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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

3,978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 199

Retirement of Council Officers Discussed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 5

After discussing in committee the question of retirements, Parramatta Council on Monday decided to retain the services of the town clerk…

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Dangerous Corner Holroyd Council Takes Action

The Broadcaster · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

The overseer reported to Holroyd Council that the Traffic Department had been making an investigation of the accident that happened at the old Port Office…

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Council Doings. Requests for Road Repairs, Etc

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 4

Numerous requests were again received from Associations and ratepayers for repairs to roads, viz., the Boulevarde from Oak Road to the road…

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No Peace Conference Empire Games Council Refuses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 30

THERE will be no conference to settle Empire Games disagreements. This was made clear in a lot…

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Engineers Secede From Labor Council Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 7

The A.E.U., which has a total of 1400 members in the Newcastle district, has decided to s[?]de from the Newcastle Trades Hall Council. A…

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£1000 for Parramatta's Birthday Council Decides 'Pay for Itself'

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 1

On Mayor W.J.Irwin's motion, Parramatta Council decided on monday to make £1000 available for Parramatta's 150th anniversary…

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Seeking Charter for C.U.F. Miners' Council's Appeal Secty.'s Report

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 6

DESPITE the fact that the Communist "United Front" party had set itself up as a new political organisation, the Central Council of…

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National Council of Jewish Women—sydney Section. Fifth Jewish Women's Conference Programme

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 6

Wednesday, March 9.—Registration of delegates. Registering of visitors. Report of credentials committee Rules and procedure. Grand opening of conference…

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Council's Sympathy Letter To Survivors Of Bomb Outrage Field of Inquiry Has Been Narrowed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 5

Lidcombe Council last night decided to send a letter of sympathy to the family of the victims of lost week's bomb outrage in the town…

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Call-up of Workless Positions Vacant. Government Labor Exchanges. Municipalities of Eastwood and Ryde. Laborers and SPAWLERS

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 10

Returned Soldiers and Sailors, as defined in the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act. 1919, at present registered, holding current cards issued by the…

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Kogarah Council

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Several letters were received at Kogarah Council's meeting on Monday night from ratepayers. These included :— From Mr. G. W. Patterson, requesting…

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Kogarah Council Jobs

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Works passed for approval at Monday's meeting of Kogarah Council. and the Monday voted, included:— Lane. Buller's Road to Railway…

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County Council Loan

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Kogarah Council received a letter at Monday's meeting from the St. George Country Council. requesting the council to take steps to delegate to the Country…

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Mayor and Commissioner. "Treated Like Schoolboys. "Mussolini Attitude."

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

"Anything from Kogarah gets scant shift from the Transport Department, and when we go in there we arc sidestepped like a lot of schoolboys,"…

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"Not So Lucky" to Be a Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

People had told him he was very lucky to have been Lord Mayor of London, but he was not so sure of it, Sir George Broadbridge yesterday told Legacy Club…

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Labor Council's "United Front"

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 14

The "united front" inner group ticket last night swept the board in the annual election of officers of the Sydney Labor council. A member of the Communist…

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Nth. Cronulla Surf Club. Sutherland Shire Anniversary Celebrations

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 5

North Cronulla Club has a strenuous programme to complete before the close of the surfing season on 25th April. This week-end will be no exception, as the…

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An Empire Council of Producers

The Land · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 13

THE conference of primary producers from many parts of the Empire, to be held in Sydney next month, may well mark the beginning, of a new era in the relationships existing between the farming…

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Sth. Hurstville Matters. Requests to Council

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

In a letter at Monday's meeting of Kogarah Council, the following matters were referred to by the South Hurstville Improvement League: (1) The rough…

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Ald. Harslett's Son Killed Council Adjourns

The St George Call · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

"This is a tragic death," said the Mayor of Kogarah (Aid. Battle), at Monday's meeting, when referring to the death of Aid. Harslett's son that…

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