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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

3,085 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 155

Council Asks Sack For Water Board

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt Council last night passed two motions asking the State Government to accelerate the introduction of the Greater…

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Curtin Appeals To Industrial Relations Council

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 2

Differences of opinion between the two sides of the Commonwealth Industrial Relations Council over certain…

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Council Asks Sack For Water Board

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt Council last night passed two motions asking the State Government to accelerate the introduction of the Greater…

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Council Asks Sack For Water Board

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 7

Leichhardt Council last night passed two motions asking the State Government to accelerate the introduction of the Greater…

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Employers in Clash Industrial Relations Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A clash between the Government and the employers' representatives on the newly-constituted…

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County Council Scramble Four Members Sought Election As Chairman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 6

AN unprecedented situation arose at the meeting today of the Sydney County Council during election of a chairman for the year when four out of five councillors sought election. [?]AST year's chairman, Councillor…

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County Council Scramble Four Members Sought Election As Chairman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 6

AN unprecedented situation arose at the meeting today of the Sydney County Council during election of a chairman for the year when four out of five councillors sought election. [?]AST year's chairman, Councillor…

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County Council Scramble Four Members Sought Election As Chairman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 6

AN unprecedented situation arose at the meeting today of the Sydney County Council during election of a chairman for the year when four out of five councillors sought election. [?]AST year's chairman, Councillor…

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New Sydney Fund Municipal Campaign in Waverley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 7

Waverley municipality expects to raise at least £500 in aid of the New Sydney Fund. A representative committee is…

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"Victory for Labor" Auburn Ex-alderman in County Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

"We feel that this is a victory for the Labor Movement generally," said the Mayor of Auburn (Ald. Ryan) on…

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Inexperience of Alderman Alleged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

OPPOSING the nomination of Aid. Pursell, who was subsequently elected vice-chairman of the Market Committee, Aid. Donald Grant (Labor)…

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Inexperience of Alderman Alleged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

OPPOSING the nomination of Ald Pursell, who was subsequently elected vice-chairman of the Market Committee. Ald, Donald Grant (Labor)…

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"Ill-considered" Alderman Condemns Evacuation Scheme

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

There are more headaches in this than a barrel of Irish whisky!" This vigorous assertion was evoked from Alderman Hale last night…

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"Government's Job" Aldermen's View of N.e.s. Expenditure

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

We're giving away tenners that we haven't got to give. It's absolutely impossible for the council to go on spending money…

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County Council Unusual Election of Chairman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 8

After an unusual eleclion procedure, in which each of four out, of the five members of the Sydney County Council…

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Council Might Make Up Military Pay

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

A COMMITTEE of four was appointed by the finance committee of the City Council today to consider making up the pay of…

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Council Might Make Up Military Pay

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

A COMMITTEE of four was appointed by the finance committee of the City Council today to consider making up the pay of…

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Liquid Fuel Edict Council Wants More Time

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

An immediate application for an extension of time will be made by Auburn Council to the Liquid Fuel Control Board regarding the…

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Auburn-lidcombe "Putting Shoulder to the Wheel" Mayor's Review of N.e.s. Activities

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

"It gives me great pleasure to see that people are prepared to put, their shoulder to the wheel," said the Mayor of…

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Council Won't Meet N.E.S. Cost

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 10

"The Commonwealth Government should pay for the N.E.S. services and not expect the citizens to do so,"…

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