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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

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

On Way Home Parramatta's Ex-Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

The former Mayor of Parramatta (Ald. W. J. Irwin) is on his way home. In a letter to a friend,. Aid. Irwin,…

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Ingleburn Council

Liverpool News · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4
Also in The Biz

At the December meeting of Ingleburn Council there were present: Aldermen W. G. Hosking (Deputy-Mayor). P. Connell, J. S. Freeman, G. H. Naylor, A…

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Brisbane City Council Loan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

Subscription lists for Brisbane City Council's loan of £250,000 open to-day. Interest is at the rate of 4½ per cent., and the issue is at par with a term of 10 years. Principal…

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Ministers Cowed by Council

Daily News · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 5

THE County Council has successfully defied the State Government on the preference to returned soldiers issue. No action will be taken against it for having flouted…

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Brisbane Council Loan Opens Today

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 11

The Brisbane City Council £250,000 loan, which bears interest at 45 per cent. and has a currency of 10 years, will be open for public subscription today. Final…

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Missions to Aborigines. Labour Council's Attack

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 20

The Sydney Trades and Labour Council was formed by the Trade Unionists of Now South Wales to protect and espouse their interests. Like many similar…

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Cronulla's New Railway. Council Officers Honoured

The Propeller · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

At the conclusion of Sutherland Shire Council's final meeting for the year opportunity was taken by the retiring President, Councillor C. J…

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Bexley Council & WARDISM. Deputation to Minister

The Propeller · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

A deputation organised by the Bexley North Progress Association recently waited on the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr…

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Stone Re-elected Nominated by All His Colleagues Shire President

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 7

Councillor T. R. Stone is still the president of Blacktown shire. He was unanimously re-elected on December 21. His eight colleagues…

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Brisbane Council 4½ p.c. Loan Opens

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 24

Subscription lists of the Brisbane City Council loan of £250,000 open to-day. The loan bears interest of 4½ per…

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President's Review Blacktown Council's Activities "Balanced Budget"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 7

"We may congratulate ourselves that adherence as closely as possible to the estimates for the year is likely to result in a…

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National Council of Jewish Women—sydney Section Save a Child Appeal

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

Mrs. S. Rosebery and Dr. Fanny Reading are organising a card party at the C & Y Centre, on Sunday, January 21, to raise their quotas for the above Fund. Members and friends are asked to keep this date and to arrange tables which may be booked by phoning XA1212 or FA1273…

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Assessments for City. £2,856,959 HIGHER. More Revenue for Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

The 1940-42 assessment on the unimproved capital value of land within the city area for the purposes of the City Council rates has, after adjustment…

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A Code for Cyclists (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Liverpool News · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

Pedal cyclists have started to pile up accidents again this year. The statistics since June show that the increase in accident for which the cyclists were…

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Safety on the Roads. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Propeller · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

When children are playing in the street drive as if they were yours. One reason why the night road fatality rate is higher than the day…

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Municipal Cricket Match

The Propeller · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

The annual cricket match, between aldermen of Kogarah Council and the inside staff against the outside staff was played at Kogarah Oval on…

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East Hills Trains. Aldermen Concerned

The St George Call · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

The following letter was received at the last meeting of Hurstville Council from Rockdale Council concerning the Tempe-East Hills line:…

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Mayor's Fund Subscriptions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 11

Subscriptions to the Lord Mayor's Fund total £44,314. This excludes more than £17,000 raised in the December 1 appeal…

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Masons Call on Mayor

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. S. S. Crick) to-day received the president of the N.S.W. Masonic Club (Mr. G. M. Chambers), together with the…

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