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Council & local affairs, 1960

429 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 22

Land Grant for Thorndale: Mayor Honours Promise

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 November 1960 · page 1

Honouring a promise made a year ago, the Mayor, Ald. L. J. Spies, announced yesterday that Penrith City Council has donated three acres of land for the building of a new Thorndale School for Sub-normal…

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Council's Support Sought for District Nurses

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 November 1960 · page 8

Penrith and Blue Mountains City Councils will be requested by Penrith Business and Professional Women's Club to support the work of District Nurses Association…

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50 Years Ago Council Focuses Attention on Electricity

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 November 1960 · page 9

Penrith City Council, at its meeting on Monday, November 14, 1910, dealt with matters concerning the council's electrical undertaking. A report from the…

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Mayor's Interfaith Co-operation Plea

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 1

There was a need of a spiritual foundation of civic life on the closest possible co-operation between the…

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Wizo State Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 9

Thanks and appreciation Mr and Mrs Bluestone, P. Perlman and Mr and A. Sutton, and families,…

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No Council Permit

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 3

Parramatta Hebrew congregation has been re[?]sed permission by the [?]cal council to subdivide…

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Council Younger Set (Club for Young Adults)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 9

Bar-B-Q, House Party, Swim, Picnic: Sunday, Nov. 20, to Avalon and Taylors Point. Girls bring food, boys…

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

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 9

Senior Social Group: NCJW candidate, Miss Lynne Shaw, was crowned 1960 J.N.F. Queen at the…

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Labor Council for Tenant Inquiry

Tribune · Wednesday 23 November 1960 · page 11

SYDNEY: The New South Wales Labor Council last week decided to seek leave to appear before the Royal Commission inquiring into the…

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Council to seek more high schools

The Biz · Wednesday 23 November 1960 · page 17

Fairfield Branch of the Parents-Teachers' Education Council has launched strong demands on the Department of Education and the Federal…

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Govt. transport workers show disappointment at decision of Labor Council

Tribune · Wednesday 23 November 1960 · page 8

SYDNEY: A recommendation for a 24 hours stoppage of transport workers in support of their demand for a £2 industry allowance will be circulated to all unions with members in the rail service…

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Cababramatta District News Works Progress Report for Municipality

The Biz · Wednesday 23 November 1960 · page 8

Progress works for the Fairfield Municipality for the three weeks ending October 11 are as follows:— CABRA-VALE WARD Grading, maintenance and…

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Wizo State Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 9

Bargain Centre: 331 [?]wling St., Darlinghurst. [?]ave goods at home of Mrs [?] Hovev, Boronia Rd.,…

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Jews on Rome Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 4

ROME.—Four Jews were elected members of Rome’s Municipal Council in the administrative election held…

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Council Younger Set (Club for Young Adults)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 9

Record Evening: Sunday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m., classical, pops, light. All welcome. Home of Rev. and Mrs…

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

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 November 1960 · page 9

Thrift Shop: 332 Crown St. (FA7039). All clothing urgently required for men, women and children. Please…

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Aldermen Attack Council Delegate

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1960 · page 1

Fairfield representative on the Cumberland County Council, Cr. Guy Marsden, was strongly attacked by Fairfield Aldermen at last week's meeting of Council. Aldermen claimed Cr. Marsden "did what he liked" and did not…

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Election New Mayor Dec. 13 No Labor bid yet

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 30 November 1960 · page 1

Parramatta's centenary Mayor will be elected by aldermen of Parramatta City Council at a special meeting of the City Council on Tuesday night, December 13. At this meeting…

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New Council System for Civic Centre

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1960 · page 1

A statement tabled at the last meeting of Fairfield Council by the Chief Clerk said that stage one of the proposed Fairfield Civic Centre should be completed before the end of 1961…

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Mayor's Deputy

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 December 1960 · page 4

Ald. J. Cruikshank deputised for the Mayor (Ald. L. J. Spies) at Luddenham Public School's centenary…

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