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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

4,411 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 221

County Council Manager Will Decide Married Women's Fate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 7

THE general manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay) will decide whether married women will be employed by the County Council. This was decided at yesterday's…

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County Council Street Lighting Charges. Balmain Company's Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 12

It was stated at a meeline, of the County Council yeslnday that the counril's street lighting; charges were considerably higher than those of the…

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Loan Council and Bank Board. Tasmanian Labor Premier's Attack

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 6

IN a statement issued at Hobart last Sunday night, the Tasmanian Labor Premier (Mr. Ogilvie) made a bitter attack on the Loan Council and the…

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Nazi System. Protest Meeting in New York. Mayor's Advice. "Hitler Can't Take It." New York, March 16

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

The Mayor of New York (Mr. La Guardia), who was the subject of vituperation in the German Press after he had declared that a figure of Herr…

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Allowance for Girls Leaving to Wed Solution to Problem Plans of County Council

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 18

TO deal with the "married women" question, Sydney County Council is likely to introduce a regulation similar to that…

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Equal Pay for Women. County Council Proposal. Marriage Question. No Power to Dismiss

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

The County Council agreed yesterday to request the deputy-general manager (Mr. Vine Hall) to prepare a report on the steps that would be necessary to…

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Equal Rates for Each Sex County Council Rejects Restrictions On Married Women Idle Youth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 7

AN amendment moved by Cr. O'Dea (Labor) at yesterday's meeting of the Sydney County Council that an immediate application…

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Proposed New Municipality. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 13

Discussion took place at the meeting of the Central Illawarra Shire last night in regard to forming Port Kembla into a municipalltys. It was decided to ask Port Kembla…

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Real Estate Manly Property Owners. Live Organisation. Influence in Municipal Affairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 9

The Manly Property Owners' and Ratepayers' Association, which now has more than 300 members, is probably the only organisation of its kind in the…

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Municipal Nursery

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 24

A suggestion by Alderman Wilson that land be acquired for a municipal nursery was referred to the parks committee by Randwick…

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Port Kembla Move For Municipality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--Central Illawarra councillors last night again criticised a colleague for the part he had taken in supporting a move at…

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Jubilee Aldermen

The Propeller · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 11

Hurstville Council for the Jubilee year is comprised of Aldermen P. A. Y. Low, E. A. Field, W. E. Smith (Woodville Ward); S. H. Binder, A…

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Initiating an Alderman

The Propeller · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 16

The ways of aldermen were learned by Mr. C. Ross when he was elected to Hurstville Council in 1925. He asked the Mayor to send the…

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"Not the Council" Musto Tells the Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 9

A motion by the Mayor (Ald. G. Prudames) asking for authority to engage temporary assistance for the head gardener (Mr. Bird), "as…

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Mr. J. F. Vignes Ex-alderman's Death

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 2

After a comparatively short illness, Mr. John Francis Vignes, aged 67, an ex-alderman of Ermington-Rydalmeres died yesterday morning at his residence, Park…

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That Sign "Good Thing," Says Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 5

"There are worse things than these signs going up around the district to-day's," said the Mayor (Alderman Jones), when Holroyd Council on Tuesday…

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Council's Sympathy

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

Parramatta Council decided on Monday to send a letter of sympathy to Councillor A. Whitling, President of the Baulkham Hills Shire, in the loss of his wife…

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Auburn-lidcombe News Aldermen Visit A.g.e.i. Works

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

There are more than 500 employees in the factory of the Australian General Electric Industries, Limited, at Lidcombe, and the company pays more…

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Council Dispute. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 8

Stating thal in his 27 years of municipal council experience hr had nevcr heard of instructions being issued by the vice-chairman of a committee Alderman A.M. Rabbets…

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Alderman Tries to Telephone. Told to "Keep on Trying." Congestion on "M" Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 8

Aldeinian Moverly, M.L.A.. complained, at a meeting of the Water Board yesterday, that, after he had been trying for almost an hour to obtain a number on the "M" telephone…

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