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Council & local affairs, 1941

3,033 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 152

Rubbish Disposal Problem. Council Seeks Dump

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 7

The City Council is still unable to find an acceptable site for rubbish disposal. At the health committee's meeting yesterday. Alderman Marks, chairman, said…

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Agricultural Council To Discuss British Policy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 10

CANBERRA, Wednesday. --The Agricultural Council will meet in Canberra under the chairmanship of the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle…

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Fowls Near House Council Issues Warning

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 6

The health inspector (Mr. Winter) reported to Dundas Council last week that in May a notice was served on a resident of Marsden-road regarding…

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Breach Of Promise Suit Ex-mayor to Pay Girl £700 MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 3

A young woman who claimed £5000 damages in the First Civil Court to-day from a former mayor of…

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Ratepayers Protest Against County Council Garage Plan

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 4

TWO HUNDRED and twenty ratepayers of Queens Road. Five Dock, petitioned the Drummoyne Council last night against the…

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Ratepayers Protest Against County Council Garage Plan

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 4

TWO HUNDRED and twenty ratepayers of Queens Road. Five Dock, petitioned the Drummoyne Council last night against the pro…

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Ratepayers Protest Against County Council Garage Plan

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 4

TWO HUNDRED and twenty ratepayers of Queens Road, Five Dock, petitioned the Drummoyne Council last night against the…

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Aldermen's Problems Question Time at Council

The Biz · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 6

At the last council meeting, Fairfield's Civic Fathers showed' their continued concern for the welfare of the ratepayers generally by the way they busily piled…

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Fairfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 5

The committee of the whole, of Fairfield Council, after last meeting, issued the following report, which was adopted: SEVILLE STREET…

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Council Banned Newbury Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 38

LONDON.'--Opposition of the local town council caused the abandonment of the Jockey's Club plan to run the Derby and Oaks at…

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Council Banned Newbury Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 38

LONDON.--Opposition of the local town council caused the abandonment of the Jockey's Club plan to run the Derby and Oaks at…

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Council Banned Newbury Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 38

LONDON.--Opposition of the local town council caused the abandonment of the Jockey's Club plan to run the Derby and Oaks at…

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Fairfield Council June Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 6

The following interesting matters [?]anch to others) were dealt with at the lost meeting of Fairfield Council:—The Ecssiey Park Progress Association…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 7

An important general committee meeting will be held at the Council Rooms, Federation House, on Monday next, 23rd June at 2.30 P.m. All members, should…

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Cabra-Vale Council Items From Last Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 3

Aid. F. Hill, M.L.A. (Mayor), presided at the last meeting of Cabra-Vale Council. Also present were Aldermen J. O. McBurney (Deputy Mayor),…

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Cooking by Electricity. County Council's Recipes. Camp Fire Hamburgers

The Propeller · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 2

One and a half pounds minced beef, one teaspoon salt, quarter teaspoon pepper, lour small onions, one table spoon butter, one tablespoon…

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Weather Changes are Accident Causes. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Liverpool News · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 2

The harvest of the roads, n the form of accidents, goes by seasons, and the largest is in the winter. Never has there been any sign of a "drought," either in…

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Municipal Lists

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 5

At the meeting of St. Marys Council on Tuesday evening lost, only one tender was received for the work of collecting the municipal list…

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Council Employees on Military Service. Kogarah Debates Difference in Wages. Aldermen Unaware of Resolution

The St George Call · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 1

A debate on payment of wages to military trainees and Home Defence gold-iers had to be curtailed at the meeting of Kogarah Council last Tuesday night…

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Chalk Markings on Footpaths. Kogarah Alderman Up in Arms. Disfiguring the Municipality

The St George Call · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 1

“This is hop-scotch time and Kogarah is certainly getting more than its share of chalk drawings on the footpaths and fences,” said Ald. Battye at the council…

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