40-Hour Week "Proved Too Costly." Botany Council Reverts to 44 HOURS
The Botany Council, which was the first municipal body to adopt the 40-hour week, has decided to revert to the 44-hour week for its 30 employees…
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Council & local affairs, 1937
4,411 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 221
Referendum Arguments Yes No Privy Council's Invitation Hint To People In Judgment
It cannot be too strongly emphasised that a "Yes" vote for the Referendum will preserve things just as they are, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Mick Ryan For Lord Mayor
BRISBANE.— M. P. Ryan has been unanimously endorsed by the Party membership in the Greater Brisbane area as Communist…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aldermen Attract Attention. "Becoming Too Much of Publicity Stunt."
As Kogarah Council has decided that local aldermen are being too much involved in "public advertising stunts" it has refused an invitation to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damaged Council's Property. Youth Fined. Residents' Assistance Praised By Council
Although a defendant at the local police court last week was fined £1, with £1/4/6 coats. for deliberately damaging one of Kogarah Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunger March Unemployed State Council to Meet
SYDNEY.—A special meeting of the State Council of the Unemployed and Relief Workers to which all local camps are invited to send delegates, will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →County Council Wants To Sack Married Women
Intense Indignation at this decision of the Sydney County Council, arising from a discussion about married women…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From Day to Day in Sydney. National Council
MISS I. FIDLER was appointed to represent the National Council of Women at the New Education Fellowship Conference in August at the executive meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public Scandal Counsel Said Criticism Of City Council
"A public scandal," said Mr. N. McWilliam, blind barrister, today, in referring before the Deputy-Prothonotary (Mr. C. K…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Enthusiasm For Hunger March Wailsend-Cardiff District Council
CARDIFF, N.S.W., March 1. — Delegates from the unemployed and relief workers' organisations in the Wallsend-Morisset region…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Dispute with Spooner Special Conditions Not Wanted
"All Botany Council asks at present is for the 10 per cent. bonus to be paid, until it has investigated the Spooner relief work scheme and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Menace of Paspalum Grass. Disease and Excessive Growth Cause Alarm. Discussion of £6,000 Cost to Council
"Paspalum grass, recognised everywhere as a major [?]nace, is causing the council thousands of pounds damage yearly," Aid. Moore told Kogarah…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hurstville Municipal Jubilee. Old Residents' Reunion
Those residents who have received advice as to the above function to be held in Woolwortli 'e Social Hall, Hurstville (by courtesy of the company),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rockdale Municipal Baths. Phantom Profits. To the Editor
Sir,—Our respected and high esteemed Mayor has circulated a report that the Municipal Baths at Brightonle-Sands are paying their way, whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mayor Replies to Spooner New Works Scheme
Criticisng the so-called "full-time at award" rates scheme of the Minister for Works and Local Government. Mr. Spooner. the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nazi Press Storms At N. Y. Mayor BERLIN
THE Nazi Press is fuming with rage at the Mayor of New York (Mr. La Guardia). He suggested that New York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hitler for "Chamber of Horrors." Mayor's Suggestion. German Embassy Protests. WASHINGTON, March 4
The Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) has informally expressed regret, following a formal protest by the Germany Embassy against a speech made last night by the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →£100 Challenge—sequel to Lord Mayor's Speech Trotting Men Resent Remarks About Their Horses
"I'LL give £100 to any hospital the N.S.W. Trotting Club likes to name that my son, Percy, has two square trotters who will plough as…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Labor Majority Increased London County Council LONDON
The Labor Party will not only control the London County Council in Coronation year, but comes back with an increased majority…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day's Controversy Can We Hope for Results On This Housing Question? A Limelighting Mayor
Sir. -- The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald, Howie apparently to justify his appointment as Chairman of the Housing Board, wrote large in the…
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