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Council & local affairs, 1938

3,978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 199

Safety Net Under Bridge. City Council Inquiry. Question of Liability

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 11

Inquiries into the efficacy and cost of suspending a net beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, in which to catch falling objects and safeguard the public, were yesterday…

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Cable to Attlee Protest Chamberlain Policy Labor Council Challenges Lyons

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY , Mar 4 New South Wales Labor council last night decided to send a cable to the leader of the British Labor Party (Major Attlee) pledging support in the protest against the policy of the Chamberlain government…

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Peace of the World. International Council. Conference in July. London, February 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

Just released—the first news about the jubilee conference which the International Council of Women will hold in Edinburgh from July 11 to July 22,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 16

The Lord Mayor's Relief Fund for sufferers from the recent Bondi and Rodney disasters has now reached a total of £3.127. New subscriptions include £36 from the Coogee…

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Newcastle Poll Count Complete. Three Labour Aldermen. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 23

The preference count in the Greater Newcastle elections was completed late this afternoon. The aldermen elected to the four seats…

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Newcastle's New Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The remaining four, places in the Greater Newcastle Council were filled today. Those elected were:--Aldermen…

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Paying Out £2900 to Ease Distress Lord Mayor's Fund Helps

The Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 3

The executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of distress arising from the Bondi surf and Rodney launch disasters decided to- day to distribute £2975 3s 4d from the fund to those who were bereaved…

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Council Receives Ultimatum. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 15

Dubbo Council after receiving an ultimatum from the Minister for Works, Mr. Spooner. decided to accept his offer to write-off £35,000 of the councils capital indebtedness on water…

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Golf Clubs. No Limitation. Council's Decree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 21

The New South Wales Golf Council does not consider it necessary to limit the number of clubs a player should carry. The Victorian Golf Union is of the opinion…

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Newcastle County Council. Small Election Poll Recorded

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 20

VOTING for the Newcastle County Council elections took place last Saturday. The results were disappointing. Out of 70,173 voters on the…

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Illuminated Sign on Hotel Council Prosecution Fails

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 6

An illuminated sign on the premises of the old Green Gate Inn, Pacific Highway, Killara, was the subject of an unsuccessful prosecution of the licensee, Jessie Mackintosh, under the Local…

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County Council Manager Leaves for England To-day

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

The possibility of the general manager of the Sydney County Council, Mr. Forbes Mackay acting in an advisory capacity after his…

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3 Firms Share Identical Tenders For Lamp Contract Heated Debate by County Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 8

AFTER heated exchanges between councillors, the County Council yesterday awarded a £17,000 contract to…

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11 Firms Tendered One Price For Supply Of Street Lamps To County Council Big Contract

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 7

BECAUSE of "reasons advanced by one of the officers," but not disclosed, Sydney County Council yesterday arbitrarily divided a contract…

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Municipal Employees' Holiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 12

The Town Hallvand municipal offices will be closed to-morrow, on the occasion of the annual picnic of the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union. The Town…

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Municipal Appointment. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 15

Mr. T. Green has been appointed electrical engineer to the Cowra Municipal Council. He is a returned soldier, and at present is in the Public Works Department at Port Kembla…

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Municipal Employees Annual Picnic

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 6

The Municipal and Shire Council Employees Union will hold its annual picnic at Clifton Gardens tomorrow. Ferries will leave Fort…

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Labor Council of N.S.W. Authorised Report. a Labor View of Chamberlain's Policy. Request for Action by A.C.T.U.

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 14

DISCUSSION on the British Cabinet crisis was brought before Council by correspondence from the Wool and Basil Workers' Union, the Secretary of…

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Shire Council Progress Council

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Memorial School of Arts, Sutherland, on Thursday last, Councillor R. Bingham…

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Shire Council Jottings. Theft of Explosives

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 4

The Police Department informed the Shire Council that inquiries have failed to trace the offenders in connection with the theft of explosives from…

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