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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

2,442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 123

Council Area Protest Marrickville Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

Marrickville Council last night, by 11 votes to 10, decided to protest against the proposal of the Department of…

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Multiple Voters Hard To Find, Council Told

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

The Lord Mayor, Aid. E. C. O'Dea, said yesterday the returning officer could not suggest how to "lay hands…

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Mayor Will Open Fete

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

The Mayor of Auburn (Ald. N. G. Crook) will officially open the "Dr. Dill Macky" Orphanage garden fete to be held in…

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Young's Ex-Mayor Collapses, Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 19

YOUNG, Wednesday.--James Rintoul, one of the best-known Local Government figures in the State and a leading…

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Young's Ex-Mayor Collapses, Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 19

YOUNG, Wednesday.--James Rintoul, one of the best-known Local Government figures in the State and a leading…

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Young's Ex-Mayor Collapses, Dies

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 19

YOUNG, Wednesday.--James Rintoul, one of the best-known Local Government figures in the State and a leading…

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Council Has "Relief" Problem

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

Of a possible expenditure of £1,300, £863 had already been granted for the relief of nonprofit making organisations, the…

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Says Municipal Tennis Courts "White Elephants"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

The municipal tennis courts had been a "white elephant" ever since their erection, Alderman C. W. Phillips claimed…

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A Tribute to Adrian Ashton Paid by Florence M. Taylor, O.B.E., at the conclusion of his series of Travel Articles that have just appeared in these pages and which resulted from his tour of England, at the invitation of The British Council, from August 20th to December 17th, 1949

Construction · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

“So the little corgi workers, By their slow and constant motion, Have built their little islands In the distant dark blue ocean.”…

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Warringah Shire services criticised

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 26

Warringah Shire services for townships within the shire are inadequate, Progress…

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Council's Picnic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

Town and shire halls in New South Wales will be closed today because of the council employees' annual picnic at Clifton…

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Lord Mayor's Welcome Auriol Honoured In London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

LONDON, March 8 (A.A.P.).— President Vincent Auriol of France and Mme. Auriol to-day drove in procession from Buckingham Palace to…

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Mayor Speaks at Cabramatta Increase in Rates Queried

The Biz · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 5

About fifty people braved the wet and the mud to attend the public meeting held in Cabramatta Town Hall last Monday night convened by the Mayor. Ald…

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Labor team for council

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 21

Seven candidates have been officially nominated by the Labor Party for the vacancy in the Legislative…

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Hurstville Council. Mayoral Robe Worn

The Propeller · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

History was made at the Hurstville Council, and probably throughout the councils in the metropolitan area, on…

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Health Drive City Council Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

The City Council will reorganise its health department, increase its staff of health inspectors, and…

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Council's Finance Little Interest in Public Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

Only a handful of citizens attended the public meeting sponsored by Fairfield Council in Fairfield School of Arts last Thursday night, to explain the estimates…

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National Council of Jewish Women Appeal for Piano

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 10

The N.C.J.W. Chip Chase Hostel Committee make an urgent appeal to members and supporters for cash donations towards the purchase of a piano for this…

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Sydney Diary Diamonds are in his blood: Ministerial cottage: Council bottle-ohs: Art collection for Mildura

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 25

REPRESENTATIVE of Backes and Strauss, London (the oldest established firm of diamond merchants in the British…

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Kogarah Council

The St George Call · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

Improvements will be carried out at the Jubilee Oval as a result of the recent Council decision to let the Oval to St. George Rugby League…

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