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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

2,499 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 125

Council By-Election Will be Held Proposal to Forego It

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

The resignation of Ald. A. J. Adams, of St. Marys, from Penrith Council was before Council at its meeting on Thursday evening…

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Shire Council Ousted by Govt

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

MEMBERS of the Stroud Shire Council have been removed from office by the Government and an administrator…

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Shire Council Ousted by Govt

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

MEMBERS of the Stroud Shire Council have been removed from office by the Government and an administrator…

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Council

The Observer · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

Community Centre, Miranda. The Engineer reported on the proposed site for a community centre off Kiora Road to the west, between Kingsway…

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Council Cuttings

The Observer · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

the President and Shire Clerk and the Health Inspector presented facts which render this work most urgent. The deputation was informed that…

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Govt. Takes Over Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill), by proclamation in the Government Gazette yesterday, removed from office all members of the Stroud Shire Council…

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Government Acts: Council Dismissed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

The Government has dismissed the members of the Stroud Shire Council from office and appointed an Administrator. Stroud is north of Newcastle…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 12

The NCJW, together with other Women's Organisations invites its members to attend this special luncheon in honor of Prof. Selig…

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WIZO State Council of NSW

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 12

WIZO, together with other Women’s Organisations will hold a Public Luncheon at the Maccabean Hall on Monday, March…

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Privy Council To Hear Appeal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 17

THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London has agreed to hear an appeal on a Just wheat price verdict given by…

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New Council To Speak For N.S.W. Producers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 13

AN application for membership of the Primary Producers' Council of Australia has been made by the Primary Producers'…

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British Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 5

Mr. Charles Wilmot, representative of the British Council in Australia since January, 1947, will leave for England in May…

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Blame County Council For Blackouts

Tribune · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

ALTHOUGH the daily press has admitted that Sydney’s power demand far exceeds the capacity of powerhouse supply,…

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Council Refuses Town Hall To Waterside Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

The City Council has refused the Communist-controlled Waterside Workers' Federation the use of the…

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Council of Imperfection! Where Do We Go From Here?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 11

Of course, the Melbourne City Council acted foolishly in this affair. It wasn't the court which merely dealt with the legal aspect. Courts interpret contracts quite dispassionately, and free speech or…

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Doctors Will Fight Govt. Plans Bma Council Decision Prepared for Legal Action

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 5

THE B.M.A. in Australia will fight the Federal Government's attempt at subjection of doctors to the Department of Health through regulations Drooosed…

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If I were Lord Mayor of Sydney

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1949 · page 4

(Leading Sydney preacher, Minister of St. Stephen's Church, Macquarie Street, well known as broadcaster, author and critic.) I SHOULD wear my robes of office, and…

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Lord Mayor Robed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

The Lord Mayor, Alderman E. C. O'Dea, presided at a City Council meeting in his mayoral robes for the first…

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Country mayor on driving charge

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 7

Mayor of Cooma, Alfred Frank Norris, 42, was allowed bail of £30 on a charge of driving under the influence of…

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Lord Mayor En Official Robes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 9

The Lord Mayor (Alderman O'Dea) wore his mayoral robes to a meeting of the City Council for the first time yesterday…

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