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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

2,271 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 114

Duration Cottages Tenants Come to Council Conference to Be Held

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 1

Tenants of Duration Cottages, St. Marys, attended the meeting of Penrith Council on Tuesday evening in considerable force—not much less than one hundred—to urge that Council take steps with a view to…

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Penrith Municipal Library People Go All Out for Magazines

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

From the Penrith Municipal Library and the branch at St. Marys 528 periodicals were borrowed in December…

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Ex-Council Alderman On Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 7

Mr. W. C. Avery, S.M., in Central Summons Court yesterday, adjourned until this morning hearing of…

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Shire Bans Wild Pigs

The Land · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Nambucca Shire Council has banned wild pigs within its area on the ground that they are noxious…

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Flood fund appeal by Ld. Mayor

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

Distribution of flood relief funds raised by the Sydney Morning Herald and the citizens'…

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250 Councils To Support Lord Mayor's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, Ald. P. D. Hills, said yesterday that officials of the Local Government Association and the Shires' Association of N.S.W. had assured him…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 9

International Council—Mrs. Moise Cahn, International President, has issued a call to members of NCJW of…

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Clubs and Organisations Wizo State Council

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 9

The meeting planned for Feb. 21 for Mr. John Goulston to speak on the Queen Elizabeth Coronation Forest was…

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State Zionist Council for N.s.w. Elected

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

At the Zionist Council meeting held last Monday night at Lang Road new members were elected on to…

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Council Call for Help "Gannot Pay Road Damage Bill"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

Municipal bodies would not be able to meet the cost of reconstructing flood-damaged North Coast roads, the secretary of the N.S.W. Local Government…

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Ex-alderman and Inspector Freed of Charges Conspiracy Allegations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 7

Mr. W. C. Avery, S.M., in Central Summons Court yesterday dismissed charges against a former City Council alderman, Albert Ross Sloss, and a building inspector Walter Charles Kadwell…

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Flood Fund Launched By Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1954 · page 4

The Lord Mayor, Alderman P. D. Hills, said yesterday that "The Sydney Morning Herald" flood…

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Lord Mayor a bolter

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 22

Sydney's Lord Mayor, Alderman Pat Hills, is a smart and slick orator, and has matriculated in the art of presentation speechifying; but, if he attends next Wednesday's Rosehill meeting, he will…

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Lunch for the council

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Sat.--A two-man efficiency committee of the Newport (Monmouthshire) Town…

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Ex-Mayor on charge of bribery

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

A former Mayor of Leichhardt had abused his power of office by exporting £100 from a New…

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Ex-Mayor on charge of bribery

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

A former Mayor of Leichhardt had abused his power of office by exporting £100 from a New…

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Ex-Mayor on charge of bribery

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

The trial of Edward Charles Erwin, a former Mayor of Leichhardt on two charges of bribery…

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Ex-Mayor on charge of bribery

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

The trial, of Edward Charles Erwin, a. former Mayor of Leichhardt, on two charges of bribery…

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Ex -Mayor on charge of bribery

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

The trial of Edward Charles Erwin, a former Mayor of Leichhardt on two charges of bribery…

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Ex- Mayor on Trial £100 extortion alleged

The Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 7

Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, had abused his powers of office by extorting £100 from a Czechoslovakian migrant, Crown…

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