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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

2,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 113

Hopes for Govt.--b.m.a. Pact N.S.W. Labor Council Marks Time No "Force" by Unions

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

THERE is still some possibility that the Government and the B.M.A. will get together and make the free medicine scheme a success, according to the…

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Mayor to Welcome Silver Band

The Biz · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 5

The Mayor of Cabra-Vale, Ald. T. Cooper, will welcome the Mayfleld Silver Band of 25 players at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, at Cabramatta Memorial Band…

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Polied Council

The Leader · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

As usual, there was an adjournment while runners went forth seeking reluctant representatives of the ratepayers before Liverpool Council could get a…

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Council Docks Dustmen's Pay

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

LONDON Wednesday.--Banstead (Surrey) Council has docked half a day's pay from each of a number of dustmen…

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[?] Dance at Castlereagh [?]To of Late Mayor Nutt Unveiled

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

The annual effort of Castlereagh Council in aid of Nepean District Hospital was held in Castlereagh Council Hall on Saturday, 22nd ult., and…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 9

JUBILEE APPEAL: May and June have been allotted by the N.S.W. Jewish Board of Deputies as the months for the N.C.J.W. Jubilee Appeal. The N.C.J.W…

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Wheat Appeal To Privy Council Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —The Australian Wheat Industry Defence Council is expected to appeal to the Privy…

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Proposed Resumption Land Adjoining Penrith Council Offices

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

Over many months much correspondence has passed between Penrith Council and Mr. J. C. Papaellinas, cafe proprietor of 391 High Street (through…

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Fighting to Cease in Palestine Security Council's Order Accepted

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

It is officially announced that both Israel and the Arab League have accepted the appeal by the Security Council for a four weeks' truce. Israel is perfectly justified to insist that the ban on the import of arms…

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Sanitary Service Move Rejected Cabba-vale Council Still Against Own Service

The Biz · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

Caba-Vale Council again defeated the motion that council conducts [?]s own sanitary service, by five votes to four, at last monday nights meeting…

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WIZO State Council

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 10

WIZO will celebrate the declaration of the State of Israel at the Maccabean Hall, on Thursday, June 17th at 8 p.m. Bishop C. Venn…

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Council Wants Road Widening Hastened

The St George Call · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

Rockdale Council will urge upon the Main Roads Department to hasten the widening of Princes Highway, South of Bay Street, Rockdale…

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Comments on Executive Council Conference

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 9

Most Councillors who attended the Interstate Conference of Australian Jewry, concluded in Sydney last week, expressed their satisfaction with the results that had been achieved. Despite the many different points of view on a number of, subjects, very plainly…

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Council Rejects Saywell Estate Subdivision

The St George Call · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

A proposal to subdivide a Brightonle Sands property on which a pair of semi-detached houses now stand was rejected at the last meeting of…

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Bar Council told of PM's remark

The Sun · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

A remark in the House of Representatives yesterday by the Prime Minister about a "larrikin lawyer" was today…

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Executive Council of Aust. Jewry Conference Saturday

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 3

Highlights of the opening session of the ECAJ Conference in Sydney were strong criticism levelled at the alleged lack of…

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National Council of Jewish Women Jubilee Appeal Campaign

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 10

May—June have been alloted for the Appeal month for the N.C.J.W. Jubilee Appeal by the N.S.W. Jewish Board of Deputies…

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Wheat Case Challenge May Go To Privy Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 5

The president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. H. S. Roberton, said yesterday he was certain the…

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Now to the Privy Council and the Ballot Box

The Land · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

THE High Court decision in the wheat case cannot be anything but disappointing to the industry as a whole as well as to all those who were directly concerned in the exacting task of placing the matter…

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High Court Verdict Against Growers Appeal To Privy Council Likely In Nelungaloo Case

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 12

VALIDITY of war-time acquisition of wheat by the Commonwealth Government has been upheld by the High Court. It was decided also that farmers with wheat in the 1945-46 pool had not been underpaid and did receive a just price. The High Court dismissed in…

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