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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

2,819 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 141

Labor Council Protests Sydney, May 16

Tribune · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 3

The Trades and Labor Council last night decided to register a protest against the action of the Full Bench of the State…

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Labor Council to Write Mr. Curtin Brisbane, May 16

Tribune · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 3

Brisbane Trades and Labor Council last night unanimously decided to write to Mr. Curtin, expressing opposition to any move…

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New Municipal Offices at Moulamein. Moulamein

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 7

The new buildings of the Wakool Shire Council, erected at a cost of about £10,000, were officially opened by the shire president. Councillor J. B. O'Donnell, on Wednesday…

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Municipal Rolls

Daily News · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 4

Sir, -- I do not think it is generally known that returned sailors, soldiers and nurses are eligible to have their names placed on the city municipal…

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A.r.u. State Council to Meet

Daily News · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 5

The State Council of the A.R.U. will meet next Thursday and Friday to discuss the instruction of Chief Judge Beeby in connection with the…

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Mayor to Aid in War Work

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 4

The Mayor of North Sydney (Alderman J. Cramer) will temporarily leave his own business to organise recruiting and war loan drives at North Sydney…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. New Responsibilities. Increase in Forces

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Click, pointed out last night that shortly the N.S.W. Loid Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund would have the responsibility of…

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Advice to Loan Council. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 9

The Commonwealth Government, at the meeting of the Loan Council in Canberra tomorrow, will emphasise to the States that the whole of Australia's resources must be…

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No Soccer Tour State Council Attitude

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 16

New South Wales will not send a Soccer team to Queensland next month. This decision was made yesterday at…

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War Council in N.Z. All Parties. Drastic Legislation Foreshadowed. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 10

The setting up of a representative War Council to take charge of war activities was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, in a…

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All Interests in Council N.Z. Unity In War Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 7

The non-party War Council to be set up by the Government will probably include the leader of the Nationalist Opposition, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Coates, former Prime Minister and representatives of industrial…

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States' Full Aid in War Effort Asked to Cut Civil Works National Council Is Not Favored CANBERRA

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 5

Maximum co-operation between the Commonwealth and the States in accelerating Australia's war effort were discussed here to-day at a meeting of the…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 10

In contributing a cheque on behall of himself and Mrs. Cric to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund yesterday, the Lord Mayor, Alderman S. S. Crick, said that the…

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Lord Mayor's Criticism. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 11

In the Adelaide City Council to-day the Lord Mayor, Alderman Barrett, said the people of Australia were demanding the formation of a National Government, and current events…

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Lord Mayor's £200 to Fund

Daily News · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, Ald. Crick, yesterday gave £200 to the Patriotic and War Fund. The Lord Mayor said that it was…

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Alderman And Warden Declare "A.R.P. Is Dead"

Daily News · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 5

BOTH Ald. McElhone, of the City Council, and the Chief Warden of the National Emergency Services, Mr. C. T. Docker, yesterday declared that "the whole thing is dead."…

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War Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 6

SIR.--As a constant reader of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, I appreciate your just criticism of the Government's administration of our…

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Loan Council Deadlock

Daily News · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- A deadlock occurred at the meeting of the Loan Council to-night, when the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Spender, asked State…

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Council Not Dictators

Daily News · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

"I don't think it is any of our business to tell the newspapers what they should publish," the Lord Mayor, Ald. Crick, said at yesterday's…

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Council Wary of Fund

Daily News · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 5

An allegation that a pair of socks from the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund had been sold to a soldier…

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