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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 184

Mayor Strike Leader Gaoled Paris

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 5

M. Oscar Carpentier, Mayor of Valenciennes and secretary of the Marly Ironworkers' Union, has been sentenced to five months in prison…

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Council Employees' Grievances

Daily News · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 2

LITHGOW, Friday.--A combined meeting of Lithgow Council employees was held last night to discuss the appointment of a poundkeeper at £l per week, with…

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Crossing Death Stirs Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 7

PARKES, Friday.--The municipal council has asked for an official inspection of the level crossing where George Packham, of Orange, was fatally injured…

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Street Alignment Council Plan Phillip St. Problem

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 3

The City Council may make a move shortly to combine solution of the Elizabeth-street extension…

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Alderman As Milko

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 1

Ex-Mayor of Lane Cove (Ald. J. Marsh) will start on a milk run this morning. He will yodel too…

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Mayor Sentenced. Paris, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 11

M. Oscar Carpentier, the Mayor of V[?] ciennes, who is secretary of the Marly Ironworkers' Union, has been sentenced to imprisonment for 15 months on a charge of…

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Protests by Council Employees Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

Protests against what was declared to be the harsh treatment of V. Inch, whose services as poundkeeper were terminated by the Lithgow Council, were voiced at a combined…

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Transport Council. Proposal for Conference. Through Rating of Rail Freights. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 10

The creation of an Australian Transport Council will be discussed when State Ministers of Transport confer within the next three months…

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Ex-Mayor Didn't Yodel With Milk

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 5

"I didn't yodel on my milk run--it was too early," said the ex-Mayor of Lane Cove (Alderman R. J. Marsh) last night. He took over the run because his staff…

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Mayor on Chamberlain: He Smooged To A Rooster GOSFORD

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

"I appreciate what Mr. Chamberlain did in the recent crisis, but for the time being he had to smooge to a rooster."…

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Council's Property Damaged. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9

Charles Edward Buttenshaw, 20, of Ballina was fined £2. and was ordered to pay £4[?]15 compensation to Tintenbar Shire Council by Mr. H. Hawkins. P.M., at the Ballina Police…

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Manilla Council By-election. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9

Mr. A. R. MeLeod won the recent byelection held to fill the vacancy on the Manilla Municipal Council caused by the death of the Mayor. Alderman E. O. T. Bowman. There…

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Masses Defeated Cameron Amend Regulations, Says Council SYDNEY, Jan. 6

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 3

"The apology by 2KY had been only an attempt to save Mr. Cameron's face. That was not why the station had been…

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City Council to Economise. Living Within Income. Effort to Reduce Deficit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 12

The Lord Mayor Alderman Nock, stated yesterday that next month when the City Council consideied the rate estimates for the current year, he would…

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Alderman's Death

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

Alderman Richard Power, aged 72, died at his home in Wyndham-street, Alexandria, to-day. He retired a few years ago from the Government…

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Clash in Council Adams and Mayor Epps

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

A clash between the Mayor Alderman Fielding) and Alderman Adams in which the latter declared council was Nationalist,…

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"Ridiculous Uniform" Alderman Critical Militia Drive

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 3

"How can they expect men to join up with the uniforms they have to wear? The Australian soldier's outfit is ridiculous."…

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Shire Levy on Campers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The Bulli Shire Council last night decided to levy a 1 fee from campers. The health inspector (Mr. Way)…

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Hits Hitler a Rooster, Says Mayor

Daily News · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 6

GOSFORD, Tuesday.--The Mayor of Greater Newcastle, Ald. G. W. Jenner, called Hitler a "rooster" last night. He was addressing a meeting convened…

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Southern News High Rents Exodus From Cabra-vale Says Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

"High rents are driving people out of the district," Alderman Firth declared at Cabra-Vale Council on Monday, when council decided to urge the…

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