The Liability of Municipalities for Negligence
SOME time ago the administratrix of the estate of Charles Bourke brought an action against the Municipal Council of Sydney to recover compensation for the loss of her…
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Council & local affairs, 1893
228 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 12
Borough Council
For to-morrow evening the following motion in the name of Alderman O'Brien stands on the business paper:—That specification be prepared to make stone and concrete gutter on…
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ALDERMAN RICHARDSON has given notice of the following motion for this evening:—That specification be prepared and tenders called for brick-kerbing and stone end concrete gutter on the north side…
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THE borough council met last evening; present, Aldermen Gillespie (in the chair), Hawkins, Roberts, Richardson, McShane, Lansdowne, Reid, Huxtable Ball, and Mc…
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It will be remembered that a few days back the supreme court in bance delivered judgment on the appeal of the defendant in the action…
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THE eleventh annual session of the Municipal Association was opened in the Town-hall, Sydney, on Wednesday. About 160 delegates were present, out of a total of about…
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THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Present—Aldermen Gillespie (chairman), Hawkins, Lansdowne, Richardson, McShane, Roberts, Read, Huxtable, Ball, and…
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THE eleventh annul session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was concluded on Friday. Tile business was mostly of a formal nature, a resolution being carried…
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Alderman George Robert Tyler, representing Queenbithe Ward, has been elected Lord Mayor of London, in succession to the Right Hon. Sir Stuart Knill, Bart. Alderman Tyler became an alderman…
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A Well-known figure in the public life of Sydney passed away on the 6th instant in the persun of Aldorman Benjamin Palmer. The…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council took place on Tuesday evening last Present-- The Mayor (Mr. A. W. Thomson), and Aldermen Coon, G. Thomson, Dyball, Nichols, and…
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Tow vacancy in the position of bailiff and rate-collector for the borough of Goulburn, caused by the retirement of Mr. Malcolmson, drew forty-two applicants, the principal…
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THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. There were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Hawkins, Roberts, Gilleapie, Lansdowne, Read, Ball, McAlister, Huxtable, and O'Brien…
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SIR,—As a ratepayer I think it is high time our aldermen looked into the matter of paying the Council bailiff the commission they do. I have been informed that about 50 applications were in for the…
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AT the bi-monthly meeting of the Borough Council this evening a letter from the Crown Solicitor's office will be read stating that the Government most insist on the immediate payment…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrows Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present-- The Mayor, and Aldermen Coen, Callaghan, Dyball, Nichols, G…
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THE borough council met last evening, present the Mayor and Aldermen Hawkins, Richardson, Gillespie, McAlister, O'Brien, Lansdowne, McShane, Read, and Roberts…
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SIR,—I notice the council have been compelled to put their labourers on half-time and reduce salaries from sheer want of funds. Some £4000 or £5000 rates is owing, chiefly…
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