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Council & local affairs, 1953

3,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 165

Lord Mayor To Attend Ball

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 19

The annual Loreto Convent Kirribilli Ex-Students' Ball will be held at the Trocadero on Tuesday,…

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Lord Mayor To Attend Ball

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 19

The annual Loreto Convent Kirribilli, Ex-Students' Ball will be held at the Trocadero on Tuesday,…

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Lord Mayor To Attend Ball

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 19

The annual Loreto Convent Kirribilli Ex-Students' Ball will be held at the Trocadero on Tuesday,…

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Lord Mayor's Appeal Fund For Dutch Ar[?] U.K. Flood Victims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

The Lord Mayor, Alderman P. D. Hills, will convene a public meeting at the Town Hall at 2.15 p.m. on Thursday to open a State wide appeal for the relief of flood areas in[?]…

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Mayor's denial on barrows

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 9

Lord Mayor Ald. P. D. Hills today angrily refuted suggestions that City Council aldermen had an interest in street barrows in Sydney…

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Lord Mayor Calls For Flood Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

The Lord Mayor, Alderman P. D. Hills, yesterday wrote to representatives of many associations in Sydney,…

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Holroyd Council Works Drainage Programme

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

The following was unladed in the report of the [?] presented to [?] Council. Proposed Drainage Works…

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Women Students Here For Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 13

Eight women are among the 22 delegates and observers from seven Australian and one New Zealand…

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Council Ban Set Aside By Court

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

Mr. E. J. Gibson, S.M., ruled at Ryde Court that councils in the County of Cumberland have no power…

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Sutherland Shire Hospital

The Propeller · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

Further developments regarding the stoppage of work on Sutherland Shire Hospital, owing to lack of funds, took place at…

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Sutherland Shire. Alteration of Riding Divisions

The Propeller · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

A letter was received at the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council from the Department of Local Government, advising…

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Council's Delay on Barrows

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 5

The City Council Special Sub - committee on fruit barrows is not likely to take…

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Council's Delay on Barrows

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 5

The City Council Special Sub-committee on fruit barrows is not likely to take…

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Fairfield & Districts P. & C. Council

The Biz · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 8

Elsewhere in this issue will be found a notice of meeting of the P. and C. District Council. This will be the first meeting of the…

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Question Time at Fairfield Council

The Biz · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 13

At the outset of question time at Fairfield Council the Mayor, Ald. W. Wolfenden, quoted from ordinance, making it clear that…

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Council's Overdraft Proposed £100,000 Loan

The Biz · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 13

The Finance Committee made the following recommendations to Fairfield Council:— (1) That the necessary…

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Revision on Boundaries Penrith Mayor Reports on Conference Issue Left to Residents Concerned

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Penrith, Ald. W. L. Chapman, in a minute presented to Council on Tuesday evening, recommended that no further action be taken by Council with regard to alteration of municipal…

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School of Arts Accepts £80 Council's Offer

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

Agreement has at last been reached between Penrith Council and Penrith School of Arts as to rental to be charged the…

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Council Motor Mechanic Recommendation of Employment Deferred

The Biz · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 14

A min[?] by the Mayor, Ald. Wo'fenden, recommending Fairfield Council to employ an additional motor mechanic, was referred back…

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Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times," February 14 1903) Ald. Michael Long Elected Mayor

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 2

A special meeting of Penrith Council was held on Monday evening for the purpose of electing a mayor for the ensuing…

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