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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

2,532 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 127

Nepean Shire Council. Cr. W. Rose Re-elected President

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

A full council attended a special meeting of Nepean Shire Council to elect a President for 1943. Only one nomination was received for the position, that of…

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Holroyd Council

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

The following matters (among others) were dealt with by Holroyd Council on Tuesday night:— Aid. G. E. Maunder advised that the…

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[?]Olroyd Council Cuts Grass

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

Holroyd Council has purchased a horse-drawn mower for cutting grass from the footpaths. It has a 3ft. cut, and is proving very satisfactory. It cost…

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Council Wants Life Saving Gear Locked Up

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 16

The Surf Life Saving Association has decided to protest against the locking up of gear during the [?] absence of [?]. This decision was made when…

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Fire Commissioners' Board. Municipal Representative

The Propeller · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 7

The matter of the election of a representative of metropolitan municipal councils to the Board of Fire Commissioners for the next…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 6

One case of scarlet fever and one death from pulmonary tuberculosis were reported in Bexley Municipality during the four weeks ended…

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Letters to the Editor. Rockdale's Municipal Rates

The Propeller · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 6

Sir,—I noticed in a recent issue of the "Propeller" that Rockdale Council has included in their estimates for 1943 the employment of three rate…

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Municipality of Fairfield. Charges for Destroying Dogs

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

In consequence of the increased costs occasioned by the introduction of a more humane method of destroying dogs, the Council has fixed a change of five…

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Electric “Extra” in Shire

The Observer · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

Imposition of an extra 6d a quarter on the electric light accounts of ratepayers in the Sutherland Shire has been made as a “war time emergency…

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Bexley Council

The St George Call · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

Pracis of Correspondence to Jan. 1, ’43 From Mrs. J. E. Lamm, with reference to the protests made by her at the last Council meeting, per medium of Aid…

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Fanned Council's Fury

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A nude man had danced a fan dance, without a fan, on the beach at Port Augusta, a councillor said…

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The Mayor And The Horses New York

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1943 · page 4

New York Mayor La Guardia warns butchers that if they insist on selling horsemeat, he will force…

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Tokio Mayor Won't Be Nasty Any More MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1943 · page 3

MRS. FUKUMOTO, wife of the Mayor of Tokio, had the pleasure of listening to her husband on the radio the other night. She heard good news--he promised not to be cruel to her any more…

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Mayor's Coupon Trouble

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 3

Because his coupon allowance does not permit the purchase of new robes, the Lord Mayor,…

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Mayor Resigns After Gosford Squabble

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

GOSFORD, Monday.-- Ructions: between Gosford aldermen culminated today in the resignation of the Mayor (Aid. J. C. Speers). When the…

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L. M. Fund Position Worries New Mayor

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

THE £26,000 excess of expenditure x over income disclosed in last year's accounts of the Lord Mayor's Fund, is causing concern to the new…

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L. M. Fund Position Worries New Mayor

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

THE £26,000 excess of expenditure over income disclosed in last year's accounts of the Lord Mayor's Fund, is causing concern to the new…

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No New Robes For Lord Mayor - No Coupons

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 7

THE new Lord Mayor (Alderman R. J. Bartley) has not enough coupons to buy the Lord Mayoral robes demanded by the by-laws of the City of Sydney…

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No New Robes For Lord Mayor - No Coupons

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 7

THE new Lord Mayor (Alderman R. J. Bartley) has not enough coupons to buy the Lord Mayoral robes demanded by the by-laws of the City of Sydney…

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