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Council & local affairs, 1950

2,442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 123

Vigilance C’tte Meets Report from Council on Holiday Cabins

The Observer · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

The Sutherland Shire R.S.L. Vigilance Committee met last Thursday night. Delegates from several sub-branches were present, the President…

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WIZ0 State Council of Nsw Plant Trees for Mothers’ Day Wizo Luncheon

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 12

Owing to unforeseen circumstances the WIZO Luncheon planned for Tuesday, May 2, has been postponed…

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Council Claims The Credit For Milk Price Rise Farmers Urged To Maintain Efficient Costing System

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 4

THAT the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was responsible for the present price for milk to dairy farmers was claimed by the Council's president (Mr. J. B. Carlton) at the annual general meeting in Sydney last week. There had been two Milk Board inquiries for milk price…

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South Pacific Air Council Meets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—The fourth meeting of the South Pacific Air Transport Council will be held in Melbourne on…

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Women in Sport Council Looks After Players

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 30 April 1950 · page 14

RESIDENTS of the Drummoyne municipality have good reason to be grateful to their local council for its efforts to provide adequate playing fields…

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Alderman Wins Second Ballot

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 13

In a second pre-selection ballot Alderman A. Greenup yesterday maintained his selection as official Labor candidate for…

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Lord Mayor urges public to support U.S. memorial fund

The Sun · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 9

The Lord Mayor (Alderman E. C. O'Dea) today asked the public to contribute to a nation-wide appeal to build an Australian National Memorial to America for its part in…

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Council May Buy Power From Firms

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 4

Sydney County Council today will consider a plan to buy surplus electricity from major industrial…

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Council Will Buy Power From Firms

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 16

Sydney County Council will negotiate with industrial consumers to supply the council with…

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Council May Buy Power From Firms

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 4

Sydney County Council today will consider a plan to buy surplus electricity from major industrial…

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Service Page Ship, Air Services Mails Radio Weather Council Will Buy Power From Firms

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 16

Sydney County Council will negotiate with industrial consumers to supply the council with…

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Service Page Ships, Air Services Mails, Radio Weather Council Will Buy Power From Firms

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 16

Sydney County Council, will negotiate with industrial consumers to supply the council with…

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Will Case for Privy Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

LONDON, May 1 (A.A.P.).—Special leave to appeal was granted by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to-day to the Perpetual Executors and Trustees Association, executors of the will of…

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Labour Men Elected County Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 4

Candidates nominated by the City Council Labour aldermen were elected yesterday to fill two vacancies on the Sydney…

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Council to seek private loan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 7

The Sydney County Council decided yesterday to apply for a £1,000,000 private loan. The chairman of the Council…

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Labor win in council poll

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 7

City Council aldermen yesterday elected two Labor candidates as their representatives on the Sydney County Council…

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Council To Buy Consumers' Power

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 5

The Sydney County Council—Sydney's largest generating authority—decided yesterday to negotiate for the purchase bf electricity from some of its largest consumers…

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Mayor Reports On New City Council

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 12

The following is the second of a series of articles written by the Mayor of Parramatta (Alderman E. A. Mobbs) on the work accomplished in the first year of the new Parramatta City Council…

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Street "Impassable," Alderman Says

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 9

Pedestrians could not use Parker Street, Granville, because a drain from a nearby tile works flooded road…

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Ld. Mayor moves on parking

The Sun · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 20

The City Council may seek the co-operation of large retail stores to solve Sydney's parking…

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