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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

2,819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 141

It Happened in Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 9

After Granville Council had carried a motion that a special committee of three Aldermen he appointed to arrange with the manager (Mr. R…

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County Council Receives Log

Daily News · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

The general manager, Mr. Vine-Hall stated at yesterday's meeting of the Sydney County Council that a log of claims for a new award had…

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N.s.w. Olympic Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 20

The Australian Olympic Federation has requested the New South Wales Olympic Council to consider suspending the resolutions adopted at the conference on February 3 last year as they directly…

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County Council. 602 Applicants for 17 Vacancies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 17

The Sydney County Council recently received 602 applications for 17 vacancies for junior clerks from students who had passed the Intermediate examination…

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Refrigerators for R.A.A.F. Canberra Needs. No Grant by Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 17

The executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund yesterday refused to supply refrigerators for the R.A.A.F. station at Canberra,…

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Power Merger. County Council and Balmain. Overture to be Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 10

The Sydney County Council decided by three votes to two yesterday, after an acrimonious debate, that the general manager, Mr. Vine-Hall, should ask the…

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Industrial Officer Appointed by A.W.U. Executive Council Result of Convention Decision

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

AT the recent Convention of the Australian Workers' Union, held at Coolangatta, in Queensland, the necessity of appointing an…

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Labor Council of N.S.W. Authorised Report to Fight Conscription. Representative Committee Set Up. Industrial and Political

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

SYDNEY'S first big rally against conscription was held at the Trades Hall last week, when a big gathering of Labor Council…

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Municipal Council

Liverpool News · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

Present at Tuesday night's meeting of Liverpool Council, were the Mayor (Ald. A. J. Childs) and Ald. C. Killinger, P. L Marcy, H. Jardine, H. Chapman, T…

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Holroyd Lord Mayor's Fund

The Broadcaster · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4

Holroyd Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund met on Monday night, and decided, owing to the inability to secure names of all soldiers leaving with the Second A.I.F…

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Council's Question Time

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4

Ald. Bridgement had a list of questions as long as his arm, which [?] fired off curing question time at last meeting of Fairfield Council. He referred, to a…

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Council and Drainage

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 5

The works committee of Cabra-Vale Council recommended to the full council that the following resolution be adopted: "That council disclaim any…

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Voting in the Shire. Postal System to be Discarded

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

A reversal to the "personal" voting system was adopted by Sutherland Shire Council at this week's meeting for the shire election to be…

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Blackberry Vine Nuisance. Hurstville Council's Action

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

Special action was decided upon at the last meeting of Hurstville Council to eradicate the blackberry nuisance from the municipality…

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Cabra-Vale Council Monday Night's Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 8

Aldermen F. Hill (Mayor. F. Crawford (Deputy-Mayor) J. G. McBurney. Reardon, Adams, Lu[?], Ling and cooper were in attendance at Monday night's…

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"What's a Poor Council To Do?"

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 7

Thirty-four residents of the Stubbs Estate, Canley Vale, complained to Cabra-Vale Council or dust arising from roads recently graded by council…

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Trust Homes Council and Rate Collections

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 7

The Homes for Unemployed Trust has replied to Holroyd Council's request for a deputation to discuss the payment of rates, stating that no good purpose would…

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P. & C.a. Council Meeting at Liverpool

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 7

The Liverpool District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations met at Liverpool School on Tuesday night last. Mr. H. L Duckworth presiding…

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Blind Cricketers Return Match with [?]Airfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

Fine weather [?] between Fairfield [?] [?] [?]…

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Sale of Council's Land Letter From Valuer-general

The Biz · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 5

The Valuer-General's Department, in a letter to Fairfield Council regarding the sale council's land in Wa[?] Street wrote that the tenders were invited…

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