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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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

Makin to Preside at Uno Council Talks

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Saturday.--The Australian Ambassador to Washington (Mr. Makin), who was appointed first president of the U.N.O. Security…

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County Council Men Can Wear Shorts At Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 17

The Sydney County Council has decided to allow its male staff to wear shorts during office hours. Efforts to secure dress reform have…

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New houses, better pubs A young Mayor's new resolutions

The Sun · Sunday 5 January 1947 · page 9

FORMER telegram boy, Randwick's new and youngest Mayor, Ald. W. J. Heffernan, wants housing…

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Gas Stopwork Meeting Tomorrow Union's Council to Put Plan

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1947 · page 27

Possibility of another hold-up of Sydney's gas supplies went a stage further yesterday when Federal Council of the Gas Employees' Union deliberated for seven hours, and called a stopwork meeting for…

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Shire to Build 5 Communal Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 11

Hastings Shire Council had decided to build me community hotels at a cost of £30,000 each, Mr. V. C. Ranson said yesterday, Mr. Ranson is shire clerk of…

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District Council R.s.l

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 6

The December general meeting o[ the I Par Western Metropolitan District Council of R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Sub-branches was held in the clubroom. Parramatta. The…

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Council Will Appeal Against Wage Increase

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Greater Newcastle Council has decided to appeal against Mr. Justice Cantor's judgment which increased the salary…

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Standard Transport Code Advisory Council Meeting

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4

Standardisation throughout Australia of road traffic codes, safety rules and motor vehicle i standards was the principal…

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Council Will Appeal Against Wage Increase

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Greater Newcastle Council has decided to appeal against Mr. Justice Cantor's judgment which increased the salary…

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Russia Urges Arms Cut Appeal To Security Council

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

Russia, surprisingly enough, last week called on the World Security Council to speed up plans for world disarmament. The chief Soviet delegate to the Council, M. Gromyko, made the suggestion in…

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Challenge by Makin Uno Plan On Trieste Council Defers Decision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- The Security Council yesterday postponed action on the Big Four plan to make…

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Challenge by Makin Uno Plan On Trieste Council Defers Decision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- The Security Council yesterday postponed action on the Big Four plan to make…

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Challenge by Makin Uno Plan On Trieste Council Defers Decision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- The Security Council yesterday postponed action on the Big Four plan to make…

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Challenge by Makin Uno Plan On Trieste Council Defers Decision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- The Security Council yesterday postponed action on the Big Four plan to make…

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Challenge by Makin Uno Plan On Trieste Council Defers Decision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- The Security Council yesterday postponed action on the Big Four plan to make…

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B.M. Shire Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

The Councillors of the Blue Mountains Shire Council held two meetings last month so that they could deal with the volume of business requiring…

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Penrith Housing Mayor Waits on Prime Minister

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

THE Mayor of Penrith (Ald. F. J. Allen) and the Deputy Mayor Ald. Tornaros) waited on the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, on the…

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Council Accepts Liability

The Biz · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Fairfield Council decided, at its last meeting, to accept responsibility for the deficiency in revenue in connection with the extension of water facilities to…

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P. & C. Regional Council

The Biz · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

Liverpool P. &. C. Regional Council met at Liverpool on Friday, December 20. Mr. A. L'Green occupied the chair until late in the evening, when he asked…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 8

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.—All members are asked to make a special effort during the months January and February to in crease NCJW and Council WlZO…

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