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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

2,226 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 112

New York's Mayor on Bookmakers Our Own Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 7

NEW YORK, June 4.—Mayor La Guardia threatens to padlock New York's race tracks to counter the operations of…

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Welfare Worker's Diary Prison Reform Council Active

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 16

IN order to focus public opinion on the need for prison reform a series of lectures have been arranged by the Prison Reform Council of N.S.W. The second lecture will be held at 8 p.m. on July 2…

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Struggle for Votes Leg. Council Possible Labor Majority

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 7

THE most important election in the history of New South Wales Legislative Council takes place…

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Lord Mayor's Appeal on Art Union Tickets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 7

An appeal for support for the Australian Comforts Fund's "Salute to Valor" Art Union was made yesterday by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Neville Harding). Alderman Harding asked all…

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County Council Supply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 4

At a meeting of the Sydnev County Council yesterday. Alderman Parry said he doubted whether the council was receiving all the coal from the…

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Governor Presides At Last Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 11

State Cabinet Ministers fare welled the Governor (Lord Wakehurst) at the conclusion of the Executive Council meeting yesterday…

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Urges Council to Look Ahead

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 3

A special meeting of Lidcombe Council works committee will be held to arrange suitable celebrations at Lidcombe on the day news of…

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Aldermen Denied Immortality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 9

A foundation plaque laid by Leichhardt aldermen before the council elections last year has been replaced by the new aldermen. The old plaque, inscribed with the names of the mayor and 11…

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Library for Hurstville. Council's Proposal

The Propeller · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

A special meeting of Hurstville Council was recently held for the purpose of hearing an address by Mr. Metcalfe, chief librarian of the Public Library, Sydney…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 8

COUNCIL LUNCHEON: A special council luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 20th, when the election of delegates for the Board of Deputies will…

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Fairfield Council Meeting, May 16 Correspondence

The Biz · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

The Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Auntralia requested council to examine the position with regurd to superannuation to…

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Penrith Council Assistant Electrical Engineer Appointed

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 3

At a special meeting of Penrith Council on Friday evening, Mr A. G. Taylor, at present holding the position of assistant electrical engineer at…

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Hurstville Grove Sullage. Deputation to Kogarah Council

The Propeller · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

Mr. R. A. Hayden, at the last meeting of Kogarah Council, addressed the aldermen on behalf of 500 petitioners, concerning the disposal of suflage water and…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 3

At the last meeting of Sutherland Council a statement was submitted showing that the total amount expended on roads, parks, baths, wharves, jetties, and North…

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Alderman Criticises Coogee Oval

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 6

The condition of Coogee Oval was criticised by Alderman W. V. Cox at this week's Randwick Council meeting. The council decided that a full…

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Compulsory Shire Voting Favored

The Land · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 1

The annual conference of the Shires' Association this week carried resolutions in favor of compulsory voting at shire elections and…

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Sutherland Shire Women’s Hockey

The Observer · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 5

So far we have been rather fortunate with the weather as we are now well into the second round for the season and have not had to postpone…

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National Council Of Jewish Women Council Luncheon

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 8

A special Council Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 20th, when, the election of delegates for the Board of Deputies will take…

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Apiarists Support Forestry Council

The Land · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 9

MEMBERS of the Commercial Apiarists Association of New South Wales have donated approximately £300 to the Forestry Advisory…

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Centralised Bushfire Control Criticised by Shire Councils

The Land · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

A RESOLUTION, protesting against continued centralisation of power in relation to bush fire prevention and control under a National Security Regulation, no longer justified by the war situation, was carried by the Shires Association conference this…

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