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Council & local affairs, 1949

2,499 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 125

At Last! Shire Hospital Acceptance of Tender

The Observer · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

Mr. Andy Gray, S.S. Hospital Board President announced last Wednesday Night that a letter had gone from the Hospital Commission to the Public Works Dept., instructing them to accept the tender of Powell and Sons, of St. Peters, to build the Shire Hospital…

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Last Minute News Labor Council

The Sun · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 24

By [?] special meeting[?] Labor Council carried motion urging ininers to go back to Coal…

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W1Z0 State Council of NSW

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 12

Northern WIZO’s last meeting at the home of Mrs. Landor, 25 Middle Harbour Road, Lindfield, despite torrential rains, was well…

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Boy killed by council truck

The Sun · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 6

A two-year-old boy was fatally injured yesterday when a heavy truck ran over his head in Excelsior Street…

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National Council of Jewish Women Continental Committee

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 12

The next evening arranged by this Committee will be held at the Council Rooms, 8 Young St., City, on Sunday, July 3, 7.45 p.m…

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TREES Joy Beauty and Utility Conference Of Forestry Advisory Council

The Land · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 19

THE annual conference of the Forestry Advisory Council, which will be held in the Rural Bank Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19…

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More For Compulsory Lucerne Grades Opposed By P.P.U. Council

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 16

A MOVE to introduce a system of compulsory grading of lucerne hay to set standards was lost at the P.P.U. central executive meeting. It came from Illawarra District Council…

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Vegetables (City Municipal Markets)

The Land · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 33

The suite Marketing Bureau reports: Offerings of peas continued to be light, amounting to only 2550 bags. A large percentage showed the effects of weather…

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Fruit (City Municipal Markets)

The Land · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 33

The state Marketing Bureau reports: Supplies of apples were sufficient for requirements at the prices ruling early in the period under review, but…

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Mayor Bans Use of Town Hall

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 4

GOULBURN, Fri. -- The Mayor of Goulburn (Alderman Hollis) today refused to allow unionists to use the Town Hall…

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Trades Council Rebuffs Miners Men urged to accept arbitration on claims

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 5

After a stormy two-hours debate a special meeting of the New South Wales Trades and Labor Council yesterday carried a motion calling on the miners to return to the Coal Industry Tribunal for a decision on their claims…

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Bankrupt Ex-mayor to Sell Trotters

Truth · Sunday 3 July 1949 · page 10

As the blue bloods of the racing world are led into the ring at Inglis' Newmarket sales this month, a more than interested spectator will probably be Thomas Richard Pracey, former Mayor of Waterloo, and well-known owner-trainer-driver of…

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Council Poll in Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 3

ADFLAIDE, Sunday.—Mr. A. E. W. Short, endorsed Liberal and Country League candidate, defcated the Ratepayers'…

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Strike Settlement Move by Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Mon.--Greater Wollongong City Council decided at its meeting tonight to intervene in the coal strike. The council decided:…

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Brisbane Aldermen Do Themselves Well. Salary Increases and Gold

Construction · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 2

Aldermen of Brisbane City Council recently voted themselves salary rises ranging between £250 and £450, and granted themselves gold life passes on trams and Council buses…

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Lord Mayor Charges P.m. with "Dodging"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tues.--The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman H. D. Quinlan) said tonight the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) should have tried to prevent the coal…

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Council to Seek Manager

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 9

The Sydney County Council will advertise soon for applications for the position of general manager, which will become…

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Libraries for Brisbane. Lord Mayor Advances £50,000 a Year

Construction · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 2

A total of £50,000 a year—about 2/6 a head of Brisbane's population—should be devoted to municipal library services, according to the Lord Mayor, Ald. Chandler speaking in the City Council budget…

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Council Forms Strike "Crisis Committee"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 1

A "crisis committee" to facilitate Government power emergency measures, and consisting of a representative of each ward, was appointed last week by Parramatta…

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Holroyd Council. Meeting Under Hardships

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 3

Lantern light illuminated the general office at Holroyd Council Chambers on Tuesday night, June 28 when, despite the electricity restrictions, the council…

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