Removal of Gravel. Shire Council Sued. Claim for Soil Erosion. Goulburn
Damage by soil erosion was mentioned during the hearing of an arbitration suit to-day, when Dr. Francis Guy Antill Pockley, of Pylara Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1939
3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 184
Illawarra Shire Works. Port Kembla
The Minister for Works and Local Government Mr. Spooner, will visit the Central Illawarra Shire on February 20 to discuss the proposed Works Programme for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blacktown Council Chambers. Blacktown
Additional council chambers and office accommodation, costing £5,771, will be constructed by the Blacktown Municipal Council. The tender accepted was the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Advertising Signs. Blaxland Council's Decision. LITHGOW
Steps are being taken by the Blaxland Shire Council to have advertising hoardings removed from its area. This will specially affect undesirable types of hoardings and those for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Building Harmony Sydney's Lack Powers For Council
The City Council has been asked by the Building Advisory Committee to appoint a Building Board of Appeal,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Refugee Gets Council Job Row At Next Meeting
Stormy scenes are expected at the next County Council meeting following the appointment of Dr. Walter Dlesendorf, 32, as third-class engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jewish Refugee's Appointment. County Council Staff. Protest to Be Made
Dr. Walter Diesendorf, an Austrian Jewish refugee, has been appointed as third-class engineer on the staff of the Sydney County Council…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Woman Mayor Clear Thinker
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) on Saturday congratulated the Mayor of Newtown (Alderman Lillian Fowler) on being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Sydney Is Australia's Mecca" That's What Makes It Hard For Aldermen
"To thousands of Australians, Sydney is the Mecca of the Commonwealth," said the Rev. Canon E. Howard Lea at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. It was the annual civic service,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CLAN & Shire Line Clan Colquhoun Sails About February 15
The McArthur Shipping & Agency Co. Pty., Ltd., advise that the Clan & Shire Line (joint service) steamer Clan Colquhoun is scheduled to sail…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Employee Injured. Port Kembla
Timothy Ford, an employee of the Central Illawarra Council, Port Kembla, was admitted to hospital at Wollongong, suffering from a fractured pelvis and an injury to his right…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Meeting of Miners' Council. Charges Against Mr. Orr Not Sustained
At the annual meeting of the central council of the Miners' Federation, held in Sydney at the week-end, charges were made by a northern miners' official that Mr. W. Orr[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters Municipal Taxation. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—During the past few months complaints have been made through the Press against the increase in house rents in many suburban areas, but little, if any,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Employees. Lithgow
A ballot is being taken among Lithgow members of the Federated Municipal and Shire Employees' Union for State president, vice-president, treasurer, eight members of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire Council Refused a Hearing. Lost Case
Because Hornsby Shire Council had refused to hear G. H. Notson, an Epping garage proprietor, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blast a Shock to Alderman
"I thought the house had blown up," said Alderman McElhone yesterday, describing blasting operations in Elizabeth Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Council
The assistant secretary of the Labor Council, Mr.. A. S. McAlpine, said that immediately the policy of the Federal Government was made known,a combined meeting of representatives of all unions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open-air Cafe in Park. No Change in Plans. Aldermen's Criticism
A decision not to alter the plans for the proposed open-air cafe in Hyde Park was made by the health committee of the City Council yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Council Employees' Pay. Recommendation to Cabinet
The Minister for Works and Local Government Mr. Spooner, will recommend to the State Cabinet that the Local Government Act should be amended to provide that employees…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Council Funds Use In Recruiting May Be Illegal
By using council funds to assist recruiting, and making up the difference in pay to officers who enlist, councils may be committing a breach of the Local Government…
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