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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

334 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 17

Mayor's Quick Action on Bus Stop Threat

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 April 1962 · page 1

Following a deputation on Monday concerning the threatened discontinuance of the Berkshire Park bus service due to bad roads, the Mayor of Penrith, Ald. W. L. Chapman, inspected the area on Tuesday and…

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Four Nominate for Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 April 1962 · page 4

When nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday, four people bad nominated for the Penrith City Council…

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Around Our Groups Wizo State Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 9

Sponsor a Child: Our “Sponsor a Child” Drive assists new immigrants at the “Ahuzah” Home in Israel. Do not fail to…

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N.C.J.W. (National Council of Jewish Women)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 April 1962 · page 9

Eastern Suburbs Group. Surprise Dance at the Council Rooms, 8 Young St. on Sat. April 14. 4-piece Band,…

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Election of Mayor by People Is Rejected

The Biz · Wednesday 18 April 1962 · page 1

Fairfield Council Aldermen have rejected a plan to have the Mayor elected by the people at the council elections this year. The Local Government Act has been amended…

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Labor Loses Control of Fairfield Council

The Biz · Wednesday 18 April 1962 · page 1

Labor lost control of Fairfield Council for the first time in 12 years when the State A.L.P. Executive expelled one alderman and suspended another at its meeting on Friday night…

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Deadline set for house demolition Council serves notice

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1962 · page 6

Holroyd Council has served personal notices on a number of individuals, declaring its intention to run a bulldozer through a Guildford home. Holroyd Council…

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50 Years Ago Council Talks of Footpaths

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 April 1962 · page 8

Penrith Municipal Council meeting of Tuesday, April 16, 1912, was largely concerned with footpaths…

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Around Our Groups Wizo State Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 April 1962 · page 9

The President and Executive wish all members a happy Pesach. Sponsor a Child: This…

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N.C.J.W. (National Council of Jewish Women)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 April 1962 · page 9

Annual Meeting: N.S.W. Division, Council Rooms, on Tues., May 1, at 7.45 p.m. Members and Friends cordially invited…

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Questions to Mayor

The Biz · Wednesday 25 April 1962 · page 5

Sewerage, the Fairfield West releases, and rubbish dumping were some of the subects covered by aldermen in questions to the Mayor, which were answered at a recent council…

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Alderman E. Ryan Suspended From Alp

The Biz · Wednesday 25 April 1962 · page 1

Another Fairfield Council Labor alderman has been suspended from the Australian Labor Party. She is Ald. E. Ryan, who was secretary of the…

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Council compliments Fairfield police

The Biz · Wednesday 25 April 1962 · page 1

A "marked improvement" had occurred in the policing of Fairfield, Ald. K. Makepeace said last week. Alderman Makepeace was speaking at the council meeting on additional staff appointments at Fairfield…

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Letters to the Editor Party Politics and Council

The Biz · Wednesday 25 April 1962 · page 2

Sir,--The expulsion of one Labor alderman of Fairfield Council and the suspension of another, by the State Executive of the A. L. P., is a sad but illuminating commentary on what happens when party politics is introduced into Local Government…

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Bonk Contributes £794 to Council

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 7

The Rural Bank has made a voluntary contribution of £794/0/2 to the Penrith City Council…

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Around Our Groups Wizo State Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 5

Wizo State Council: Executive members please note: There will be no executive meeting on Mon., April 30…

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N.C.J.W. (National Council of Jewish Women)

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 April 1962 · page 5

Annual Meeting: N.S.W. Division, Council Rooms, on Tues., May 1, at 7.45 p.m. Members and Friends cordially invited…

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Railway Parade Bridge Replacement Is Urged by Fairfield Alderman

The Biz · Wednesday 2 May 1962 · page 1

The building of a bridge across Cabramatta Creek alongside the main southern railway line would provide a swift and economic linkage between Cabramatta and Liverpool…

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CENTENARY: Mayor Unveils Bank Plaque

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 1

As part of the centenary celebrations of the Penrith branch of the Bank of New South Wales, the Mayor of Penrith, Ald. W. L. Chapman, last Monday unveiled a plaque on the High Street…

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Bank Officers, Mayor, Inspect Bank Plaque

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 May 1962 · page 1

Following its unveiling by the Mayor of Penrith on Monday, the plaque on Bank of N.S.W., Penrith, is inspected by (l. to r.), Mr. A. M. D. James (State manager, Bank of N.S.W.), Mr. C. M. Cox (Penrith manager), and Ald. W. L. Chapman (Mayor). Wording on the plaque is: "This plaque commemorates a…

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