Wallsend Council
The fortnightly meeting of the Wallsend Council was held on Tuesday evening; the Mayor (Alderman Wm. Wills) in the chair. The others present were: Alderman…
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Council & local affairs, 1899
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Wickham Council
The fortnightly meeting of the Wickham Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Jenner), and Aldermen Frith, Gilbert, Baskerville, Road,…
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The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Lay), and Aldermen Williams, Gray,…
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In consequence of' the usual fortnightly meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council being due for Good Friday evening the meeting was held last evening at the…
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In the Council the President took the chair at 4.30. Dr. MACLAURIN reported the result of the managers' conference, and moved the…
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Sir,—I should have taken no notice of the letter signed by Alderman Sharp, which appeared in your issue of 27th inst., and dated 23rd inst., as I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. the Hawker and the Hairdresser.—mourdant Sues the Murderer Lisson.—the Constitutional Crisis: the War Between the Houses.—a Question of Swamping the Council.—partisan Pressmanship.—in Memory of Captain Cook.—a Sydney Paper and Indecent Advertisements.—the Easter Holidays.—petitioning for Mercy for Briggs.—quarrelsome Aldermen at Paddington. Sydney
The other day a waiter who had been cruelly assaulted by his employee and given a "wry neck"—otherwise deformed—obtained a verdict carrying a full thousand pounds…
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Sir,—There is an old saying that when one has made a false statement one has to make half a dozen others to cover it, and this appears to be the position of the Mayor at the…
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Sir,—In Alderman Sharp's letter of 30th ult., in your issue of 3rd inst., in reply to mine of 2Sth ult., he commences by saying "There is an old saying, that when one has…
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The regular fortnightly meeting of this council was held last night. There were present: Aldermenu Hudson (Mayor), Callen, Griffiths, Rees, Warland, and…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Waratah Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman N. B. Creer), and…
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The usual meeting of the municipal council lapsed, only the Mayor and Aldermen Edwards and M'Carthy being in attendance…
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The fortnightly meeting of this council took place on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Wilson), Aldermen Forshaw, W. Wilson, Robson,…
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The above council met on Wednesday night. There were present: Aldermen Thwaites, Jinkins, Kenney, Robinson, Magill, and Court, and the Mayor (Alderman…
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The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen Alexander (Mayor), Gardiner, Pearse, Roe, Melville, Sharp, Lindus,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sydney Letter. the Execution of Briggs.—a Ghastly Reminiscence.—how the Governor Will Be Wellcomed.—out of Lyne, That He Is "Out of Line."—the Blessed Rain.—an Austrian Mail Service.—something Good About Jimmy Tyson.—the Ripon Despatch and "Swamping" the Council.—mr. Reid's Little Fishing Trip.—a Question of Hersey. Sydney
The instantaneity of the death of Briggs, the Petersham murderer, is further evidence in support of hanging as again electrocution in the despatch of criminals. Since the…
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Sir,—In your report of the proceedings of the last meeting of the Newcastle Council the Mayor was reported to have said in speaking of the proposed plebiscite re the extension of…
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The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Thursday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. J. Fletcher), and Aldermen J…
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The Chief Justice had before him in Chambers to-day an application on behalf of James Joseph Cornett, of Gundagai, storekeeper, to make absolute…
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It has to be admitted by the best friends of Federation in both political parties that the nominations Mr. Reid has made to the Upper House…
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