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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1959

597 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 30

N.c.j.w. (National Council of Jewish Women)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 February 1959 · page 10

Council Month is coining —watch for important announcements. 36th Anniversary Dinner:…

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Protest at Lib. Aldermen's rates increase

Tribune · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 11

SYDNEY: A big protest meeting against recent rate increases of from £3 to £5 imposed by Liberal Party councillors was held last week…

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Mayor Will Boost 'Cooinda' Appeal

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 21

The Mayor of Fairfield, Aid. K. Howick, will open an appeal in support of the "Cooinda" Sub-normal Children's Centre. His decision, contained…

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Fairfield Council Questions Answered

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 23

The following answers were given to aldermen's questions in council at last week's meeting of the…

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Fairfield Council Works Committee Rec0mmendah0ns

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 15

The following matters were contained in the Works Committee's report presented to the last meeting of Fairfield Council:-- The report, as a whole…

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Council Purge on Illegal Dweulings

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 1

Fairfield Municipal Council is carrying out a purge on…

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Council Wants Control of Fairfieutwestpark

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 12

Trustees of the Fairfield West Park will be asked to transfer the parkland under Hs control to the Fairfield Municipal Council…

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WARNING: Council Breaks Safety Rule

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 1

The Department of Labour and Industry has warned the Fairfield Municipal Council that legal proceedings may follow any further breach of the Scaffolding and Lifts…

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Council Rules Local Charity Must Benefit

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 7

Any money collected by institution officials within the Fairfield municipality for chartable…

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Works Programme Council To Spend £280,000

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 1

Fairfield Municipal Council's works programme for 1959-60 has been estimated to cost £280, 000, and includes an allocation of…

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Unauthorised Structures "Legal Action Only Way Out"--Council

The Biz · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 22

A recommendation by the Chief Health inspector (Mr. Griffin) that Council refuse to issue or approve plans for this erection of dwellings…

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Labor Council's demand: Move petrol tanks to safe position

Tribune · Wednesday 4 March 1959 · page 12

WOLLONGONG (N.S.W.) : The South Coast Labor Council is demanding removal of petrol storage tanks from their present position at Port Kembla to a safer site north of the entrance to the new Inner Harbor…

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Reception to Lord Mayor

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 1

N.S.W. State Zionist Council and WIZO last Sunday gave a reception in honor of the…

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Lord Mayor's Wife Ahuza Governor

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 3

Mrs. H. F. Jensen, wife of Sydney's Lord Mayor, this week was made a Life Governor of the Ahuza Children's Home in Israel run by Australian WIZO. At a Beth Zion reception last…

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Organisations Wizo State Council Sponsor a Child

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 10

Appointments with Nadel’s Studio to Have the sponsored children photographed should be made…

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N.c.j.w. (National Council of Jewish Women)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 10

Council Month. Note the following fixtures:— March 18, 36th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at…

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Matters for Ward Aldermen

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 12

The following matters were referred to the ward aldermen concerned at the last meeting…

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'Alderman Was Openly Hostile'

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 1

The candidate accused Ald. W. Wolfenoen of being openly hostile and anti- Liberal to a point one would…

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Good Neighbour Council

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 21

On Tuesday evening, March 17, at 8 p.m., the annual meeting of the Fairfield branch of the Good…

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Liberal Candidate Slates Council

The Biz · Wednesday 11 March 1959 · page 1

The Labor dominated Fairfield Council's hostile attitude towards endorsed Liberal candidate David Fairs was unreasonable, childish and entirely undemocratic, the Liberal candidate…

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