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Council & local affairs, 1938

3,978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 199

Council's Tribute

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 1

Standing in silence the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City Council to-day placed on record their deep sympathy with the…

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Council Photo

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 4

Fairfield Council last week instructed the town clerk (Mr. G. Davis) to make arrangements for a composite group photograph of the Mayor, adlermen, and…

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Request to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 4

The Springfield Pragress Association brought to the notice of Fairfield Council last week the [?]tion of the culcerts in Orchardleigh street, the…

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"Tender Mercies" of Shire Amalgamation Opposed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 1

Writing to Dundas Council last week on the subject of the proposed amalgamation and alteration of boundaries between Dundas and Baulkham Hills…

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Severn Shire Bridges. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 9

The Severn Shire Council has adopted a recommendation of its engineer that where [?] bridges are [?]equired on minor district loads settlers in the locality should be asked…

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Suva Legislative Council. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 10

Following the resignation of Sir Maynard Hedstrom from the Legislative Council of Fiji, the Governor has appointed Mr. John Trotter as a nominated member. Mr. Trotter was…

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Rats and Chickens Complaint to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 2

The invasion of her backyard by rats was the subject of a complaint by Mrs. B. A. Hampson, of Kent-street, Epping, to Dundas Council last week…

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Privy Council Appeal. Canadian Move for Abolition. OTTAWA, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 8

Mr. C. H. Cahan (Conservative) moved in the House of Commons a resolution for the abolition of the appeal to the Privy Council He said that the Statute of Westminster…

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City Council Doctor. Alderman's Allegations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 12

At the meeting of the City Council yesterday. Alderman Deane asked the Lord Mayor, Alderman Nock, if he would have an inquiry made into the health department of the City…

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Country News. Hume Shire Council. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 9

Cr. J. P. Smith has been re-elected president of the Hume Shire Council. The Hume Shire Council has decided to place before the Albury Municipal Council a…

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Lord Mayor's Expenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 8

The City Council yesterday voted four amounts, additional to the Lord Mayor's allowance, for Anniversary occasions. They were £100 for a ferry boat for the night carnival,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Launched

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 1

"The Lord Mayor's Bondi and Rodney Disaster Relief Fund" was launched to-day at, a public meeting convened…

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Council's Sympathy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

A resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the victims of the Bondi surf tragedy and Sunday's harbor disaster was carried last night by Woollahra Council…

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City Council's Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 11

When the City Council met yesterday afternoon the Lord Mayor, Alderman Nock, said that since the council had last met there had been two tragic happenings—at Bondi…

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Printers' Union and Labor Council

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

The Printing Industry Employees' Union, at its half-yearly meeting last night, decided to take a ballot on the question of affiliation with…

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Council to Sell Fishmarkets Unemployed Shelter

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 7

The Civic Reform Party's majority vote was used in the City Council yesterday to carry a resolution that the old Redfern fishmarkets. which…

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Molotov Named Commissars Endorsed By Supreme Council

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

MOSCOW.—The meeting of the Supreme Soviet elected the following as the people’s Commissars: Chairman of the Council of the…

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Photographers in Street. Council's Ban. Labour Urges Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 12

The City Council took no action yesterday on suggestions by Labour alderman that licences should be issued to enable street photographers to operate in the city…

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Portable Hospital For China Vehicle Ordered Labor Council Organising Appeal

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Feb. 11.—Considerable progress in the campaign of the New South Wales Labor Council’s “Hands Off China” Committee to send an ambulance to China was reported to last night’s meeting of the council…

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Lord Mayor to Open Fund Aid For Families Bereaved By Launch Disaster Ald. Nock, Eye-witness, Deeply Affected

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

A LORD MAYOR'S fund is to be opened for the distressed families in the Rodney disaster. The Lord Mayor (Ald. Nock), who was an eye-witness of the tragedy, will call a meeting of citizens for 12.30…

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