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Council & local affairs, 1945

2,226 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 112

International Wheat Council

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 12

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--Argentina was invited last night to send a representative to Washington to attend an international wheat…

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Council's Band Move

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 8

If all goes well with negotiations now proceeding between Auburn Council and a group of railway musicians, citizens may…

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Town Clerk Appointed Deputy Shire Clerk

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

Mr. C. C. Lawrence, town clerk of Wentworth, has been appointed deputy-shire clerk to Baulkham Hills Council…

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Guildford Presentations Council's Honor Certificates

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

[?] Honor Certificates [?] Council were presented to [?] a dance in the Soldiers…

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What Council Received From Auction Sale

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 5

The sale of electrical gear and other property sent by Parramatta Council to Sydney for disposal by auction realised £141/0/9. The total…

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Council Sanctions Loud Speaker at Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

Whether a church should be allowed to use an amplifier so that passers-by might hear what's going on inside was debated by the…

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Cow Dubbed "World's Worst Rogue" Canley Vale Problem Left to the Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 9

An "elderly, one-eyed cow" which has resisted attempts at capture and aroused the ire of local bus drivers with its leisurely…

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Stalls and Appeals in Street Mayor and Town Clerk to Deal with Applications

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 4

Hitherto the council has dealt with applications from patriotic and charitable bodies for permission to conduct street stalls and appeals in…

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Connection to Sewer Council to Issue Notices

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 8

Many Auburn residents who have failed to make connections to the sewer are to be given three months in which to carry out the…

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Colorful Story Of Pool Fails To Soften Council

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

An attractive blonde who claimed her hair turned green after she swam in the Olympic Pool was refused £2 compensation by North Sydney Council last night. IN a letter to…

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Colorful Story Of Pool Fails To Soften Council

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

An attractive blonde who claimed her hair turned green after she swam in the Olympic Pool was refused £2 compensation by North Sydney Council last night. IN a letter to…

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Council Objects to Emergency Homes Seeks Deputation to Housing Minister

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

Granville Council last night decided to approach the Minister for Housing by deputation in order to protest strongly against…

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Providing Temporary Home for Racehorse Council's Permission to Enclose Land

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 8

The housing problem of a two-years-old racehorse, which the owner contemplates entering for the 1946 Melbourne Cup, greatly…

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Municipal and Government Notices

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 12

TENDERS, suitably endorsed, closing with the undersigned at 12 noon on Monday, 5th February, 1945, are invited for the erection of a Baby Health…

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St. Harys Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

Matters dealt with by St. Marys Council at its meeting on 8th inst, in addition to those already reported, were:…

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Salvage Officer Addresses Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

The necessity of maintaining the salvage scheme was stressed to Penrith Council at its meeting on Friday evening by Mr Fitzpatrick, an officer…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 8

QUEEN COMPETITION: Miss Doris Roseman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roseman, Manion Avenue, Rose Bay, is the. N.C.J.W. candidate for the…

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Ward Boundaries. Discussion by Rockdale Council

The Propeller · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

The Department of Local Government, in a letter to the last meeting of Rockdale Council, said that, in view of the result of the referendum held in…

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One Rate Increased Penrith Council's Estimates

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 4

Penrith estimates for 1945, as adopted at the monthly meeting of Council on Friday evening, provide for rates and charges as last year,…

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Communist-Led Kearsley Council Makes Big Drive

Tribune · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 6

Kearsley Shire Council, first Australian municipality with a Communist majority, decided last week on the motion of Communist Councillor A. Opie to draw up a three-year plan for children’s playgrounds in every populated area of the shire. THE Council instructed the Shire…

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