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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

3,085 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 155

Penrith Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

The monthly meeting of Penrith Council was held on Monday evening the Mayor (Aid. L. P. Spence) and Aldermen J. Jenkins, A. H. Hand, B…

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National Council of Jewish Women Council Luncheon

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

Council luncheon will be held at the Y rooms, 100 Clarence street, on Thursday February 19th at 1 p.m. Dr. A. H. Martin, Professor of Psychology at the…

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Pacific War Council

The Biz · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

The manner in which the Pacific War Council has been constituted and the choice of London a[?] its meeting place can be regarded as a compromise, says a…

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Sutherland Shire's Health. Inspector's Annual Report

The Propeller · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

A total distance of more than 14,700 miles was travelled in a motor car by the Health Inspector (Mr. V. R. E. Macklin) while carrying out his…

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Sand Distributed THROUGHOUT B.M. SHIRE

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 4

The Shire President, Cr. A. M. Hodgson, who is the chief warden to the Blue Mountains Shire, advised at last meeting of the Council that sand…

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Milk Vendors in B.M. Shire

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 5

During 1941 107 samples of milk were tested in the Blue Mountains Shire, the health inspector reported to last meeting" of the Shire Council…

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Delay Over N.e.s. Phones, Says Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

THE Mayor of Glebe (Ald. Splatt) at last night's meeting of the Glebe Council referred to delay in placing telephones at senior N.E.S…

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Delay Over N.e.s. Phones, Says Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

THE Mayor of Glebe (Ald. Splatt) A at last night's meeting of the Glebe Council referred to delay in placing telephones at senior N.E.S…

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Delay Over. N.e.s. Phones, Says Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

THE Mayor of Glebe (Ald. Splatt) at last night's meeting of the Glebe Council referred to delay in placing telephones at senior N.E.S…

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Holroyd Council. General Report

The Broadcaster · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 3

Aldermen G. Maunder, R. Bowen, W. Chamberlain, R. Clarke, S. Smith, F. T. Jones, Eason, Matthews, J. McLeenan Fenwick and Styles attended Tuesday…

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Confidence in Pacific Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Feb. 11 (A.A.P.).— "I am confident that the Pacific War Council is an effective step forward in Pacific consultations,"…

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N.E.S. in B.M. Shire

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

The President of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, Cr. A. M. Hodgson, has recently been appointed chief warden of this large area, and he has the as…

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Pacific War Council. Australia's Part

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

While our Prime Minister tactfully accepts the position in which Australia has been placed in the Pacific War Council by the Prime Minister of Great Britain,…

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"New Sydney" Fund Council Donation

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 1

Penrith Council decided on Monday evening, on the motion of Aid Jenkins and Aid Allen, to donate £25 to the New H.M.A.S. Sydney Fund…

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Council Burned Up Over Burned Out Incinerator

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt aldermen are hot under the ocllar about the purchase by a previous council (of which none of the present aldermen were members) of a £10,000 incinerator which, they say, will not burn…

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Council Burned Up Over Burned Out Incinerator

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt aldermen are hot under the ocllar about the purchase by a previous council (of which none of the present aldermen were members) of a £10,000 incinerator which, they say, will not burn…

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Council Burned Up Over Burned Our Incinerator

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt aldermen are hot under the ocllar about the purchase by a previous council (of which none of the present aldermen were members) of a £10,000 incinerator which, they say, will not burn…

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Council Burned Up Over Burned Out Incinerator

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt aldermen are hot under the ocllar about the purchase by a previous council (of which none of the present aldermen were members) of a £10,000 incinerator which, they say, will not burn…

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Charges Against Council. Proposed Milk Depot Opposed

The Propeller · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 1

Outspoken charges were made by Councillor Burrell against the council at a meeting of Sutherland Shire Council on February 2, when a…

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St. George County Council. Quandary over Staff Enlistments

The Propeller · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 2

One of the major difficulties which has been faced by the St. George County Council in recent months, as a result of the international situation…

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