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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

2,794 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 140

City Council Hotels Tenders Tp Be Called

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 7

The City Council decided last evening to lease three of its hotel properties by tender for two years. The hotels are the Oxford and…

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U.S. Mayor Must Go to Gaol Review Of Sentences Refused Won't Resign From Office

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

BOSTON, Tuesday.--The Supreme Court yesterday refused to review the conviction of the Mayor of Boston (James M. Curley) on 72 charges of wartime mail frauds and conspiracy…

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U.S. Mayor Must Go to Gaol Review Of Sentences Refused Won't Resign From Office

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

BOSTON, Tuesday.--The Supreme Court yesterday refused to review the conviction of the Mayor of Boston (James M. Curley) on 72 charges of wartime mail frauds and conspiracy…

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Stormy Scenes at Council Meeting Govt. Inquiry Ruling Disputed Aldermen Clash Over Engineer

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 2

REMARKABLE scenes were witnessed during a special meeting of Bankstown Council last night, when the council decided to appeal against a governmental inquiry finding on the…

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Aldermen in Fiery Scenes Over Engineer

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 7

REMARKABLE scenes were witnessed during a special meeting of Bankstown Council last night, when the council decided to appeal against a governmental inquiry finding on the…

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Aldermen in Fiery Scenes Over Engineer

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 7

REMARKABLE scenes were witnessed during a special meeting of Bankstown Council last night, when the council decided to appeal against a governmental inquiry finding on the…

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Ratepayer Annoved. Argument with Holroyd Alderman

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 2

The usual calm of Holroyd Council meetings was disturbed on Tuesday. May 27, which a complaining ratepayer from Tochgabbie, became involved with one of…

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Holroyd Council

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 3

Present ot last week's meeting of Holroyd Council were Aldermen Maunder (Mayor), Young, Brady, Smith, Bennett Mathews, McLeenan, Martyn, Styles,…

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Cold Shower Should Score Again Alderman Likely To Be A Danger

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

Anyone who backed something to beat COLD SHOWER last start felt a nasty shudder down their back when the big bay just strode into the lead in effortless style to win by more…

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Council Critic of Government

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 9

If the Government's statements about the welfare of the people were sincere, then they could be proved in this instance, said Ald. Wyatt, at…

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Council Divided on Hotel Move

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 11

Labour members of the City Council lodged with the Town Clerk, Mr. R. Hendy, yesterday, a notice of motion to rescind the…

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Council Gains Award For Work

The Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 5

The A. R. Bluett memorial award for 1945 will be made to representatives of Oxley County Council at today's conference of…

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Stormy Council Meeting At Bankstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 4

There was a stormy meeting of Bankstown Municipal Council last night, when the position of the Electricity…

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Council's Plea For Better Quality Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 5

The County Council decided yesterday to ask the State Government to have it supplied with coal suitable for…

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Senior Staff and Union County Council Opposition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 5

The County Council yesterday decided that it would not enter into an industrial agreement with the Federated Municipal and Shire…

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Council Will Drop Plan To Build £100,000 Baths

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

Parramatta Council's proposal to build modern swimming baths will be dropped because the Council would have difficulty in financing the £100,000 structure. This statement was made by Ald…

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Citrus Juice Factory Would Be Welcomed By Hills Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 4

A Sydney man is contemplating building a citrus juice processing factory between Rogan's Hill and Kenthurst. He is Mr. B. W. Fleming, who last week asked Baulkham Hills Council what its attitude would be to the proposed factory…

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Ryde Council’s Housing Plans. Inspection by the Minister for Public Works and Local Government

Construction · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 2

Mr. Cahill, Minister for Public Works and Local Government, said that he was highly impressed with the progress of the Ryde housing project after he had inspected it on Saturday last, May…

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Former Shire Clerk's Death

The Propeller · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Macfarlane, who was Shire Clerk of Sutherland for many years, died on May 30, in his 87th year being survived by a son. The…

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Increase in Old Age Pension Cabra-vale Alderman's View

The Biz · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 5

The 5- proposed increase to old age pensions was not commensurate with the increased cost of living, stated Ald. Wingrave at the meeting of Cabra-Vale…

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