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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1957

626 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 32

Health and Building Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 17

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

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Higher Rates People in N.s.w. Generally May Stand Increases But Not in Fairfield Municipality

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 1

No other muni duality is rated as high as Fairfield. No other municipality of similar population and location needs…

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Town Planning Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 21

The chairman, Alderman H. A. Hancock, presided at last meeting of the Town Planning Committee held in the…

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Parks and Gardens Municipality of Fairfield Closing Parks

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 19

The Department of Local Government writing to Fairfield Council, referred to Council's proposed application of clause…

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Development Committee Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 19

The vice-chairman, Alderman H. A. Hancock, presided at a meeting of the Development Committee held in the Council…

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Library Committee Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 24

In the absence of the chairman (Ald. K. J. Howick), Ald. A. E. Harvey was elected as acting chairman and presided at a…

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Municipality of Fairfield. Naming and Re-naming of Roads

The Biz · Wednesday 26 June 1957 · page 14

NOTICE is hereby given that Council by resolution passed on 19th June,1957 has resolved name and alter the names…

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Nepean Spastic Council Work Raising Another £500

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 June 1957 · page 9

"All children are not equally endowed with power of mind and body to develop into strong healthy men and women without…

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Question for Local Council Chief Secretary About Trotting Licences

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 June 1957 · page 2

The question of whether a course is to be constructed for trotting or Greyhound racing in any particular area would be…

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Council's High Street Land Will be Sold Local Associate Agent Drawn From Hat

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 June 1957 · page 1

Adopting a report by the town clerk, Mr. E. F. Ross, Penrith Council decided to take immediate action for subdivision and sale of council's land in High Street, opposite St. Nicholas' Church…

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Boundaries of the Penrith Municipality and Adjoining Areas Special Committee's Report

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 June 1957 · page 10

Penrith Council's special committee appointed recently to consider whether certain municipal boundaries should be altered or not presented its report to council on Tuesday evening. More territory for…

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Liberal Rabbi Wants Synagogue Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 28 June 1957 · page 9

Rabbi Dr. H. Sanger in Sydney last week advocated the establishment of an Australian Synagogue…

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New Union Council Meets Holds Elections

Tharunka · Monday 1 July 1957 · page 1

The new elected Union Council held its inagural meeting at Ultimo on Monday evening, June 9. Attendance was fair, a quorum possible. Business was brisk and interesting throughout, the elections of officers within the Council being the most entertaining part of the evening…

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Prospect County Council to Extend

The Biz · Wednesday 3 July 1957 · page 18

When Ald. W. Wolfenden (Fairfield Council) asked were three districts sufficient into which to divide the big area of…

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Building Timber Holroyd Council Reduces Sizes

The Biz · Wednesday 3 July 1957 · page 22

The Associated Country Saw- millers. of N.S.W., wrote to Holroyd Council:-- "We would be very grateful if…

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Electricity in Temporary Homes Prospect County Council's Policy

The Biz · Wednesday 3 July 1957 · page 17

At the last meeting of Prospect County Council considerable discussion followed receipt of a letter from Fairfield…

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Works Requests Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 3 July 1957 · page 24

The following mutters, with exception of item (e). were referred by Fairfield Council to the respective ward aldermen…

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Municipal Works

The Biz · Wednesday 3 July 1957 · page 15

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

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Council Staff Cottages

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 July 1957 · page 6

At last meeting of Penrith Council consideration was given to proposed erection of cottages for council staff referred to in…

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Discolouration of Water Complaints to B.M. COUNCIL

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 July 1957 · page 1

Following complaints by the Blue Mountains Progress Federation concerning discoloration of water in the mains, the Blue…

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