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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 184

Cabra-Vale Council Monday Nights Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 8

There was a full attendance at Monday night's meeting of Cabra-Vale Council. The following matters (as well as…

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AUDITOR O.K.'s Glebe Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

Glebe Municipal Council last night received a report from its auditor (Mr. T. Smith, of Smith and Highfield), for the half-year ended December 31…

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Comtlaint to Council. Alleged Discourtesy by Overseer

The Biz · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

New that Ca[?]a-Vale Council has a grader on [?] r[?] it is being [?]und that service vale-[?] have [?]t been laid the regulation 18 [?] d[?] and…

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Electricity in St. George. County Council's Progress

The Propeller · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 8

The chief electrical engineer and commercial manager of the St. George County Council, Mr. E. P. Thompson, reported at the last…

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Annoyance by Troops Council Complains of Action

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 1
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When the Australian Military Forces wrote to Liverpool Council on Tuesday night, pointing out that there appeared to be no undue congestion occassioned…

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Dismissal of Ganger Union Approaches Fairfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

The Municipal Employees' Union wrote regarding the dismissal of Mr. J. Dalglish from the council's service as ga[?]ger, through alleged incompetency,…

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Glebe Council. Auditors' Report. "Accounts in Order."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 14

The report of the council's auditors (Messrs. T. Smith an Highfield) presented to Glebe Council last night stated that the accounts for the year ended December 31 last were in…

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Film Exhibitors. New Council Formed. Co-operation Aim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 12

The Film Board of Trade, which was formed three years ago so that all sections of the picture industry could cooperate in settling their problems, was…

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County Council. Appointment of General Manager. Conference Called

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 14

The chairman of the County Council, Councillor Parry, said yesterday that, after consuitation with the Minister for Works and Local Government. Mr. Spooner, he had fixed…

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Coal Prices. County Council's Complaint. Reference in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 18

Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman, in the Federal Arbitration Court, yesterday, during the hearing of the coal mining unions' claims for an award, remarked…

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Waste of Time and Money. Council Up In Arms

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

When the Land Board wrote to Liverpool Council last Tuesday night, advising that Mr. Sutton had withdrawn his sand dredging lease application, Ald…

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New National Council. Position of Secretary. Mr. Clapp Was Considered. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 13

Mr. H. W. Clapp, chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners, who has been provisionally appointed general manager of the new…

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Cyclists Killed Big Increase in Numbers. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

An outstanding feature of the road accidents in this State during 1938, according to statistics just released, is in the increased number of pedal cyclists…

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"People Urged To Close The Ranks" Sir Earle Page Gives Warning at Banquet Praises Spirit Of National Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 12

"We need to close the ranks of all the peoples as, in future wars, the civilian effort will be just as important as that in the front line."…

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Gosford Municipal Boundaries. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 9

Only non-ratable land is to be handed over to the Gosford Municipal Council as a result of the Erina Shire Council's decision to agree to a re-alignment of certain boundaries. The…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Hurstville Council has decided to instal additional rubbish receptacles in the business portions of Hurstville, Penshurst, Mortdale, and Oatley…

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Proposed Municipal Merge. Poll at Picton

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

Only 175 of the 300 ratepayers enrolled in the Picton municipality voted at the poll taken on Saturday on the Question of the desirability of merging…

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The First Communist Party Alderman

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

The success of Fred Paterson in winning a seat on the Townsville Municipal Council in Queensland is a quite important event in the life and development of the Communist Party. Communists who have been elected by the workers to…

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Shire Cricket

The St George Call · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 4

Last Saturday saw the completion of the Bexley Club’s tenth Mason of play under the auspices of the N.S.W. Cricket Association’s M[?]pal and…

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