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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

2,271 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 114

Alleged bribery of ex-mayor Court Told £250 Cheque Was Paid Over to Ex-employee

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 6

A retired council employee said in Quarter Sessions today that he had given former Leichhardt Mayor, Edward Charles Erwin, a cheque for £200, plus…

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Alleged bribery of ex-mayor Court Told £250 Cheque Was Paid Over to Ex-employee

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 6

A retired council employee said in Quarter Sessions today that he had given former Leichhardt Mayor, Edward Charles Erwin, a cheque for £200, plus…

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Former Mayor Denies Bribe

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 7

Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, denied in Quarter Sessions today that he had demanded and received a £250 bribe from a…

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Former Mayor Denies Bribe

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 7

Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, denied in Quarter Sessions today that he had demanded and received a £250 bribe from a…

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9 months for ex-mayor Bribery Charge

The Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 9

Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, was sentenced to nine months' h[?]ad labor in Quarter Sessions today for having demanded…

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Council Lease Of Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

The City Council yesterday decided to accept the highest tenders for the quarterly tenancy of the Covent…

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Council Suspends Three Barrowmen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

The Sydney City Council last night suspended the licence of one fruit barrowman for eight weeks and those of two barrowmen for four weeks. The council decided…

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Law Court Reports Ex-mayor on Two Charges Witness Tells Of £250

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 7

A witness said in Quarter Sessions yesterday that he had received £250 from a Sydney businessman and given it to the then Mayor, of Leichhardt, Edward…

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Shire Clerk Dies

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 38

YOUNG, Wednesday.-- Mr. Thomas Hammond Webster, shire clerk of Burrangong Shire, died…

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Ex-mayor Gets Jail for Bribery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 11

Judge Fitzpatrick yesterday sentenced Edward Charles Erwin, a former Mayor of Leichhardt, to nine months' jail for…

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Holroyd Council

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

Miss I. Whyte, 27 Fowler Rd., Merrylands [?] attention to Fowler Rd., and filling of s[?] caused by leaking water main—…

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Leichhardt Council Case Adjourned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 17

The hearing of summonses against the former Mayor and six former aldermen of Leichhardt Council was adjourned until July 7 by Mr. W. SC. Earls, S.M., in Glebe Court today…

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Leichhardt Council Case Adjourned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 17

The hearing of summonses against the former Mayor and six former aldermen of Leichhardt Council was adjourned until July 7 by Mr. W. K. Earls, S.M., in Glebe Court today…

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Council seeks parking control

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 19

A City Council deputation will ask Local Government Minister Renshaw tomorrow for…

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Leichhardt Council Case Adjourned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 17

The hearing of summonses against the former Mayor and six former aldermen of Leichhardt Council was adjourned until July 7 by Mr. W. K. Earls, S.M., in Glebe Court today…

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Leichhardt Council Case Adjourned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 17

The hearing of summonses against the former Mayor and six former aldermen of Leichhardt Council was adjourned until July 7 by Mr. W. K. Earls, S.M., in Glebe Court today…

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Leichhardt Council Case Adjourned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 17

The hearing of summonses against the former Mayor and six former aldermen of Leichhardt Council was adjourned until July 7 by Mr. W. K. Earls, S.M., in Glebe Court today…

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9 Months for Ex-mayor Guilty On Charge Of Bribery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 5

Edward Charles Erwin, 47, a former Mayor of Leichhardt, was sentenced in Quarter Sessions yesterday to nine months' imprisoment, after a jury had…

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Decision by police Lab. Council Affiliation

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

The Police Association today decided to affiliate with the NSW Trades and Labor…

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Police Urged To Join Lab. Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 6

Several delegates to the N.S.W. Police Association's annual conference yesterday urged affiliation with the…

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