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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

2,819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 141

Lord Mayor's Fund £48,732

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 8

The Lord Mayor's Fund now totals £48,732146. Ladles' Golf Union Patriotic and War Fund has sent £200, the first instalment from the…

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Younger Set for Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 13

ONE lone man was made an honorary member of the Younger Set Committee to work for the Lord Mayor's Patriotic…

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Garbage Service For Blacktown Shire?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 5

The question of a garbage service for the more settled parts of Blacktown shire was discussed by the council on Tuesday…

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Baulkham Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 8

The President (Cr. A. Whitling) presided at last week's meeting. "COMPLAINT RATHER LATE." "They sent in their complaint rather…

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Council Inquiry Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 5

Bankstown Ratepayers' Protection Association has written to the Premier (Mr. Mair) asking that the affairs of…

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Ermington-rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 10

The Mayor (Ald. Woodward) presided at last night's meeting. CHIEF WARDEN RESIGNS. The Director of National Emergency…

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Inquiry Into Council Tenders

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 14

An investigation of certain tenders now before the Bankstown Council is being carried out by officers of the Department of Local Government,…

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Bus Service to Camp Shire President's Assistance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 5

The question of a bus service from Blacktown to Walgrove military camp was brought up at Blacktown Council on Thursday when Cr. Lalor suggested…

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Council Renews Old City Rate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

The City Council yesterday renewed the present rate of 4 27-32d in the £1. On the new city assessment of £50,570,336, this rate will return the…

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Barracks Demand Hesitation By Council

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 5

At a special meeting held at 8.30 a.m. to-day, Woollahra Council rescinded a motion passed on January…

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Need for Funds Building Society Tells The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 3

The urgent need for the provision of further finance for home-building in the district was stressed by the Parramatta…

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Southern News "No Interest in Patriotic Fund" Criticises Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

Bitter criticism of Liverpool Council's failure so far to form a town's patriotic committee, was made to the "Argus" this week…

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A.l.p. Reports Glebe Calls Nominations for Council

Daily News · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 6

GLEBE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY, at its last meeting, decided on instructions from Glebe branch, to call for nominations for the Glebe municipal elections. Nominations will be called on…

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Council Says "No" Won't Let Town Hall for Poultry Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 3

"The location of this society's annual show has been for many years a vexed question. There is not a suitable building in the…

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Labor Council of N.S.W. Authorised Report Secretary's Annual Report. Successful Year Surveyed. All Debts Paid

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 7

IN his annual report to the Council last week Secretary R. A. KING referred to the various struggles which had made 1939 something in…

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Secession of Cronulla. Favoured by Shire Council

The Propeller · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 3

At a special meeting of Sutherland Shire Council this week it was decided unanimously to ask the Minister for Works and Local Government…

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Shacks in the Shire

The Propeller · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 3

A report was submitted at the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council by the Health Inspector, Mr. W. L. Cooper, on the existence of a large…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund Guildford Sub-branch

The Biz · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 3

It is with much interest that one learns that a sub-branch has been formed in Guildford of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund Guildford Sob-branch

The Broadcaster · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

It is with much interest that one learns that a sub-branch has been formed in Guildford of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund…

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Safety Council Says

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 11

THAT motorists should check themselves over, and during a long drive halt, and relax at times so that fatigue, the cause of hundreds…

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