Council Abolition Will Bill Be Defeated? Sydney
The opinion is growing in political circles that with anything like a full attendance on the critical division, the bill to abolish the Legislative Council…
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Council & local affairs, 1926
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Offer of £20,000 Zoo for Newcastle Mayor's Interview
During the mayoralty of Alderman Light, Mr. Longworth, of Karuah, made an offer to the Newcastle City Council of the sum of [?] towards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Remove Lang" Sydney Mayor's Suggestion "Drunk with Power" Sydney
The Mayor of Hunter's Hill (Alderman Mayors) urges that a petition be sent to the Governor requesting that the Premi[?] (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Abolition Mr. Travers' Attitude Sydney
The State Cabinet to-day discussed the procedure to be adopted in connection with the Government's proposal to abolish the Legislative Council. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summons Division. Municipal Cases
Fines of £1, with 4s costs, were imposed on Albert Pascoe, P. B. Orr, A.K Davies and C. Ross, for cycling on the footpath in the Municipality of Hamilton. For a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breaking the Sabbath Inspections by Aldermen Stockton's Decision
Do aldermen and councillors break the Sabbath by inspecting some urgent municipal works on Sunday? Aldermen Griffiths (Mayor), Rees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Shire Sydney
Mr. George Booth, M.P., was in receipt to-day of an urgent telegram from the Cessnock Shire clerk, urging upon him to request the Chief Secretary to declare…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mayor's Denial Water Board Salaries Alleged Insult
"I never called Alderman Griffiths a liar." This was the only statement that the mayor of Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton. Council Meeting
Lambton Council met last evening, there being present Aldermen Bell (Mayor), Lightfoot, Payne, Smith, Spruce, Notley, and White. An apology was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stockton Council Meeting
Stockton Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen T. Griffiths (Mayor), Hudson, Cody, Wilkins, Quantrill Rees, Newton Houston, and Felton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District Cessnock Shire Trouble. Reqquisition Meeting
A requisition meeting of the ratepayers of the three ridings of Cessnock Shire was held in the Empire Theatre, Cessnock last night, to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District News. Waratah Council Meeting
Waratah Council met last night, there being present Aldermen Gardiner (Mayor), Griffiths, Ireland, Hughes, Cowie, Silcock, M'Gregor, Whyte, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cannot Get Rates Council and War Homes
Merewether Council recently made representations to the Minister for Local Government, asking him to make application to the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Absurd Conditions" Hannell-street Bridge Council's Protest
Wickham Council is most annoyed with the Chief Commissioner of Railways, so much so, in fact, that a deputation will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Abolition Fresh Proposal Referendum and Recall Sydney
Although, it suffered another defeat in the Legislative Council this afternoon, the Government is still confident that that chamber will be abolished…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Parliament Legislative Council Government Again Defeated Members Honour Pairs Sydney
When Mr. Flowers, the President, resumed the chair in the Legislative Council this afternoon, Sir Joseph Carruthers presented the report of the Select…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Will Be Abolished" Lang Says that Upper House must Go Government Determined Council May Have to Decide Its Own Fate To-day SYDNEY
"I have no intention of [?]outing the people. The Upper House will be abolished now, or later, without any referendum." This definite pronouncement was made by the Premier, Mr. Lang, in reply to the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tarro Shire Council
Councillors Niland (President), M'Lean, Frith, Butler, Foster, and M'Carthy were present at a special meeting of Tarro Shire Council, held at East Maitland, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aldermen at Variance
At the meeting of the Hamilton Council last night. Alderman Jenner, the Mayor, made reference to the statement appearing in the report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hamilton Mayor Explains
The Mayor of Hamilton (Alderman Jenner) at last night's meeting of Hamilton Council, referred to the disclaimer by the Mayor of Newcastle…
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