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Council & local affairs, 1954

2,271 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 114

Council Hotels

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

The Mayor of Sydney [?] P. D. Hills) said tod there had been no determination by…

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Council Hotels

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. P. D. Hills) said today there had been no determination by…

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Council Hotels

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. P. D. Hills) said today there had been no determination by…

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Council Hotels

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. P. D. Hills) said today there had been no determination by…

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Labor Council Buys Nightclub

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

The New South Wales Labor Council has bought the Roosevelt nightclub in Orwell Street, King's Cross. The purchase price…

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Council Debates Value of Torso

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 3

MANCHESTER, March 5 (A.A.P.). — "Draped Torso," a headless and limbless bronze figure, by the…

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Delay on Council Hotels Letting system attacked

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

A businessman complained yesterday about the way the City Council had handled tenders for the lease of two hotels…

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"Meeting" at Bankstown One-man Council Sits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 5

The Administrator of the Bankstown municipality, Mr. H. W. Dane, will sit as a "one-man council" at a meeting on Monday at 3 p.m…

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Letters to Editor British Aid for Theatre Arts Council's Work: An Appreciation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,—The news that, after seven years' work in this country, the British Council is to be withdrawn will evoke in…

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Lord Mayor right

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 14

The very charming Press photograph of the Lord Mayor assisting the Queen down the Town…

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Labor Caucus Not to Fill Council Jobs

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 8

Candidates for senior positions on the City Council staff will be chosen in future by a full…

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Labor Caucus Not to Fill Council Jobs

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 8

Candidates for senior positions on the City Council staff will be chosen in future by a full…

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Editorial What's Going on with the Council's Hotels?

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

Something is going on about City Council hotel properties about which the ratepayers know practically nothing when they should be told all. Last week the finance committee…

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New Staff Policy in City Council Lobbying to be stopped

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

To stop the old practice of "lobbying" aldermen, sweeping changes have been introduced in the method of making senior appointments to the…

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U.K. body has made big contribution to our culture We'll miss the help of the British Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 8

AUSTRALIA will be the loser when the British Council ceases to operate in a few…

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Parking in City Aldermen Seek Talks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 6

The City Council's parking sub-committee yesterday decided that officers of the council should arrange an…

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Melbourne Lord Mayor says farewell to the Queen

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh shake hands with Melbourne Lord Mayor…

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National Trust And British Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,—Whatever other effect the announced withdrawal of activities of the British Council will have, it is already…

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Council's New Policy On Appointments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 16

The City Council has introduced a new method of selecting applicants for senior positions on the…

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Council Plan For Financing Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

The Sydney City Council declared yesterday that it intended to use two of its hotels—the Covent Garden, Hay Street, and the Palace, George Street, Haymarket—in a scheme "for financing the acquisition" of the Hotel Sydney…

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