Aldermen Will Prosecute

The Sun · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 2

Parents had not co-operated fully with Leichhardt Council in stamping out vandalism, the town clerk (Mr. Reeves) said to-day…

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Erina Shire. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

Mr. B. C. Hughes, administrator of the Erina shire, will conduct a public inquiry into a proposal to alter the boundaries of the ridings of Erina shire. Mr. Hughes will open…

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Electricity in the Shire

The Propeller · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

The Sutherland Shire Chief Electrical Engineer (Mr. H.K. Marsh) reported at the last council meeting that during recent storms there…

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National Council of Jewish Women. Council Sabbath

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

Council Sabbath will be celebrated at the Eastern Suburbs Central Synagogue, on Saturday, February 20, at 10 a.m. A special sermon on Jewish Women's…

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County Council Sales

The Propeller · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

In his annual report at the last meeting of the St. George County Council the sales manager, Mr. W.J. Pearce, said total sales for last year…

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County Council's Trucks

The Propeller · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 3

The St. George County Council decided at its last meeting to purchase a one ton and a twelve -hundredweight truck, both British Bedfords,…

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Ermington-Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 16

The Mayor (Alderman Bartlett) presided at the fortnightly meeting of Ermington-Rydalemere Council on Monday Also present were Aldermen…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

The president (Cr. A. Whitling) occupied the chair at Tuesday's meeting of Baulklham Hills Council. Others present wore Councillors R. S. Crawford,…

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Buildings at St. Marys Mayor Aims at Improvement

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

Motions submitted by the Mayor of St. Marys (Ald. L. A. Muscio) to his Council on Monday aiming at a better standard of building in the issuing of…

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Lithgow Council. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

The Lithgow Municipal Council has reversed its previous decision not to allow free use of the Town Hall by the Spanish Relief Committee, a Sydney organisation, for a…

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County Council Staff Picnic

The Propeller · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 8

Objections to the use of the St. George County Council's lorries by the staff for the annual picnic at Hollywood were made at the last…

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A.r.u. Council Meeting

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

The question of the establishment of a mortality fund similar to that successfully inaugurated by the Loco. Enginemen, will be discussed to-day at the [?]…

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Telephone Charges. Council Wants Reduction

The Propeller · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 4

A reply was received by Kogarah Council from the Postmaster- General's Department at this week's meeting of Kogarah Council to the latter's…

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Sanderson House. County Council Proposal

The Propeller · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 8

The Chairman of the St. George County Council (Alderman Mainerd) stated at the last meeting that plans would be ready early this year…

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