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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

2,819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 141

Members of New Council Not Yet Chosen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 17

The personnel of the Primary Industries' Council, which is to be created for the development of rural activities and the maintenance of oversea markets, has not been…

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Poll To-day For Brisbane Council BRISBANE

The Sun · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 3

A swing from Labor is expected in the Brisbane City Council elections to-day. There are 21 seats, contested by 71…

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Severe Labor Defeat Polling for Council Lord Mayor Outed Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 28 April 1940 · page 14

Labor suffered a severe defeat in the City Council election to-day. WHEN counting ended the…

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Labor Crashes Brisbane Council Elections BRISBANE

Truth · Sunday 28 April 1940 · page 23

LABOR crashed badly at to-day's elections for the Brisbane City Council. The landslide recalled the swing against the party at the…

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Refrigerators Installed Free County Council's Novel Winter Plan

Truth · Sunday 28 April 1940 · page 31

TO prove to customers that an electric refrigerator will save money and improve food even during the winter, the Sydney…

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Support From Aldermen

Daily News · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 2

Aid. A. Greenup, of Newtown Council, Stated last night that six out ol the ten Labor aldermen of the council had declared their loyalty to the…

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Labour Rule Ended. Brisbane Council. Lord Mayor Defeated. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 10

Labour Party rule in the Brisbane City Council was ended at the election yesterday, and the Labour Lord Mayor, Alderman A. J. Jones, who had held…

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Hornsby Shire Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 8

A by-election to fill an extraordinary vacancy in C Riding, Hornsby Shire Council, took place on Saturday. There were two candidates. Mr. G. R. Davey received 646 votes,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. Better Support Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 11

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Crick, said last night that the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund urgently needed more support, because of the heavy…

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Choral Concert For Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sun · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 9

"THE Lord Mayor's Fund has sent out a special appeal for more money; the demands on the fund are so heavy that they are extremely…

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Council Trainees' Pay

The Sun · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

Against the Labor contention that the full difference in pay should be made up, the City Council to-day decided to make up the difference…

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Electorate Council Re-formed

Daily News · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 2

AFTER a stormy meeting yesterday, the A.L.P. Federal Electorate Council of Lang was re-formed by…

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Norway Represented On Allied Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.--Both Norway and Poland were represented when the Allied Supreme War Council met in London yesterday "to meet situations…

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Council Swings To Lang Control by Reds Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 7

Yesterday the Reid Federal Electoral Council decided by 40 votes to four to affiliate with the…

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Supreme War Council. Meeting in London. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 10

Various situations that might arise in the near future were considered at the ninth meeting of the Supreme War Council, which was held in London…

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Oysters, Stout for Aldermen

The Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 10

Oysters and stout were provided by the chairman (Councillor E. P. Tresidder) to-day at the informal gathering that follows all meetings of the…

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Film Stars Cable Lord Mayor

Daily News · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 6

Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, screen stars of "Gone With The Wind," yesterday sent a beam wireless message to the Lord Mayor, Aid. S. S. Crick…

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Used Tins No Use to Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 8

The Lord Major, Alderman Crick, stated yesterday that the executive of the Lord Majors Patriotic and War Fund regretted that it could not make use of used tin…

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Council Asks Spender's Aid

Daily News · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 3

Erskinevilic Council last night decided to forward details of its rehousing scheme to the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Spender, for approval…

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Ban on Greyhounds. Woollahra Council's Prosecution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 10

The fast prosecution for keeping greyhounds within the municipality of Woollahra since the publication of the council's second notice to declare the dogs noxious animals was heaid…

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