Municipal Jottings
In accordance with its policy of preserving trees, Kogarah Council has decided to refuse a request from a resident in Vista Street for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1939
3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 184
Move for Control Municipal Union
COUNTRY members of the Municipal Employees' Union are taking a keen interest in the present struggle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Insists He Is Mayor Police Keep Out Botany Alderman
REFUSED admission to the administrative branch of Botany Town Hall yesterday, Ald. G. Anderson still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summons for Mayor. Botany Council Dispute
The Mayor of Botany, Alderman S. A. Jackson, said yesterday he had received a summons issued by a resident of Botany alleging breaches of the Local Government Act. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Kogarah Soldiers’ Hall “Absolute Disgrace to the District,” Said Alderman. Council Asked To Help
“The Kogarah Soldiers’ Hall is absolute disgrace to the district and the council should help to have either improvements made, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improving Kogarah’s Shopping Centre. Suggested Deputation for Sale of Railway Land. Aldermen’s Suggestions at Council Meeting
The -Railway Commissioner may wait till “Kingdom Come” and then would not get the price he required for this railway land, said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Breakaway "Council" At Standstill
The breakaway group of the Botany Municipal Council did not hold a meeting last night as intended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council and Water Supply
"D.W." (1) Where does The council's water supply end—at the main or at the meter? (2) Should the council keep same in repair to the meter? (3)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →U.C.P. Council Elects Officers
ONLY formal business was dealt with by the Central Council of the New South Wales United Country Party which met in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elizabeth Street. Lord Mayor's Plan for Extension. Closing Portion of Phillip Street
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Nock, yesterday revealed the details of his plan for the extension of Elizabeth Street, a model of which is reproduced…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →May Day Council Prepares SYDNEY, Mar. 1
At its last meeting the New South Wales Labor Council decided to call together the May Day committee to prepare for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racecourse Case. Privy Council Rescinds Leave to Appeal. LONDON, March 2 (A.A.P.)
Because of the non-appearance of the appellant, the Privy Council rescinded the special leave to appeal which it granted in December, 1937, in the case of Cowell v Rosehill…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cooler Air for Aldermen
Hot air in the City Council may shortly be eliminated! At its meeting next Monday the council will refer to its finance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horses on Beaches. "Cleaner Than Humans." Aldermen's Discussion
Alderman A. J. Chambers said at a meeting of the Rockdale Municipal Council that he considered in many cases racehorses were much cleaner than human beings. He could…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Council of State
THE King, during his visit to Canada, the United States and Newfoundland in June, will be able to consult with his Ministers at any point of his…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Council Workers Get Extra Week
Employees of the Hornsby Shire Council's general staff are to be given two weeks' holidays each year although the award provides for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Children's Playground. Presented to Granville Council
Through the generosity of Mr. Alexander Colquhoun, of Hunter Street, Granville, the Granville Municipal Council has been able to prepare plans for the construction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Elizabeth Street. Origin of Plan Questioned. Drawn on Serviette, Says Lord Mayor
Mr. A. J. Brown, Vernon Memorial Lecturer in Town Planning at Sydney University, said yesterday that the plan for the extension of Elizabeth Street…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Elizabeth St. Plan Walder Supports Lord Mayor Opposition May Now Be Overcome
Alderman Sir Samuel Walder, vice-chairman of the City Council finance committee, admitted to-day that he had been the chief stumbling-block in recent years to the extension of Elizabeth-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loan of Impounding Officer. Refusal by Council
Ermington-Rydalmere Council recently suggested to Dundas Council that arrangements be made for its impounding officer to patrol the Ermington-Rydalmere area for straying…
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