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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

2,794 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 140

Latest Sidelights On Water Sports 12-Footers Pepping Up Sport; Move by Council

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 12

Mr. Fred Langford, patron of the N.S.W. 12ft. Sailing Skiff Council, leaves Sydney today for West Australia on a goodwill tour. His…

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Brisbane mayor's 'squatter' problem

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday. LORD Mayor Alderman Chandler admitted tonight he did…

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Mayor Clung to Grey Hat

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 7

CARDIFF.--When elected Lord Mayor of Cardiff 16 years ago, Alderman R. G. Hill-Snook, retired grocer, accepted a…

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Mayor Clung to Grey Hat

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 7

CARDIFF.--When elected Lord Mayor of Cardiff 16 years ago, Alderman R. G. Hill-Snook, retired grocer, accepted a…

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City Council To Evict Squatters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 9

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman Chandler) said tonight that the City Council would evict the squatters from South…

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Alderman Queries Use Of Residentials

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 11

Many city residentials and boarding houses were used as brothels, Alderman O'Dea said at a meeting of the City Council Health Committee yesterday…

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Council Move Against City Dens of Vice

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 14

With the aim of stopping the use of houses for immorality, a full investigation of Sydney's residentials and boarding…

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Council Move Against City Dens of Vice

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 6

With the aim of stopping the use of houses for immorality, a full investigation of Sydney's residentials and boarding…

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Council Move Against City Dens of Vice

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 6

With the aim of stopping the use of houses for immorality, a full investigation of Sydney's residential and boarding…

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"God Bless You" Says English Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

The Mayor of Watford (Alderman R. W. North) has written thanking the people of Ermington-Rydalmerc for parcels received under the…

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State Council Gazettal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 22

LONDON, Wednesday.--The London Gazette revealed yesterday that the Duke of Gloucester and his sister, the Princess Royal, were acting as a…

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State Council Gazettal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.--The London Gazette revealed yesterday that the Duke of Gloucester and his sister, the Princess Royal, were acting as a…

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State Council Gazettal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 22

LONDON, Wednesday.--The London Gazette revealed yesterday that the Duke of Gloucester and his sister, the Princess Royal, were acting as a…

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Council Has Power

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 5

The Argus was under a misapprehension when stating that he had said that the council had no power to remove squatters, the Mayor of…

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State Council Gazettal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.--The London Gazette revealed yesterday that the Duke of Gloucester and his sister, the Princess Royal, were acting as a…

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Hail Costly For Council

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

The total estimated cost of repairing City Council property damaged during the severe hailstorm on New Year's Day was…

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Hail Costly For Council

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

The total estimated cost of repairing City Council property damaged during the severe hailstorm on New Year's Day was…

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Hail Costly For Council

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

The total estimated cost of repairing City Council property damaged during the severe hailstorm on New Year's Day was…

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NEWS for WOMEN Princess Elizabeth Dances With Capetown's Mayor

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 10

CAPETOWN, February 18.-- At a ball given in honor of the Royal Family last night at Capetown, the Princesses appeared unexpectedly on the dance floor. Princess Elizabeth, in a…

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Hail Damage Costly To Council

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Estimated cost of repairs to City Council properties damaged during the hailstorm on January 1 was £12.843, the Town Clerk…

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