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Council & local affairs, 1950

2,442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 123

18 Branches Attend Hume C.W.A. Council Meeting

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 19

DELEGATES from 18 branches attended the council meeting of the C.W.A. Hume Group held at…

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CLUBS and Organisations National Council of Jewish Women Dover Heights Committee High Tea and Card Party

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 12

Mrs D. Lambert and Mrs A. A. Goodman, Executive officers of the Dover Heights Committee, are arranging a High Tea, Card…

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Lord Mayor Plants First Tree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 4

The Lord Mayor, Alderman E. C. O'Dea, yesterday planted the first two trees in a campaign for 10,000 new trees in…

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Council Hits At Woy Woy Hotels

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 June 1950 · page 7

Gosford Shire Council wants drinking conditions improved in three Woy Woy hotels. It blames the brewery controlling the hotels for…

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Pensions Rise Not Matter For Council

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 10

With increased costs of living, old age and invalid pensions were now totally inadequate, the Mayor of Holroyd (Ald. W…

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15 Aldermen for Fairfield

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

Fallowing an interview with the Mayor and the deputy town clerk, the Minister tor local Government notified Fairfield Council last week that he had decided to…

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Three Man Won't Be Lord Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 24

LONDON, Thursday.-- Ald. Sir Leslie Boyce. who was born at Taree (N.S.W.), and who is first in line for the office of…

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Taree Man Won't Be Lord Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.-- Ald. Sir Leslie Boyce, who was born at Taree (N.S.W.), and who is first in line for the office of…

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New Bus Terminal. Wanted in the Crescent Aldermen Concerned Over Traffic Problem

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 9

Fairfield Council discussed for about an hour last meeting the big problem of the bus parking area in The Crescent A11 Aldermen were of the opinion that…

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Forbes Mayor Critical Crowd misses big League game

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 36

FORBES, Wed. -- The Mayor of Forbes, Alderman P. Conridge, today criticised the administration which caused the English Rugby League team to miss its match against Western Districts at Forbes…

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Council Amalgamations Liberal Party's Policy

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

Mr. B. S. L. Deane, Liberal candidate for Hawkesbury, speaking at Windsor last Friday, said local government bodies in various parts of this…

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Golf Competition COUNCIL v. COMMERCE

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 6

Cnara-vale Chamber of commerce and Fairfield Council Employees' Social Club spent a very pleasant cay at Gienmore Country Golf Club (near Panrith) at the…

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Council Co-operates in Pension Increase

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 9

Fairfield Councl decided last week to co-operate with the City of Greater Wollongong in u[?]ing that old-age and invalid pensions be increased. Fairfield…

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Council's £500 To U.S. Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 3

The City Council has subscribed £500 towards Australia's national memorial to America. The New South Wales appeal,…

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National Council of Jewish Women Conversazione

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 10

Mr. Y. H. Levin, Charge d'Affaires and Mrs. Levin, will be guests of honour at the Conversazione at the Council Rooms on Monday June 19 at 8 p.m…

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Aims for the Executive Council Conference

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 4

In the last two decades the members of Australian Jewry have probably doubled, but we doubt whether the support of these numbers has been enlisted…

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Council Elections Postponement Opposed (To the Editor)

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 14

Sir,—The suggestion that the life of councils be extended should be strenuously opposed. The Amalgamating Act distinctly says that the elections shall…

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Protecting Council's Property Drinking Parties in Bus Shed

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 11

The Chief Health Inpector reported as follow to the last meeting of Fairfield Council:—"Complaints have been received in…

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Much Building in Municipality Big Total During May

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 8

Permits for building in Penrith municipality during May were to the value of £59,828, about the highest total for any one month for the…

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Taxi-cabs Wanted in Fairfield Municipality

The Biz · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 2

In a "minute" to Fairfield Council last week, Aid. J. G. McBurney recommended that representations be made for the issue or an additional taxi-plate for…

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