Labor Council Debates Referendum
SYDNEY.— R. King and J. S. Garden, Sydney Labor Council’s delegates to the recent A.C.T.U. Executive meeting, reported to…
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Council & local affairs, 1937
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Labor Council Sympathy to Wonthaggi
SYDNEY, Feb. 19.—Listening to a fine exposition of the dangers and hand ships of a miner’s life by the miners’ delegate (E. Ross) and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MACQUARIE-STREET Lord Mayor's Plan For City Square. Martin-place Extension
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Howie) yesterday described to members of the Arts Club how he would like to see Martin-place and Macquarie-street beautified and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Money for Works Loan Council's Dilemma
THE failure of the Loan Council to secure the aid of the Commonwealth Bank in raising the required…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Council Takes Action. Noise on Water Board Works
Rockdale Council at its last meeting decided to inform the Water Board that it must terminate its operations on the new North George's River sub-main sewer not later…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →County Council Aid Sought Trading Restrictions On Public Bodies
The Employers' Federation has asked Sydney County Council to cooperate in asking the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flying Boat Base. Rose Bay Proposal Opposed Woollahra Council Discussion
Any steos to establish a flying boat base at Rose Buy are likely to be strongly resisted. The proposal was discussed last night by the Woollahra Council, when it was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pavement Lights. Approval by Council Committee. Effect on Future Policy
The works committee of the City Council yesterday approved an application on behalf of David Jones, Ltd., for permission to instal pavement lights for the frontages of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bank Board. Reply to Loan Council. "Apply Later" for Underwriting Loan. Melbourne
The Commonwealth Bank, in reply to the request by the Loan Council that it should underwrite an internal loan of about £7,500,000 to be raised…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gipsies Are to Be Moved on Council To Act In Matter No Wedding Liverpool
THE bands of gipsies who are encamped on private property near Lansdowne Bridge and who for the past few weeks have been stopping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →County Council Work for Males First Objection to Wives in Billets Girls Must Resign When They Are Married Rights of Unemployed
MALE labor, wherever possible, will be employed by Sydney County Council. This decision to-day followed discussion arising out of Cr. Cramer's declaration that hundreds of wives…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Alderman's Resignation. Council Will Not Express Regret
A letter under the seal of the Auburn Municipal Council, expressing regret at hise resignation and apprecation of his services to the municipality, will be forwarded to only…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alderman Drops Dead. Newcastle
Alderman Robert Read, of the Morpeth Munictual Council, stopped to watch some of the council's employees at work at Morpeth to-day, and dropped dead shortly afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →City's Powers Curtailed Less Than Suburbs, Says Alderman
RESTRICTIVE Government Acts had given the City of Sydney not as much power as some suburban councils, said Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →County Council. Sale of Electrical Goods
On the recommendation of the General Manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay), the Sydney County Council decided yesterday that it could not support the Employers' Federation of New…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Council on Legal Costs Liverpool
At a meeting of the Bankstown Council to-night, Alderman Amour moved that the Local Government Association and the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Judgment for £1663 Verdict Against City Council
Judgment for £1663 6s 6d, in favor of the executors of the estate of the late Mr. T. W. K Waldron, former city solicitor, was entered against…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Council Staff Aflutter Finding The Married Women
Are you married? That is the question which bandied playfully to-day among the 100 female employees of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Privy Council Attacked Speech by Thorby for "Yes" Temora
AN attack on the Privy council was used by the Assistant-Minister for Commerce, Mr. Thorby, in a speech here to-night in an attempt to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Married Women on Staff. County Council Practice Criticised. Action May be Taken
The County Council, at its next meeting, will discuss a motion that all women employees should resign within three months of marriage…
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