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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 184

"Burgomaster of Sydney." Schoolgirl Gives Lord Mayor New Title

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 14

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Nock, has received a letter from a schoolgirl of Golham, Nottinghamshire, addressed to "The Burgomaster, Sydney, Australia." The…

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Elizabeth-street Council Favors New Plan

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 7

The City Council Planning and Improvement Committee to-day approved in principle, of the Lord Mayor's…

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"Most Unfair" Subdivision Proposal Council Refuses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 9

"To have backyards, brick walls and probably fowlhouses right up against our windows is, to say the least, most unfair. From a health point of view…

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Mayor of Botany in Court. Payment of Expenses. Anomaly in Act Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 10

The contention that, because of the peculiar wording of the Local Government Act, an alderman guilty of a trivial breach was disqualified from…

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Induced Employee to Charge Mayor "Wanted to Save Reputation" of Ex-town Clerk"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

The degree of disqualification of aldermen against whom pecuniary charges have been upheld, but who have not been convicted, was argued yesterday in the Central Court. Garnet A. Jackson, Mayor of…

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Labor Council of N.S.W. Authorised Report. Intimidating the Unemployed. Grave Charges Put Before Council

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 14

Grave charges, involving the Intimidation of relief workers. and organisers of the Council's Unemployed Department, were put before the…

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Park Committee Resigns in Body "Lacked Council's Confidence"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

Because they felt they lacked the confidence of council, members of Pendle Hill Local Park Committee tendered their resignations to…

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City Noises. Council's Powers. Case for New By-law

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 16

The proposal that the City Council should make a new by-law for the more effective control of noises in the city directs attention to the council's…

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Move To Quash Wigan Tour English Council Restrictions Effect On Official 1940 Tour Feared LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 20

THE English Rugby League Council's decision to restrict Wigan to club matches in Australia is regarded as a…

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Wigan Tour Shock Attractive Contest Club Games Is Edict English Council Has Eyes On 1940 'Sundys' Battle

Daily News · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 9

ENGLISH Rugby League Council has agreed to the Wigan Club's tour of Australia, provided only Wigan players tour, and the fixtures are confined to games against club combinations…

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Four Aldermen Walk Out Of Botany Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

Aldermen Anderson, Herford, Harris, and Kerr walked out of a meeting of Botany Council last night. The Mayor (Ald. Jackson) and three other aldermen…

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City Council Surplus. Lord Mayor Congratulated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 10

When congntulating the Lord Mayor[?]Alderman Nock, on the fact that the City Council's operations for last year and shown a surplus of £ 18,070. the vice-chairman of the finance…

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Scene at Council Meeting. Aldermen Walk Out. Meeting Left Without Quorum

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 11

The discord which has been growing in recent weeks in the Botany Council culminated last night in four aldermen walking out of the council…

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Shire Council News. Protest Against Increased Rail Fares

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 1

Council received a letter advising that at a meeting of Sutherland Citizens held on the 2nd March, at which the Jannali Progress Association, Oyster…

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Council Wizo

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 7

The [?] meeting of the [?] was held on March 3. Dr. [?] Presided. Meanings will be held on the second…

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Penrith Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. D. Pitch) and Aldermen J. Cram, E. P. Rule, O. W. Faskin, W. A. Plunkett, J. Jenkins, L. S. Spence, H. K. Uren, and A. H. Hand…

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New Dogs' Home. Opening by Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 10

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Nock, opened the rebuilt King Edward Home for Dogs at Waterloo yesterday. "There is a good deal to be said for a dog's…

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County Council Sales

The Propeller · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 8

The sales manager of the St. George County Council, Mr. W. J. Pearce, reported at the last meeting that sales during January totalled £3276, as…

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The Council of Nicaea

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 10

If the Roman tradition is true, surely there would be some knowledge of these facts amongst the Bishops of the Council of Nicaea, and the then Bishop of Rome would…

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Council News. Horse Troughs

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

Local Government Association wrote advising that the Executors of the George Bills Estate have made inquiries as to the suitable location for horse…

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