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Council & local affairs, 1949

2,499 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 125

Offer to Pay Creditors by Ex-mayor

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 18

TEN creditors claiming some £3940 from the ex-Mayor of Waterloo, Thomas Richard Pracey, were told by Pracey in an affidavit read in the…

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Offer to Pay Creditors by Ex-mayor

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 18

TEN creditors claiming some £3940 from the ex-Mayor of Waterloo, Thomas Richard Pracey, were told by Pracey in an affidavit read in the…

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Offer to Pay Creditors by Ex-mayor

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 18

TEN creditors claiming some £3940 from the ex-Mayor of Waterloo, Thomas Richard Pracey, were fold by Pracey in an affidavit read in the…

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Offer to Pay Creditors by Ex-mayor

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 18

TEN creditors claiming some £3940 from the ex-Mayor of Waterloo, Thomas Richard Pracey, were told by Pracey in an affidavit read in the…

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Council Helps Scouts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 2

Auburn Council decided at last week's meeting to make a donation to the 4th Auburn Boy Scouts' Troop…

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C.o.c. Tribute to Mayor of Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

"The Mayor (Alderman E. A. Mobbs) is to be congratulated on his co-operative and helpful attitude,…

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Council "Scraps" "New" Street Plan

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 1

The original Town Planning scheme for a new Street in Parramatta has been scrapped…

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Council Votes Park Plan Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

The City Council decided yesterday to abandon the scheme to build a parking station…

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Municipal Luxury Flats for Glasgow

Construction · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 3

Plans and estimates for three ten-storey luxury flats to be built by Glasgow Corporation, to house 267 families have been approved and passed by the Housing Committee. The house are to be…

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Mayor of B.M. City Council Addresses Emu Progress Association Much Being Done, Despite Difficulties

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

A VERY earnest and very informative address on the big task that the Blue Mountains City Council has set itself to, against…

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Hurstville Council

The Propeller · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

At last week's meeting of Council Ald. Meyer was elected as a delegate to the St. George County Council to fill…

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Mayor Challenged Ald. Preston on Hemphill Avenue

The Biz · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 3

Aid. Preston got "worked up" over a con[?] recommendation regarding work on Hemphill Avenue, Mt. Pritc[?]ard. at last week's Fairfield Council meeting…

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Council's Standing Committees

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

Ald. Blair moved, at the meeting of Penrith Council on Thursday evening, (1) "That all personnel of the standing committees, viz., works, electricity,…

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Electricity Rationing. Council's Responsibilties

The Biz · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 8

The report of the chief electrical engineer (Mr. F. Johnson) to Fairfield Council contained the following:—The regulations impose certain…

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Cost of County Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 3

The cost to Penrith Council of maintaining Cumberland County Council is £221/5/10 for the year according to a bill received by Penrith…

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"Selling a Pup" to Penrith Council Fictitious Value of Shire Assets Offered "Sovereign Town", a Dream of Bygone Days

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

THE DISPUTE that Penrith Council has with Liverpool and Camden Councils about the distribution of assets of Nepean…

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Council Works Tenders for Power Grader

The Biz · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 7

The Works Committee's report to Fairfield Council contained the following:—The Committee, after con[?]dering the Municipal Engineer's report…

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Health and Building. Fairfield Council Reports

The Biz · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 8

The chief health inspector's report to last meeting of Fairfield Council contatned the following:—Immunization Agaiust Diphtheria…

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Council To Work On R.U. Oval

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 27

Manly Council will spread sand over the water-logged Manly Oval…

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[?]Cence to Keep Pigs Granted by Council

The Biz · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 3

Considerable discussion arose at last week's meeting of Fairfield Co[?] [?] garding a request from Mr, Leo Dallay for reconsideration of [?]-dectsi[?]en…

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