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Council & local affairs, 1938

3,978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 199

"Dirty, Draughty, Damp" "Worst Council Chamber In The State"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 1

"It's absolutely the worst council chamber in the State, bar none. The walls are damp, the whole thing is dirty, and no matter where you…

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When Does an Amateur Lose Status? N.S.W. Golf Council Inquiring

Referee · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 19

GOLF authorities are still being tied in knots over the amateur status question, and the tangle seems to be no nearer unravelment than at any stage of the game. AT the moment, Messrs. F. H…

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Sharks Can Get Into Domain Baths Surprise in City Council £1200 Wanted To Effect Repairs Diver Tells

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 7

CITY COUNCIL aldermen were stunned at the meeting of the finance committee yesterday when the Town Clerk, Mr. Roy Hendy…

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National Council of Jewish Women—sydney Section. General Meeting. Address to be Given by Bishop Pilcher, of Toronto

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

A general meeting of members of the Council of Jewish Women, will the held on 'Monday, April 4, at 8 p.m. Bishop Pilcher of Toronto, Canada, who is a…

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Hands Off! Municipal Boundaries Harrison's View

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 16

"'I am definitely against, the alteration of the municipal boundaries affecting Ermington and Dundas," said Ald. W. Harrison, lndependent candidate for the…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

Permission has been given by Rockdale Council to the newly-formed St. George .Model Yacht Club to conduct model yacht races in the Scarborough…

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Greater Newcastle's Deputy-Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Alderman E. Dunkley was elected Deputy-Mayor of Greater Newcastle tonight. Mr. G. Wells was appointed Town…

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Students' Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Students' Representative Council was held at Sydney University yesterday. The annual report traced an uneventful year. The two most…

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People Set to Slumber! Mayor Speaks His Mind Infantile Paralysis

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

“I believe the public has been very adroitly set to slumber in regard to this disease. The health inspector informs us that it is becoming worse; yet all the reports I have read in the press, supplied by the health authorities, gave me the impression that…

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“Council Insincere.” New Bardwell Bridge

The St George Call · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 1

“Canterbury Council, is showing Insincerity over this matter,” said Ald. Burrows at the last meeting of Rockdale Council when a reply was received…

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Royal College of Surgeons. Council Re-elected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 19

At the annual business meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, held at the Hotel Australia last night, Me following retiring members of the council of the…

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Dairying Industry Problems Discussed by P.P.U. Council

The Land · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 12

BUTTER marketing, the development of the pig industry, destruction of grasshoppers, water conservation and weed control, were among the many matters of importance to the dairying industry in New South Wales discussed at the meeting of…

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Council Sale. of Sheds and Old Buildings. at Kogarah Bay

The St George Call · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 6

Kogarah Council’s engineer (Mr. A. H. Brewer), reported at the last meeting of Kogarah Council that the sale of buildings and sheds on the reclaimed…

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Overseas Policy Debated Industrial Attitude To The World Situation Labor Council

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

A STRONG plea for collective security against aggressor nations is contained in a statement by the executive of the Trades and Labor…

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Loan Council. Conversion of £70,000,000. Meeting to Follow Elections. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 13

The Federal Government is awaiting the completion of elections now proceeding in several States to call one of the most important meetings of the Loan Council that has been…

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Methodist Laymen Alderman Griffiths First Mayor of Greater Newcastle

The Methodist · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 12

Methodists of Mayfield and of the whole Newcastle district, feel honoured that one of their number, Alderman Griffiths, senior circuit steward of Mayfield, has been chosen as first Mayor…

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Sales Tax. Council's Liability. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 11

Municipal councils are requited to pay sales tax on certain articles manufactured by the councils for their own use. according to advice which has just been received by the Lithgow…

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Domain Baths. City Council Wants New Site

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 17

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Nock, stated on Thursday that the City Council was averse from large expenditure on the Domain Baths, as the State Health Officers regarded the…

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Circular Quay Works. Special Council Committee Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 20

The appointment of a special committee of the Municipal Council of Sydney, in connection with the move to secure the early completion of the Circular Quay "works, is being…

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Ryde Municipality. Revision of Boundaries. Mr. Spooner's Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 18

The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Spooner, speaking at Ryde lost night, sold that the boundaries of the Ryde Municipality would not be altered in any man…

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