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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

3,033 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 152

Council's Success with Electricity Supply. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 10

Commencing with an investment of £100,000, the Clarence River County Council has expanded its business until the capital value is almost £1,000,000,…

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Late Mayor of Bathurst

The Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 4

The remains of the late Ald. Martin Griffin, Mayor of Bathurst, who died suddenly in Sydney yesterday, were interred alongside those of his…

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Bob Council Elections

Tribune · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 7

The capitalist press and Curtin [?]ook what satisfaction they could from the Sydney Labor Council elections…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. £11,000 in One Week. Children's Effort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 4

More than £11,000 has been added in a week to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund. The largest individual amount…

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Yeo Threatens City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Yeo) has threatened to take the control of Moore Park from the City Council. This was revealed at yesterday's City…

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Council Extends Diphtheria Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

Erskineville Council decided last night on continuous immunisation against diphtheria. The Mayor of Erskineville (Mr. J. J…

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Dumping Rubbish in Moore Park. City Council Warned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 10

At a meeting of the City Council yesterday, the Town Clerk, Mr. Hendy, read a letter in which the Minister for Lands. Mr. Yeo, said that, unless the rubbish dumped in Moore…

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Domain Baths to Stay Open. City Council Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 11

After much discussion yesterday the City Council decided not to close the Domain Baths. The decision was made on a…

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Labor Aldermen United Again

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 2

For the first time for nearly a year Aldermen Byrne and McKee (Official A.L.P.) sat with their Non-Communist A.L.P. colleagues at Auburn Council's…

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Obituary. Alderman Martin Griffin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 8

Mr. Spooner, M.P., writes:—The late Martin Griffin wai Mayor of Bathurst during the whole of my term as Minister for Local Government and president of…

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Digger Alderman Meets Arab Mayors

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 2

Though now a sergeant with the A.I.F. in Palestine, Alderman J. Hudson hasn't lost his interest in local government…

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New Buildings Blacktown Shire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

E. J. Carroll, brick cottage, Seven Hills-road; E. Lennane, weatherboard and fibro cottage, Doonside-road, Doonside; M. Gosden, fibro cottage,…

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Council Thanks Bank

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

Following the purchase by the Rural Bank of an estate near Rydalmere Town Hall, on which 27 houses will be built, the Mayor of…

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Council Officers Farewelled

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

Members of Baulkham Hills Council staff assembled at the Council Chamber on Friday to farewell Donald Baird and Robert Connell, of the office staff, who…

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Council of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 5

The Council of Churches yesterday expressed its approval of the efforts of the Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, to elevate the tone of the stage. It also expressed…

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Queen Crowned Mayor Handed Cheque For Soldiers' Hut

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 5

Handing a cheque for £267/16/- to the Mayor (Alderman Jeffery), at the conclusion of a ceremony at the Parramatta Town Hall, when Miss Mary…

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Auburn—lidcombe Case Dismissed Council And Brewery

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 2

A charge by Auburn Council against H. E. Sidgraves Pty. Ltd. Redfern) of having carried out unauthorised additions to the…

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To Demand Aid of War Council Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

The Commonwealth may be asked at this week's meeting of the War Council to give some money aid to hospitals in districts where there are…

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Building And The Home Cheap Homes Council Seeks Legal Advice

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

A cheap type of home is being built in certain section of the Carlingford district. As other new buildings in the vicinity are of a more, substantial and…

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Speech on Pacific by Mr. Menzies. Mr. Beasley Critical. "Conflict With Views of War Council."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 11

Mr. Beasley, M.P., said last night that the conflict between the speech on Australian and Japanese interests in the Pacific made by the Prime Minister,…

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