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Council & local affairs, 1940

2,819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 141

Electrical Appliances. Blue Mountains Shire

Construction · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 16

For the first six months in which the Blue Mountains Shire Council has offered a medium for consumers to purchase electrical appliances, purchases valued-at over £300 have been made…

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Wallgrove Camp Officers Invade Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

Accompanied by eight of his officers, Brigadier F. B. Hinton, Wallgrove Camp Commander, strode into Blacktown Council…

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Safety Glass, Pillions Ideas For Safety Council

The Sun · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

Recommendations relating to the use of safety glass in motor-cars and speed limits for motor vehicles will come before the council of…

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Car Parking in Church Street Question Raised in Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

A motion to ask the Transport Department to prohibit the parking of vehicles for longer than an hour in Church-street, between…

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Central Council of Red Cross. Interstate Delegates to Attend Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 7

THERE will be 30 delegates from other States at the meetings of the central council of the Australian Red Cross Society, which will be held in Sydney on April 5 and 6, and at…

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Labor Council of N.S.W. (Authorised Report.) Big Meeting Supports Mineworkers. Levy Proposal Adopted

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 12

CALLED by the Labor Council, a big meeting of Council delegates, Trades Union Executives and shop committees last…

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Electricity and the Shire

The Propeller · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

During a debate at the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council, as to whether the council should service its own vehicles in the electricity…

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Holroyd Council

The Broadcaster · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

In addition to mutters under separate headings Holroyd Council dealt with the following business at Monday night's meeting:—…

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St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of St. marvs council on 20th inst, the Mayor (Ald. L. A. Muscio) and Aldermen J. W. Irwin. S. Young, J. Adams. R. Beacroft,…

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Cranbrook School Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 8

The following appointments to Cranbrook School Council have been made:—Mr. H. D. Arnott, Dr. E. W. Fairfax. Mr. A. H. Love, and Mr. Stephen White. Mr. White was…

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National Council of Women

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 16

BECAUSE of the speaker's apuroaching departure for Europe the address on "Reconstruction in Europe," by Dr. Margot Hentze, lecturer in history at Sydney…

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Voting in the Shire. Personal Method Rescinded

The Propeller · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 8

A decision at the previous meeting to adopt "personal" voting for the elections at the end of this year, instead of postal voting, was rescinded…

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Council and Institute. Proposals at Engadine

The Propeller · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1

A reply has been received by Sutherland Shire Council from the Local Government Association concerning the council's powers on a…

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District Council, P. & C.a. Central Library Scheme

Liverpool News · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1
Also in The Biz

The committee of the library, composed of Mr. Teasdale (headmaster of Liverpool J.T. School), Mr. Potter (headmaster of Austral School), Mr. Lenchan…

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Straying Stock Cases Proscut[?]ns by Flairfield council

The Biz · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

Fairfield Council prosecuted Ted Harrington, of Sackville Street, under the Local Government A[?], at Liverpool Police Court last Thursday, for rescuing…

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National Council of Jewish Women—sydney Section General Meeting

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

The general meeting held on Monday, March 4, was very well attended. The President welcomed Mr. and Mrs. M. Poesner, formerly a Vice-President of the…

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Corriedale Ban May Be Reviewed Correspondence To Go Before Association's Federal Council Discussion at Annual Meeting

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 8

ACCORDING to the trend of a discussion that took place at the annual meeting of the N.S.W. council of the Australian Carriedale Sheenbreeders' Association in Sydney last week, the question of recognising transfer certificates for sheep purchased…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

Complaints were received at the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council from residents concerning dogs being allowed to swim in…

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Sutherland Shire Council. Diphtheria Immunization

The Observer · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

The Sutherland Shire Council is again making available the facilities for mass immunization against Diphtheria of the children…

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