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Council & local affairs, 1941

3,033 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 152

War Council Will Discuss Use of Airmen As Servants

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

The War Council will be asked next week to investigate fully complaints that Air Force men have been given duties other than those for which they enlisted and that high officers in the R.A.A.F…

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Films Council Resigns. Sequel to Senator Foll's Changes. Members Non-committal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 7

All the representatives of the film industry on the National Films Council of the Department of Information resigned yesterday…

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Should Aldermen Resign ?

The Propeller · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

Consternation was caused at the last meeting of Kogarah Council, when it was asked by the South Hurstville Improvement League to…

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Resigning Aldermen's Fate

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

At the by-election held on Saturday at Gosford, as the result of eight aldermen resigning in protest against the postponement of the L.G…

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No. 4 Divisional Council

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 19

The No. 4 Divisional Council will hold the first meeting for 1941 on Thursday, January 9, at 8 p.m., at St. Joseph's Hall, Missenden-road, Camperdown, to make…

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Land Bargain at Council Sale

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

THERE were land bargains at Tweed Heads when the Coolangatta Municipal council offered 40 parcels of land by auction…

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Tidying-up in the Shire Fences to Be Renovated

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

The Blue Mountains Shire Councillors referred, at their Inst meeting, to the fact that there are a number of fences throughout the Shire area…

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War Council to Meet Soon Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

The Advisory War Council will meet in Melbourne on Wednesday. It may be preceded on Tuesday by a meeting of the War Cabinet…

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Films Council. Minister's Statement. Resignation of Members

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 7

Referring yesterday to the resignation of members of the Department of Information's National Films Council, the Minister for Information, Senator…

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If You're a Pidestrian (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.V.)

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

Two out of three people killed in city traffic are pedesrians. Even in rural areas, [?]edestrians comprise one out of ever three traffic…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

The Board of Fire Commissioners has informed Kogarah Council that its contribution towards the upkeep of fire brigades in the municipality…

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Municipal Christmas Party

The Propeller · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

A dinner and cricket match at Kogarah Oval marked the annual breaking-up party of Kogarah Council employees on Christmas Eve. The…

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Sutherland Shire Miniature Rifle Club

The Observer · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4

The result of the Club Practice Shoot was as follows. Possible, 80; H. Pink, G. Christian 79; G. Willock 78; H. Avery, V. Hoskins…

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War Council Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Allegations that German raiders are being supplied with information on the movements of British ships, are likely to be discussed…

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Migrants’ Consultative Council

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 8

This Council, as representatives of the migrants, have kept in touch with the position and the Executive take this opportunity of thanking them for their…

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Return Again Crick, Twice Lord Mayor Of Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 8

The new Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Crick) was welcomed at the Town Hall yesterday and introduced to the departmental heads he will work with this year. They are the same…

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National Fitness Council. Central Bureau Refused. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government has rejected the proposal by the National Fitness Council that a central bureau, to extend the scope of the council's present campaign,…

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Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Queensland Scottish Shire Motorship. Sailed Townsville. Bartiams, Ltd., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3

Qland. Meat Export Co., Ltd., 17 tons general cargo. Swift (Aust.) Co., Pty., Ltd., 107 tons general cargo…

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Child Welfare. Advisory Council Appointed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 13

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, announced last night that an Advisory Council had been appointed under the Child Welfare…

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From Hobart Choir Boy to Lord Mayor of Sydney Before he made films he wanted £10 a week

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1941 · page 3

CHOIR boy -- 35-a-week clerk -- film producer -- Lord Mayor. That is the story of Stanley Sadler Crick, who has begun his second term as…

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