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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

3,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 184

Rockdale's Mayor to Resign

The Propeller · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

Alderman F. W. Beehag, Mayor of Rockdale, intends to tender his resignation as Mayor of the Municipality at to-night's meeting of the council…

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Shire Sports Ground

The Propeller · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 8

"Unless action is taken shortly the activities of sporting bodies in the Shire will be seriously curtailed," stated the Sutherland Chamber of…

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St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 7

The Mayor (Ald. L. A. Muscio) and Alderme L. T. Roberts, J. W. Irwin, P. Thompson, R. Beacroft, H. P. Christie, R. D. Hops, J. Adams, and S…

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Want Council to Resign

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 1

A public meeting at Bankstown Capitol Theatre last night resolved to call on all Bankstown aldermen to resign. The meeting, at which about 400 people…

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Holroyd Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Broadcaster · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 3

Aldermen W. Campbell (Mayor), Thorbu[?]n. Barry, Maunder, Smith, martyn. Jones Styles, Clarke, Chamberlain War[?]ock and Fenwick were present at…

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Fairfield Council Monday Nights Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 8

Aldermen J. Burleigh (Mayor), Gibson, Fishpool, O'Sullivan, Bridgement, Henshaw, Davis and Duncan attended Monday night's council meeting…

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Question Time at Fairfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

The Mayor (Aid. Burleigh) promised Aid. O'Sullivan, at question time at Fairfield Council meeting on Monday night, that he would have attention given the…

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Ratepayers' Demand. Resignation of Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 11

At a meeting of between 300 and 400 ratepayers at the Capitol Theatre, Bankstown, last night which was called as a gesture of protest against an increase in rates, a…

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Council Reverses Age Limit Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 8

The City Council will not impose an age limit when engaging men for road work. This revises the policy decided upon…

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Council's 21-Year Memory Stirs

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 7

Yesterday, April 26, 1939, the City Council finance committee agreed to erect ah honor roll to employees who fought in the war which ended on…

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Jacaranda Avenue Peoposal to Fairfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 6

John Edgley (of Edgley. Son. and Williams) placed before Fairfield Council, on Monday night, a proposal for a jacaranda avenue in Lackey Street…

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Fairfield Council Meetings Late Start Inconveniences Public

The Biz · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 9

With all due respect, we would point out that Fairfield Council's present method of holding its meetings is scarcely calculated to please those members of…

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Hurstville Council. To the Editor of "The Propeller."

The Propeller · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2

Sir,--Reading in the "Sydney Sun" last week where Randwick Council has decided to give several employees one month's notice of dismissal on…

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Central Station Approach. Proposed Tunnel. City Council Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 11

City aldermen have under consideration proposals for the construction of a tunnel at Foveaux Street, under Elizabeth Street as an additional…

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Old Law Found for Dogs No Council Has Yet Applied It

The Sun · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 10

The owner or person in charge of any animal is liable to a penalty if it is found in a public road, unless he can prove that he has taken all…

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Municipal Cold Storage. Running at Loss. Closing or Leasing Proposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 11

The loss on the Sydney Municipal Cold Storage Works averages about £1,000 a year. A committee of city aldermen his been appointed to…

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Mayor Of Mascot Criticises Drome

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 2

"The only decent thing about the ex-cow paddock at Mascot is the name, Kingsford Smith Aerodrome, which it bears."…

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Paterson Demanded Lab. Mayor Townsville. Qld

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 4

At the statutory meeting of the newly elected Townsville City Council, the Mayor moved that Alderman Mindham be…

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National Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 13

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, outlined to a meeting of the Parliamentary U.A.P. yesterday the results of the recent Loan Council meeting. and he emphasised the value of the…

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Fitness Council to Meet

Daily News · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 10

Sir Frederick Stewart, Minister for Health and Social Services, will preside at a meeting of the National Council for Physical Fitness in Canberra next…

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