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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

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Municipal Boundaries Penrith Council Rejects Motion for Alteration at the North

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 September 1956 · page 6

Penrith Council at its ordinary meeting on August 28th, rejected a motion by Ald. Reddan that Council ask for a revision of the municipal boundary to the north of Penrith, cutting off…

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Nepeon District Spastic Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 September 1956 · page 4

"Miss Australia" candidate for Nepean, Miss Pat Sargent, is enthusiastically working towards her goal of £50 for the Spastic…

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Improvement of Cemeteries Request to Mountain Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 September 1956 · page 1

In a letter that came before the meeting of Blue Mountains City Council on Tuesday evening the secretary of Nepean…

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St. Marys Community Ass'n. Requests to Council (By Honorary Secretary)

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 September 1956 · page 1

During the last two meetings of the St. Marys Community Association the following main points arose and were acted…

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Level crossing danger Stand by Communist Alderman

Tribune · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 11

Within the last few months two serious level crossing accidents have occurred at Broken Hill. One person was killed and a number badly injured…

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Council and the People

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 10

A Granville Labor Alderman wants Parramatta City Council to provide business papers for…

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Council Elections Proposal to Put Back

The Biz · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 27

Woollahra Municipal Council wrote to Liverpool Council regarding the triennial local government elections to be held on…

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School of Arts Not for Council

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 1

Negotiations for transfer of Parramatta School of Arts to City Council have fallen down…

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Health and Building Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 12 September 1956 · page 23

The vice-chairman, Aid. K. J. Howick, presided at a meeting of the Health and Building Committee, held in the…

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New Council Chambers

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 September 1956 · page 4

There was much discussion at the meeting of Penrith Council on Tuesday evening on a lengthy report by the town…

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"Financial Drift" What Arresting Action?-dept. Asks Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 September 1956 · page 1

The Department of Local Government, in a letter read at the meeting of Penrith Council held on Tuesday evening, asked Council what action it had taken to arrest the "financial drift" in Council's affairs…

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Nepean District Spastic Council Golf Day (By Member)

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 September 1956 · page 1

"The tragic handicaps of a Spastic child arouse in all people an immediate sympathy and a strong desire to help."…

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Council's Sale of Land in High Street Proceeding Slowly

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 September 1956 · page 1

There has been protracted delay in the sale of Penrith Council's land in High Street (opposite St. Nicholas' Church), which Council decided some time ago to sell with a view to applying the proceeds to…

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Rebate of Rates to Widows Minister's Reply to Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 September 1956 · page 1

In a letter read at the meeting of Penrith Council on Tuesday evening the Under-Secretary of the Department of…

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British mayor to lead Moscow tour

Tribune · Wednesday 19 September 1956 · page 10

THE Mayor of Hackney, Councillor J. Kahn, J.P., is to lead a delegation of nine representative citizens of Hackney to Moscow, on the invitation…

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Municipal Works Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 19 September 1956 · page 22

The vice-chairman. Alderman K. Makepeace, preided at a meeting of the Works Committee held in the Council…

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Penrith Road Safety Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1956 · page 3

Some 15 members attended the monthly meeting of Penrith branch of the Road Safety Council held at Tattersall's…

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Mining at Cranebrook Council Objection

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1956 · page 1

An application for approval of a special lease of land two miles north-east from Crane-brook Public School for the…

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Important Main Road Matters Council and Divisional Engineer Confer

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1956 · page 1

The long-awaited construction of a sub-way under the railway line at Castlereagh Road, Penrith, is well up in priorities, but, of course, depends on funds being available, stated the divisional engineer of the…

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Breaking Building Records Municipality's Rapid Growth

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 September 1956 · page 1

The rapid growth in building operations in Penrith Municipality is indicated in the latest report of Council's…

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