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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

2,442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 123

A Message From The Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

We welcome the breaking of the first day of the New Year 1950 and with firmness and confidence look forward to the…

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Council Thanked

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 5

The Guildford Chamberlain Memorial Reserve Local Committee has thanked Holroyd Council for grass cutting and…

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Lord Mayor supports plan to bring Americans back

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 9

The suggestion that 1952 should be a Back-to-Australia-Year for thousands of American troops and their families has the enthusiastic support of the Lord Mayor…

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London County Council Flats

Construction · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

A five-storey block of flats recently erected in London by the L.C.C., which shows the type of "Balcony Access" adopted. The main stairwell can be seen in the centre…

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Alleges Council Short-Weighted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Some contractor supplying metal, shale and sand made a practice of delivering loads underweight, Ald. R. Dryden…

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Mayor Teaching Town to Dance

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 10

LARNED (Kansas). -- W. A. (Art) Barger, the Mayor of Larned, has a hobby. He is a good square dancer, and is…

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Mayor Teaching Town to Dance

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 10

LARNED (Kansas). -- W. A. (Art) Barger, the Mayor of Larned, has a hobby. He is a good square dancer, and is…

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Sutherland Shire. Redistribution of Boundaries

The Propeller · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the subcommittee appointed for the purpose of considering the re-distribution of the Riding…

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Council Staff Entertained

The Propeller · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

The Mayoress of Hurstville (Mrs. N. Macpherson) entertained the indoor staff of Hurstville Council at…

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Council at Cricket

The Propeller · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

The annual cricket match between the aldermen and indoor staff combined against the outdoor staff of…

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Nation Al Council of Jewish Women Council Luncheon

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 8

Mrs. B. Cohen, president, welcomed many interstate and overseas visitors, and interstate Queens and Queen candidates at the luncheon held on…

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Sutherland Shire. Sanitary and Garbage Rates

The Propeller · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

Sutherland Shire Council decided at its last meeting that, commencing from January 1, 1950, the fees to…

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Aid for County Council

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said today that the State Government had decided…

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Aid for County Council

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said today that the State Government had decided…

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Aid for County Council

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said today that the State Government had decided…

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Aid for County Council

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said today that the State Government had decided…

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Municipality of Rockdale. Renaming of Kookooburra Street

The Propeller · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Clause 52 of Ordinance No. 30, made under the Local Government…

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Council clerk reinstated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.--Mr. Justice Cantor, at a State Industrial Commission sitting at Newcastle today, ordered the…

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No Return to Hakirya Council's Call Debunked Lake Success, Wed

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

The Israel representative at UNO, Mr. Aubrey Eban, has sent a message to the Trusteeship Council, declining the Council’s…

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CLUBS and Organisations National Council of Jewish Women Hospital and Social Service Committee

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 8

The President (Mrs. M. Lake) and her committee would like again to bring before members and the general public the great…

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