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"HER WORSHIP, THE MAYOR,"

Pica for Playgrounds and, Collages

in Congested Areas.

Mrs. Lillian Fowler, first woman Mayor in the Commonwealth, ha.« been in politics» since she was In, and admits the fascination of them. .Tall, with twinkling blue eyes, which are very keen, and an engagingly frank manner. Her Worship, the Mayor, is looking forward to her term , of office after an apprenticeship of six years as a member of the Newtown

I Council.

fHE new Mayor and Mayoics.s of Newtown. MRS. LILLIAN FOWLER, and '

-* her daughter. MRS. E. TIERNEY, photographed in Hie Council Chamber of ! the Town Ho}], Newtown, yesterday, the first day of Mrs. Fowler's term of

office as Mayor. j

rPHE new Mayor of Newtown has not ¡

.*. forgotten the children in the mass 0Î detail which comes before anymnnl

I cipal council and her first, thoughts are ( ¡for them. An extension of the play-1

grounds system, is what, she most j earnestly desires.* a ntl already the conn- j

oil has spent, £4000 In providing play-

ing: areas for I he children of the mimi- ' clpality. One of these is called the j

Fowler reserve.

"Children need soiifwhere lo play." Mis , fowler said yesterday, "and I ihlnk thal Ihn i Government Honshu; Pennine is all WIOIIÏ Slum clearance is a matter tor the Govern- ment alone, bul you will no1 eel modïl suburbs until von built rotlapre? An EnaliMi mRn's home is hi.* ca.nlp. bin a flat building

Is everyone's castle. A collage willi .-i garden ! is much the best pla.ee in vlilr.h lo biinp up: children. !

Cottages on Crown Lands. |

I would suggest makin? Cio',vn land* si

Maroubra available, building cou ages, und | moving people from ronçesled areas Into tlfin I and assisting them to buy Alie propeity. "liicn ' on tile land on whlr-h tlVIr former du'HHns?,

»»eip built PI eil totlaßps with sufflUenl land foi ßaidi ii If we aie lo become an Al nation instead of 1 C Ihiee one it Is essential that I people should ha\e comfortable homes and I l-oori fond Mis loivlei sold

Wh"n «en eui \ of the Picton Laken J R

I Sctllpmenl Scheme Mi« POWIPI lalsed F31(\ft

ind built mo«! of the adminlstialUe buildings I milli nionp» laied in Newtown Now Mie Hill lT)<e i qieit inieiest In the Mavoi s ftp

liff Mind In «billi £1(1(1 lo £400 is made a Milln ble nnnuiillv foi rood icllef

Hie ne» Mn\oi of i\iwtn»Mi admitted ve*

'oidav Uni ->hP »»tis si e\eti-pd on Tuesd-i» I nish! I hal she multi no1 sleep

Pailuimenlnrv Aspiration"^

I IIB» e been In polities sincp 1 was a. Rirl

he snir) wh"n I joined a "«bom Lcarur and J once slood for seien Ion foi Peillnmeni 1 don I think ii Is an» us» ron le tin}! a foi loin hope and 1 would not

i urkoo a hlllliiR candidate Peihaps some

da»

I hen Ivi Woi-hlp HIP Mayoi teliirned to

Ihp piesenl lo q-|»p an outline of somp pio |

po ed load ii>ii<-tiurtion

An unu-uil situation will be uented in Ihat the Mavoi and the Mavoi&ss of Newtown »»ill boll» bp »»omen Mis IT Tieine» »vfll tako O\PI Hie nulles of Ma»oiess foi het molhei but shp has no politic ni nispii allom

We think Its enough lo have mother the politician of toe family said Mis Tlernev

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