GOT NEVER A PENNY
EX-ALDERMAN’S DENIAL CHARGES BY “DERELICTS” (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Friday. Mr. Justice Thomson, the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into the matter of coal contracts entered into by tbe late Sydney City Council, resumed the inquiry to-day. William Holdsworth, a former aiderman, stated in evidence that he had never received a penny in connection with his aldermanic duties. He was chairman of the Electricity Committee of the council, but he had never attempted to influence the council’s officials in respect of the coal tenders of B. Byrnes, Limited, or Peacock. Nor had he been in collusion with anyone to prevent the acceptance of Moore’s tender. Witness asserted that only the derelicts of the coal trade had made the charges which are under review by the commission. It was only political propaganda. The Labour Party’s administration was the most clean of any since the charter was granted to Sydney. The hearing was adjourned until September 3.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 9
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160GOT NEVER A PENNY Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 9
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