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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

2,226 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 112

St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

The following matters were dealt with at the last monthly meeting of St. Marys Council, in addition to others already reported:…

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Cabra-Vale Council

The Biz · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

Present at last meting of cabra-Vale Council were Aldermen Hill (Mayor), Melville, Wingrave, Cooper, Prestons, Light, Dawson and Mc Burney. An…

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Lord Mayor Couldn't See Piano But Won First Prize

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 10

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Neville Harding) won first prize in an eisteddfod for a pianoforte solo when he was 14, but he still doesn't know how he did it. MAKING this confession today, he…

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Schoolboys Will Work For Council

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 10

Boys from Lidcombe public school have volunteered to help Lidcombe Council overcome its manpower problem…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 7

Members and friends are asked to attend the Mother's Day High Tea and Card Party on Sunday, 1st July, 6 p.m., at the Council Rooms, 8 Young St…

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Big Liberal Meeting State Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

The first meeting of the State Council of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party of Australia will be held in…

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Graziers Urge Lower Taxes Council Decisions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 8

An early and progressive reduction in income taxation was urged at the annual conference of the Graziers' Federal Council…

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Proposed Sewer Shaft. Rejected by Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

The seating capacity of the gallery at Hurstville Council Chambers was overtaxed on Thursday evening lest, when members of Narwee Progress Association…

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The Basic Wage. And Bexley Council's Staff

The Propeller · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

At the last meeting of Bexley Council Alderiman McCormac moved "That the one shilling fall in the recently-gazetted basic wage be not applied to the staff of…

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Council of Bankers Advocated by Page Use of Expert Advice

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 10

CANBERRA Thursday. -- Advantage should be taken of the knowledge of Australia's bankers by including them in…

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National Theatre Proposal The Council For Culture Has Its Say

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 11

IT seems that the exposure in "The Catholic Weekly," on April 26 last, of the Communist scheme to gain…

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Early Council History As It Was at St. Marys in the Nineties

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

The following racy review of the early history of St. Marys Council was prepared by a member of the Council staff for presentation at the banquet…

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Municipal Jottings

The Propeller · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 6

At last week's meeting of Hurstville Council the town clerk, Mr. G. R. Morris, reported that outstanding rates in the municipality totalled £31,511189…

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Sutherland Shire Council Jubilee of Cronulla

The Observer · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

The Cronulla township was inaugurated on September 11th, 1895. This year 1945 is therefore Cronulla’s Jubilee. Had it not been for the war this…

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Kogarah Council

The St George Call · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

Business at Kogarah Council meeting on Monday last was mainly of a routine nature and almost devoid of its usual news items…

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Sutherland Shire Women’s Hockey

The Observer · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

Last Saturday, Yarrenbool played Nargoon and defeated them 1-0. E. Knight scored the gaol. It was rather a slow game and the ball remained in…

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C.P. Men Praised by Country Mayor

The Land · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 5

DELEGATES attending the western district regional conference in Orange were accorded a civic reception by the Mayor of…

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Labour Council Rebuff To Militants

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

The militants were defeated at a meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council last night, when the…

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Election for Potato Growers' Council

The Land · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 7

In connection with the election of six councillors for the potato Growers' Association of N.S.W., ballot papers will go out on July 13 to those…

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Inquiry Opens on Council Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

At a preliminary sitting of the Royal Commission on local government boundaries in the County of Cumberland yesterday…

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