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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

3,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 165

Arson, Murder Ran Riot When Race Strife Racked Chicago Mayor Thompson and battle of Black Belt

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 7

PANIC gripped Chicago in the sweltering last days of July, 1919, South Side "Black Belt" was racked by the worst race riots in America's history. They began when a negro youth was stoned till he drowned, on a city beach, and…

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Report clears City aldermen

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 13

No alderman has a direct or indirect interest in any fruit barrow, according to a report by a select committee of the City Council…

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Report clears City aldermen

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 13

No alderman has a direct or indirect interest in any fruit barrow, according to a report by a select committee of the City Council…

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Report clears City aldermen

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 13

No alderman has a direct or indirect interest in any fruit barrow, according to a report by a select committee of the City Council…

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Report clears City aldermen

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 13

No alderman has a direct or indirect interest in any fruit barrow, according to a report by a select committee of the City Council…

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Aldermen cleared of "interest" in barrows

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 4

No alderman has a direct or indirect interest in any fruit barrow, according to a report by a select committee of the City Council. The report covers questions raised by Aid. J. P…

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Exhibition Building Council Votes To Demolish

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 8

The City Council decided yesterday to demolish the Exhibition Building in Prince Alfred Park, near…

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City Council report on barrow stands

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 13

No city alderman has any interest, direct or indirect, in any barrow stand the City Council…

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Aldermen And City Barrows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 3

No alderman of the City Council has a direct or indirect interest in any fruit barrow stand in the city…

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Ex-Alderman On Rate Reductions

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 4

Ex-Alderman, Mr. J. Campbell, in a letter to Holroyd Council expressed dismay at the reduced…

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Alderman Says Work of Teachers Doubled

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

Criticism of a report that the Education Department proposed to dispense with casual teachers, was made at Parramatta City Council meeting by…

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Letter From Holroyd Mayor

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 11

Ald. Martin told Holroyd Council last week that he had received a letter from the Mayor, Ald. G…

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Appreciation for Council

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 3

Wentworthville (Holroyd) Progress Association wrote to Holroyd Council:— "At the annual meeting of this…

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Council Seeks Housing Priority

Construction · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 6

The Sydney City Council's health committee last week recommended that the Housing Commission be asked to give priority to people affected…

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Holroyd Council Correspondence, April 21

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 5

K. Cretty, pointed out that the long [?]parum grass on the south star of Calnope Lane was forcing school children to use the narrow…

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Ratepayer "Dismayed" As Council's Rate

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

Ex-Alderman v Campbell, 389 Wa[?] Albury forwarding Cheque for rates to Holro[?] stated:—…

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Motions Rescinded. by Holroyd Council

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 4

Motions that were carried at previous meetings of Holroyd Council were re[?]nded at the meeting of Council on May 5…

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Council to Buy More Land

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 11

Parramatta City Council is continuing to purchase land in Granville Wolseley Street drainage area…

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New Loan Details County Council At 4¾ p.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 5

The Sydney County Council £1 million loan will open for public subscription on Monday…

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News and views from Tribune correspondents Balmain people’s needs council

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 11

There are houses in Ballast Point Road, Balmain, that are absolutely unfit for human habitation and a menace to the health of the children living in them, and extremely dangerous owing to old worn-out electric wiring and fittings…

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