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Council & local affairs, 1957

626 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 32

Town Planning Fairfield Municipal Committee

The Biz · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 23

The chairman, Ald. H. A. Hancock, presided at a meeting of the Town Planning Committee held in the Council Chambers,…

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Finance and General Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 26

The vice-chairman. Ald. W. T. Wolfenden presided at a meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee…

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Voluntary Workers' Appreciation of Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 7

Representatives of many voluntary worker organisations in Penrith forwarded to council a letter of appreciation of…

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Shopping Centre for Glenbrook Proposal to Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 3

Blue Mountains City Council had before it on Tuesday, 12th Inst, a letter from the Glenbrook Business Men's Association,…

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Search for Oil and Gas Request to Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 2

A request for permission to carry out seismic surveys, involving drilling in the area extending from Llandilo to Plumpton,…

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Council Younger Set

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 22 February 1957 · page 9

Council Younger Set, Sunday, February 24: The calendar has once again moved round to the event of the…

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Prizes Awarded by the Higher Council of Scientific Research & Technical Progress

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 22 February 1957 · page 2

Paris.—On Dec. 18, the official ceremony for the awards of the 1966 prizes of the Higher Council of Scientific Research took place at the Guimet…

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More Police Aldermen's Claim for Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 21

That Fairfield district needed additional police was advocated at the last meeting of Fairfield Council…

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Fairfield West Progress Assn. Three Aldermen Attend Meeting

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 6

Last meeting of Fairfield West Progress Association, on February 12, was indeed a memorable one. Following the extension of…

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Council 'No' to a 'Budapest Street'

Tribune · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 12

SYDNEY: A campaign to have a Sydney street [?]enamed "Budapest" to commemorate the fascist rising of October 23 was unanimously…

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Finance and General Municipality of Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 17

Vice-Chairman Alderman W. L. Wolfenden presided at a meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee held in the…

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Municipal Works

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 20

Vice-chairman Ald. K. Makepeace presided at a mating of the Works Committee held in the Council Chambers, Fairfield, on…

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Plans for Council Chambers Committee Appointed

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 February 1957 · page 2

Penrith Council has appointed a committee of aldermen to consider plans that have been submitted by the architect for…

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Closing of King Street Gates Council Protests

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 February 1957 · page 1

Penrith Council resolved, at a special meeting held on 20th inst., to protest against the decision of the Railway…

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Council Younqer Set

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 March 1957 · page 9

Hollywood Swimming Party, Sunday March 3: This time a truly novel affair has been arranged. Mr…

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Prospect County Council

The Biz · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 22

The following recommendations were, made by the chief electrical engineer to a meeting of the above Council on…

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Another Country Council Slated

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 10

The Northumberland County Council is next door neighbour to the [?]berland C.C.—perhaps…

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Bus Route Complaint Reports to Council

The Biz · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 27

The Department of Motor Transport has advised Fairfield Council that, following complaints from Mr Johnson, proprietor of…

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Council Rejects Suggestion of Swimming Baths

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 1

Holroyd Council has rejected a suggestion by the captain of Merrylands Fire Station, Mr. A. P. Clarke, to have an Olympic swimming pool erected in Merrylands…

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Joe Bailes Voice of the Countryside Ministers' Council dodges the issue

Tribune · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 9

The Australian Agricultural Council of Federal and State Ministers was once referred to as the Farm Parliament. But it is functioning as a propaganda organ to hide the major issues, glorify Government policy and stifle action…

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