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Council & local affairs, 1968

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Lord Mayor attends Israel luncheon

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 August 1968 · page 11

Ald. D. Macdougall, the Lord Mayor of Newcastle and the Lady Mayoress attended the official luncheon honouring the 20th Anniversary of Israel, at the conclusion of the visit of the NSW Jewish Board of…

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Rabbi Finkelstein Urges World Synagogue Council

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 August 1968 · page 5

(JCNS) The establishment of a world synagogue council, representative of all shades of religious opinion and able to speak in the name of religious Jewry as a whole, has been urged by Rabbi Dr. Louis…

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Jubileum Bal van de Vereniging in de Sutherland Shire

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 23 August 1968 · page 9

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Started by Mayor

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 3

Mayor of Holroyd, Aid. R. W. Devlin cuts the ribbon deft) to begin a mammoth walkathan…

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Perth Mayor Gives to Gurindji

Tribune · Wednesday 28 August 1968 · page 12

DARWIN: Among the donations received to help the Gurindji Aborigines at Wattie Creek in their land…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 August 1968 · page 12

Halls at Council House for hire for all functions. Ring 32-0257 or 37-8521 after 6 p.m. Senior Social Group: Get together…

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S.U.C. Urges Campaign for More Staff and Students on University Council

Tharunka · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 4

The Executive of the Students' Union will approach the Staff Association with plans for moun ing of a joint campaign to change the University of New South Wales Act to increase the…

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Works tender let by council Toilet Facilities to Be Sited in Car Park

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 9

Work will begin soon on construction of the first block of public toilets in the centre of Merrylands. A tender for the work was let recently to a…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 September 1968 · page 8

Halls at Council House for hire for all functions. Ring 32-0257 or 37-8521 after 6 p.m. Senior Social Group: Get together…

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Aldermen order swimming pool progress report

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 3

Holroyd Council will ask for a progress report on Merrylands Olympic swimming centre, seeking assurance that the pool will be ready on or near the contracted completion date, October 7…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 September 1968 · page 29

Halls at Council House for hire for all functions. Ring 32-0257 or 37-8521 after 6 p.m. Senior Social Group: Next social…

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Boekje over Seminar Victorian Council of Social Service

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 11

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Alderman seeks tighter building control

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 24 September 1968 · page 1

A call for stricter control of residential development in Holroyd was made last week by Aid. W. R. Try. He told Holroyd Council that homes of…

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STATES of the Nation Council Clock Turned Back

Tribune · Wednesday 25 September 1968 · page 4

CONTINUING its long record of interference in various councils' affairs--Bankstown, Sutherland, Warringah, Sydney City--the Askin Government is now tackling for the second time in just over three years the whole electoral set-up in…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 September 1968 · page 12

Halls at Council House for hire for all functions. Ring 32-0257 or 37-8521 after 6 p.m. Senior Social Group: Next social…

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Security Council adopts compromise resolution

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 October 1968 · page 1

(JCNS) By 14 voles to nil, with one abstention (Algeria), the United Nations Security Council approved last week a compromise resolution expressing grave concern at the "deterioration of…

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Around Our Groups Inside Wizo Wizo State Council of Nsw

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 October 1968 · page 11

53 Edgecliff Road, Bondi Junction Telephone 38-0666 Our best wishes to all WIZO members and their families for the High…

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Long-awaited council agreement on $10,000 Tennis Courts

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 8 October 1968 · page 1

After prolonged debate at last week's Holroyd Council meeting aldermen decided to…

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National Council of Jewish Women

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 October 1968 · page 5

Halls at Council House for hire for all functions. Ring 32-0257 or 37-8521 after 6 p.m. Senior Social Group: Get-together…

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Dit jaar reeds 95ste "Lord Mayor's Appeal"

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 2

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