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Council & local affairs, 1941

3,033 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 152

Standard Rail Gauge. Report for War Council. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 9

A report on the possibility of making railways important in Australia's defence programme uniform, with a 4ft 8½in gauge, will be submitted to the next meeting of the…

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Jews In Occupied Territories Polish Ghetto’s “Council of Elders.”

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 11

LONDON, Nov. 12th. Only their attachment to their religion has enabled the Jews in the occupied territories to survive their…

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Lord Mayor Wants Country Funds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 9

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Crick, said last night that about £130,000 was being held by country branches of the Lord Mayor's Fund for special purposes…

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2 Seek County Council Chair

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 4

Councillors Neville Harding and J O. Cramer are rivals for election on Tuesday as chairman for 1941 of Sydney Countv Council…

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Melbourne Council Loan at 3 12 p.c

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 10

Loan Council approval has been given to a conversion and cash loan of £215,000 for the Melbourne City. Council…

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Holt Is Concerned at Ban on Overtime Urgent Meeting of War Council Eleventh-Hour Appeal By Menzies Expected

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3

An emergency meeting of the Advisory War Council has been called for 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, presumably to deal with the decision by ironworkers and boilermakers…

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War Council Talk on Unions' Move

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 5

Labor members on the War Advisory Council will be asked today to co-operate with the Government in preventing the metal trades unions from taking any action to slow up the war effort…

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War Council Faces Overtime Storm Labor Men Angry at Attacks on Union Menzies Hopes For Solution, But Problems Mount

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 3

With the ban on overtime imposed by boilermakers and ironworkers threatening a serious hold-up in Australia's war effort, the emergency meeting of the War Council,…

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Aldermen Don't Want Room

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 3

A rather mysterious proposal—said to have been made by Ald. Byrne—for the provision of an "aldermen's room" at Auburn Town Hall, was rejected by…

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Leave of Absence Alderman On Military Duty

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 6

Alderman David Hamilton, who represents Central Ward in Dundas Council, has been engaged on military duties in various parts of the…

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War Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 13

The Advisory War Council before it disbanded yesterday afternoon decided to hold its next meeting in February, even though the Prime Minister will be absent in the United…

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Ermington-rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 6

The Department of Works and Local Goverment asked Ermington-Rydalmere Council last week to resubmit in amended form its application for a…

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War Advisory Council Discusses Overtime Ban

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 12

An emergency meeting of the War Advisory Council was held at the Federal Offices yesterday to consider the boilermakers and ironworkers' ban on overtime. It was the first meeting of the Council to be held in Sydney. Left: The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, addressing three Labour representatives, Messrs. Forde, Makin, and Beasley (in that order). Right: The Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, who will become Acting Prime Minister when Mr. Menzies leaves for Britain…

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War Effort Arouses Criticism At Advisory Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) and the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) for three hours yesterday were subjected to stormy Labor criticism of Australia's war effort…

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Labor Council of New South Wales Campaign Against Budget. Struggles in Industry Beer Strike

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 16

SHORTLY after Council assembled last week, Delegate T. WRIGHT (Sheetmetal Workers) moved for the suspension of standing orders to…

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Big Shipbuilding Scheme Soon Cabinet May Accept War Council Plan Menzies To Discuss Move With British Cabinet

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

Cabinet will probably soon accept a recommendation from the War Council that an expert shipbuilding committee be set up to supervise the establishment in…

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Castlereagh Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council on 8th inst., the following business was transacted:- Hong Kong Evacuees…

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Holroyd Council Items

The Broadcaster · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

Holroyd Council held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday night, when the following matters of local interest were dealt with (other items are dealt with…

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County Council's Loan

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

"The Commonwealth Bank is trying to run the Government, and everything in the country," said Alderman Mainerd at the last meeting…

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Loan Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

The Loan Council will meet at Canberra on January 31. Announcing this, the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, said that the Council would make a general survey of the…

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