Close Shave Alderman and Family in Motor Mishap
When a car he was driving down Artillery Hill, National Park, on Sunday, got out of control, Alderman D. McFarlane, of Granville, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1939
3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 184
Council's Sale
A large quantity of tools and material will be auctioned by Blacktown Council on Saturday. They include picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, a road grader…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →42 Years an Alderman Passing of Walter Stimson Fairfield Mourns
"No citizen was ever more associated with the life and general interests of the community, or who for so many years spent his life in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →No Chivalry Mayor's Tilt at Modern Youth
"Consideration for the aged is not shown nowadays as it was years ago. Children and young fellows rush into railway carriages and never…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move to Oust Alderman Alleged L.G. BREACHES Botany Ratepayer's Summons
Action, with a view to having Alderman John McCarthy, of Botany Council, disqualified from holding office under the Local. Government Act was taken in the Redfern Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women's Council Meeting
An important meeting of the women's advisory council will be held in the Trades Hall to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. Many matters of importance will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Shakes When Pushed" Mayor Complains of School Building
"The weather shed at St. John's Park School is definitely dangerous. Just a push from the hand and it positively shakes," declared the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Editorial That County Council Appointment
Nobody wishes to see a new arrival in this country given any form of preference in work over those who have helped to build the country, sharing its fortunes and misfortunes. The displacement of an Australian by the employment, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scouts' Thanks Tribute to Council
"Thanks to the generosity of council and others in the district, 56 boys attended the recent Scout Jamboree, and were enabled to take full advantage of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Immunisation Council Rejects Move for Compulsion
A motion by Ald McDonald recommending compulsory anti-diphtheria immunisation was rejected by Lidcombe Council last week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Getting One Back on the Council
Having been commanded by civic authority to remove a blind from the front of premises in Church—street, Parramatta, Martin's wrote to the city…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Complaint of Wild Parties Bexley Council Warns
Wild parties, it is claimed, are disturbing the suburban quiet of Burwood-avenue, Bexley. Mr. R. Thompson and 11 other residents are so incensed that they…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hornsby Council Plans To Beat The Band
Of Hornsby's brass band of 20, only eight can play on Fridays because of late shopping work. Only 10 will play on Saturday because of religious scruples…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garbage Odours at Moore Park. City Council Criticised
Mr. K. Tame, of St. Peters, in a letter to the Editor of the "Herald," complains that the City Council has built up mounds of garbage in a corner of Moore Park…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Brick Makers' Payments. Council's Funds. Price Inquiry Evidence
At the inquiry into brick prices yesterday, Mr. E. S. Wolfenden, chartered accountant, said that the Council of Brick Manufacturers had…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Building And The Home New Headquarters for Blacktown Council
The accompanying illustration is a sketch of the new Blacktown Council Chambers now being erected for the Blacktown Shire Council, the contract…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Labor Council of N.S.W. Authorised Report. Importation of Machinery. Could Be Made in Australia. Council's Protest to Prime Minister
ON the recommendation of the Metal Trades Group, Council last week decided to forward a strong protest to the Prime Minister against the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Appointment of Refugee. Council Accepts. "Special Job to be Done."
The Sydney County Council yesterday rejected a motion censuring the management for appointing an Austrian refugee as third-grade engineer,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Council Storm At Job For Refugee Manager Taken to Task
Appointment of a German to a position of trust in the Sydney County Council was described as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City's Fight for Water Coal Co.'s Threat To Council Our Own Cable Service
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--Two local companies are threatening to out off Philadelphia's water supply because they claim that the City Council owes them…
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