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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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SIR,—It is at all times a very ungracious office—that of fault finding—and I know how difficult it is for public men in the discharge of what is often very onerous duties; to please everybody…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAVEBLEY.—The weekly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday, 28th Instant, at the Council Chambers. Present—the chaiman, Councillors Birrell, Watkins, Smith, St. Julin, Simmons, and Newland. The minutes of last meeting read and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual weekly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday last, the 38th instant, at 7 p.m. Present-The Chairman, and Messrs. Smith, Taylor, Steel, Westaway, Alston, Lynch, and Blumer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE weekly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday, 28th instant, at the Council chambers. Present the Chairman, and Messrs, B{?}rrell, Watkins, Smith St. Julian, Simmons, and Newland. The minutes of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the Municipal Council will be hold this afternoon (Monday), at 3 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:— By Alderman SPEER: That the report of the Finance Committee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney, will be held at the Town Hall Wynyard-square, this afternoon, at three o'clock for considering the following notices of motion— By Alderman SPEER— That the Reporter the Finance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, yesterday afternoon. Present —the Mayor, and Aidermen Speer, Sutherland, Northwood, Smithers, Carather, Watson, Curtis,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held yesterday at three o'olook. Present-His Worship the Major, in the chair and Alderman Sutherland, Spces, Smithers, Sutton, Caldwell, Northwood, Carabar, Curtis,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir Charles Nicholson rose and said: As matters connected, with my own private affairs will probably require my leaving Brisbane within a few days, I purpose, during that interval, to place in the hands of his Excellency the Governor my resignation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURNKENNESS—About twenty drunkards were discharged in consequence of Saturday being a holiday, and their having spent Sunday in the watch-house. One who had been out on bail was fined 20s., and a second, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FIRST meeting of delegates from varions suburban municipalitles, with a view to a conference on proposed amendments of the Municipalities Act of 1858, &c., was held yesterday afternoon at the rooms of the Trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT a meeting held, Friday, 31st August, present the Chairman, Messrs. C, Moore, Kidman, and Thompson, the following business was transacted:—The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →YESTERDAY afternoon a meeting was held in the Town Hall, in pursuance of the following circular, (copies of which had been sent to all the leading members of the Assembly now in town):—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Balmain was held on Friday evening, the 31st ultimo. Present:—The Chairman and Messrs. Beattie, Burt, Elliot, Evans, and Palmer. Minutes of last meeting read and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Municipal Council of Sydney invited number of members of the Legislative Assembly to a conference at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, to enable the Mayor to offer an explanation relative to the embarrassed state…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I am an old citizen, and was surprised in looking over your report of the proceedings in the Council Chambers on Monday afternoon; I was not aware that this, our city the depot for all the country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR— I wish, through you, to put a question to the Municipal Council of Balmain, are it is too late — " Did each member pledge himself, unreservedly and unconditionally before election, that neither Chairman nor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE weekly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, the 4th instant, at the Council Chambers. Present; The Chairman, and Messrs. West away, Lynch, Taylor, Seel, Smith, Blumer, and Reddy. The minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ACCORDING to announcement in the daily papers the Returning-officer, on the requisition of Mr. John Cunningham, chairman of a preliminary meeting, convened a public meeting of the electors of Windsor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE adjourned quarterly meeting of this Council, was held at the Council Chamber, on the 7th September. Present-Mr. George Wigram Allen in the chair, Messrs. Korff, Thereby, Jarrett, Smith, Brown, and…
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