"Wait Till War Is Over" References Anger Alderman
Several references by the vicechairman (Ald. Marks) to "postponing expenditure until the war is over," aroused the indignation of Senator…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1940
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Council Committeemen
Alderman E. S, Marks and Alderman J. McMahon were to-day reelected vice-chairmen of the City Council Health and Works…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bankstown Council. Night Inquiry Sought
The secretary of the Bankstown Ratepayers' Protection Association, Mr. J. G. Shanahan, said yesterday that his organisation had asked that the public inquiry it had sought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Patriotic Funds. Council Meets To-morrow. Co-ordinating Appeals
The inaugural meeting of the Australian Council, which will co-ordinate the various State patriotic funds, will be held at the Town Hall to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aldermen Critical
Labor aldermen of the City Council yesterday strongly criticised the Civic Reform Party's policy of deferring important works because of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woy Shire
It is expected that Mr. K. W. Britton, an inspector of local government accounts, will be appointed this week to administer the affairs of the Woy Woy Shire Council, which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Alderman Opposes War Mareeba (N. Qld.), Feb. 4
Alderman Fred Paterson’s great meeting in the School of Arts, Mareeba, was another big step forward to getting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£51,529 In Lord Mayor's War Fund
Donations to the Lord Mayor's Fund total £51,529. In addition more than £12,000 was raised in the December 1 appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Will Oppose Lord Mayor Jones Brisbane, Feb. 12
Lord Mayor Jones was the first man in the City of Brisbane to call on Queensland youth to enlist, and opened a recruiting bureau in Queen Street, Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woy Council "Sacked"
WOY WOY Council will be dismissed today and an administrator placed in control of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Said 'No,' But Baths Painted
While painters put finishing touches on the Domain baths yesterday, the City Council Health and Recreations committee decided the baths should not be painted. But for the roofs, the painting…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldiers' Hostel For Parramatta ? Mayor's Suggestion in Council
The question of a hostel at Parramatta for the entertainment of soldiers was mentioned by the Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council to End Administrator For Woy Woy
Woy Woy Shire Council will be dissolved by a special proclamation to be issued late to-day, and Mr. K. W, Britton, an inspector of Local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal by Mayor
"There is a grave danger that we will look upon this war as unreal and far-off until it is too late," says the Mayor of Parramatta (Alderman P. H. Jeffery) in an urgent appeal for donations to the City of Parramatta Mayoral Patriotic Fund, of which he is president…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£500 Donation To Lord Mayor's Fund
Donations to the Lord Mayor's Fund yesterday included £500 from the Brewers' Association of New South Wales. The fund totals £52,114, excluding…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mayor's Tilt at Businessmen "Lack Civic Interest"
"I have always felt that the business men of Parramatta do not take the interest they should in the civic welfare of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liverpool Council Briefs
The Liverpool; Regal Football Club was granted the use of Bigge Park for competition matches on Saturdays and practice matches on Sunday; also for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beautification of P'matta River Mayor is Optimistic
"I think we are nearer getting something done in connection with the river than we have ever been before," the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Council To Flop
It is most unlikely that the proposed Junior Rugby League Council will function. Questions of finance and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council's Action Criticised. Hurstville Oval Wall
The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, expressed concern yesterday when a deputation told him that the Hurstville Council had dealt behind closed doors with the…
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