From the Archives, 1969: Archaic Melbourne pamphlet by-law repealed
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By Roger Sanders and John Hamilton
April 8, 2021 â 10.35am
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Council lifts ban on pamphlet hand-out
Unanimous vote as city fathers change 80-year-old bylaw
Quick to take advantage of the Council decision to allow pamphlets to be distributed is Suzy Jones, a member of the Young Labor Association.
Credit:Age photographer
It voted unanimously to repeal a clause of its 80-year-old by-law 418 banning pamphlets.
The decision was made less than a week after the general purposes committee, which administers the by-law, agreed not to change the law. The vote ended one of the most bitter attacks on the Council in recent times.