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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

3,085 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 155

Gave Council N.E.S. Power, Says Heffron

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 5

"I don't really know just what the Council requires. When I became Minister for N.E.S. the Council was not satisfied with…

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Gave Council N.E.S. Power, Says Heffron

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 5

"I don't really know just what the Council requires. When 1 became Minister, for N.E.S. the Council was not satisfied with…

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Vital Talks by War Council High Officers Present

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—All Australian Chiefs of Staff, and other Dominion officers, were present to-day at a meeting of the…

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Gave Council N.E.S. Power, Says Heffron

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 5

"I don't really know just what the Council requires. When I became Minister for N.E.S. the Council was not satisfied with…

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Recasting Aust. Strategy War Council Calls In Service Chiefs

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Vital discussions on the defence of Australia were begun by the Advisory War Council and Service Chiefs of Staff today…

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"Rats Attacking the Stationery" Complaint to Council Health Inspector's Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

"The rats are now so bad in our building that they are attacking the stationery," Mr. S. Todhunter, of George street,…

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N.E.S. Control in City Wider Powers for Council Urged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 11

The City Council will ask the Minister for N.E.S., Mr. Heffron, to give it control of N.E.S. matters in the city, subject to…

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Council's "Total War Effort" Move "Immediate Steps" at Parramatta Unanimous Decision

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

Parramatta Council on Monday decided to "take steps to transfer immediately the whole of its organisation, as far as is…

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Raid 'Death- Traps,' Says Minister Blames City Council's Laxity On Job

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 4

"Numerous buildings in the city would be death- traps in an air raid," declared the Minister for NBS, Mr. Heffron, today. "We entrusted the City Council with the job of seeing that the…

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Fairfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 8

Despite the gravity of the war situation, there are still many ratepayers writing to Fairfield Council; and there are also a multitude of departmental…

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National Council of Jewish Women Council Luncheon

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 7

At the combined Council and Y h[?]cheon at the Y Rooms, 100 Clarence St., Mrs. E.A. Levi presided and welcomed Mr. A.H. Martin, Processor Psychology,…

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St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. L. A. Muscio) and Aldermen J. B. Thompson, J. W. Irwin, P. E. Thompson, J. Cook, W. C. Gibson, R. D. Hope, and A. J. Adams…

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Fairfield Council Matters

The Biz · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

The following matters were included in reports from committees and officers to Fairfield Council meeting last week. All were adopted…

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Compulsory N.e.s. Is Urged by Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

DISSATISFACTION with the control of the N.E.S. by the State was expressed at the last meeting of Manly Council by the Mayor (Ald…

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Compulsory N.e.s. Is Urged by Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

DISSATISFACTION with the control of the N.E.S. by the State was expressed at the last meeting of Manly Council by the Mayor (Ald…

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Compulsory N.e.s. Is Urged by Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

DISSATISFACTION with the control of the N.E.S. by the State was expressed at the last meeting of Manly Council by the Mayor (Ald…

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Compulsory N.e.s. Is Urged by Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

DISSATISFACTION with the control of the N.E.S. by the State was expressed at the last meeting of Manly Council by the Mayor (Ald…

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Pacific Council Works Smoothly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

"I recently explained the relations of the Pacific War Council to the Chiefs of Staffs Committee in London and the relations…

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Council And Shelter Plan

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

Selection of strong buildings in city blocks for conversion into communal air -raid shelters will be urged by the full City Council…

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N.e.s. Activities Nepean Shire Evacuation Proposals

The Biz · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5

It appears that the Nopean Shire, in taking up the question of evacuations, recognises the position of its [?]payers by immediately taking a census of the…

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