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Council & local affairs, 1954

2,271 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 114

Future of Station Street, Penrith Railway Square and Council Planning

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 6

PENRITH Council has been making inquiries as to Railway planning in relation to Railway Square, Station…

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Nepean Spastic Centre Council Proposals to Help a Great Movement

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 6

A meeting of the newly-constituted Nepean District Spastic Centre Council was held in the Penrith School of Arts on…

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Lord Mayor

The Sun · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday.--Adelaide's new lord mayor is 67-year-old Mr. J. S. Philps, a city…

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U.k. Council Elections

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Friday (Extel) --Polling took place yesterday in 367 of 395 borough and urban councils…

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Clubs and Organisations Wizo State Council

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 9

WIZO Ceritre, 333 George St. BX 3496. State Council’s monthly luncheon takes place…

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Coroner's Tilt at Council Death of schoolboy

The Sun · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 12

A boy should not have died if a footpath had been repaired, the Parramatta Coroner, Mr. Smythe, SM, said today…

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Municipality Buys Two Synagogues

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

AMSTERDAM (JTA): The Amsterdam Municipality has purchased from the Ashkenazi congregation the site of two…

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New Lord Mayor

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sat.-- Mr. J. S. Philps (67) was elected unopposed as Lord Mayor of Adelaide when…

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Lord Mayor for America

The Sun · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY'S LORD MAYOR Pat Hills says goodbye to his family at Sydney Airport today before leaving for the US to inspect underground parking stations. He went oh the first Qantas…

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Lord Mayor to Be Investigator

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) left Sydney by air today a on the ipaugural Qantas Constellation flight to Canada. He will visit San Francisco to study a semi underground parking station there. In this picture…

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Lord Mayor to Be Investigator

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) left Sydney by air today, the inaugural Qantas Constellation flight to Canada. He will visit San Francisco to study a semi Underground parking station there. In this picture,…

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Lord Mayor to Be Ivestigator

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Hills) left Sydney by air today on the inaugural Qantas Constellation flight to Canada. He will visit San Francisco to study a semi underground parking station there. In this picture,…

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Lord Mayor to Be Investigator

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) left Sydney by air today on the inaugural Qantas Constellation flight to Canada. He will visit San Francisco to study a semi underground parking station there. In this picture,…

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Lord Mayor to B£ Investigator

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) left Sydney by air today on the inaugural Qantas Constellation flight to Canada. He will visit San Francisco to study a semi underground parking station there. In this picture,…

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Lord Mayor to Be Investigator

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Hills) left Sydney by air today on the inaugural Qantas Constellation flight to Canada. He will visit San Francisco to study a semi underground parking station there. In this picture…

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British Council Bursaries Awarded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.— Seven Australians have re ceived bursaries from the British Council to study…

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Bankstown Council Inquiry On

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 9

The Local Government Commission inquiring into the suspension of an officer of the Bankstown Municipal…

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U.K. Labour Gains Local Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 3

LONDON, May 14 (A.A.P.).—The Conservative Party suffered a major setback yesterday when…

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Lord Mayor Off on Giant Plane

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 2

The Lord Mayor, Alderman P. D. Hills, farewelled by his family as he leaves Sydney on the inaugural flight yesterday of the Qantas Super Constellation to San Francisco and Vancouver…

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Council inquiry to begin

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 11

An inquiry into the suspension of a Bankstown Council official…

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