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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

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Buildings to Cost £176,135 Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 26

The following building applications were received at the meeting of Fairfield Council on October 31:--…

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Town Planning Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 25

The chairman, Ald. W. L. Wolfenden, presided at a meeting of the Town Planning Committee held in the Council…

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Municipal Library Committee

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 20

Alderman W. L. Wolfenden presided at a meeting of the Library Committee held in the Council Chambers, Fairfield, on…

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Electricity Committee Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 17

The vice-chairman. Ald. W. E. Turner, presided at a meeting of the Electricity Committee held in the Council…

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Work Requests Fairfield Municipality

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 18

The following matters were referred to the respective ward aldermen by Fairfield Council for consideration when…

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Health and Building Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 18

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

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Development Committee Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 19

The vice-chairman, Ald. W. L. Wolfenden, presided at a meeting of the Development Committee held in the Council…

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Mayor on the Job Success with Glossop Street

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 November 1956 · page 1

Glossop Street, St. Marys, the condition of which has been the subject of much adverse comment, is to hate…

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MAYOR Of Fairfield to Officially Open Show

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 5

The Mayor of Fairfield, Ald. Les Powell, has consented to officially open the Second Annual Show of Fairfield A. and H. Society…

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Council Elections Labor's Team for Smithfield

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 8

All ratepayers and family men with proved interest and activity in the district--Bert Harvey, Ted Hale and Fred…

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Councillor's Wife Borrows of Council to Buy Her Husband's House

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 8

It happened in Mapperley. Notts. (England): A councillor sold his house to his wife for £3200. The…

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New Council Markets long overdue CPA campaign in NSW local elections

Tribune · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 9

COMMUNIST candidates in the NSW municipal elections will campaign strongly for…

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Municipal Works

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 9

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

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Finance and General Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 16

The vice-president, Ald. W. L. Wolfenden [?] at a meeting of the [?] and General Purposes Committee held in the…

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Council Considers Tenders

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 1

At a special meeting of Penrith Council held on 6th Inst, consideration was given to tenders that had been received for…

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Council Accepts Sanitary Tender

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 8

Further to the report appearing on the supplement of this issue of Penrith Council's consideration of tenders received…

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Loan Money for Local Government Penrith Council Discusses an Issue

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 1

The need of more loan money for Local Government was a theme again raised at the meeting of Penrith Council held on Tuesday evening, relative to a lengthy letter received from the Rockdale Council…

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Municipal Elections

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 1

interest in the triennial elections of Penrith Council is increasing as polling day (December 1) approaches…

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Council Younger Set

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 9

On Sunday, November 18 a battle of the giants will take place at the Council Rooms, History House,…

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[?]S.w. State Zionist Council Emergency Meeting

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 3

Events in Israel and an gent call from the Jew[?] Agency in Jerusalem, [?] help, prompted our…

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