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Sydney · Council & local affairs
464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 24
SIR,—As I have been, I may almost say, defranded out of my vote as an elector for the above municipality. I trust you will allow me space to explain why my name has been refused insertion on the municipal list for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. His Worship the MAYOR in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at three o'clock yeaterday afternoon. Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, and Aldermen Sutherland, Oatley, Aitkon, Sutton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five drunkards were discharged. Eliza M'Gee was fined [?]., William Russell and Thomas Connelly ware fined 20s. each (the alternative being in each case forty-eight hours' imprisonment) for riotous conduct while drank…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ralph Sleigh was brought before the Court, pursuant to remand, charged with having, by means of false pretences, obtained money from John O'Brien and others. Messrs, Roberts and Forster appeared for the prosecution; Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Knowing your willingness at all times te expose ony kind of abuse that may come under your notice, I beg leave to lay before you the following, which I can assure you nre facts. There ia to he an election in the above…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—It will be remembered, in Octorber last, when the City Council declined to lease to me, for the purposes of pisciculture, the Botany Water Reserve, that immediately thereupon I again sub nitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE election of councillors for the suburban municipalities took place on Tuesday last, and in the several districts concerned attracted considerable attention— the friends of rival candidates exerting themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five women were sentenced to pay 20s. each, or to be imprisoned three days, on conviction of having, while more or less under the influence of liquor, conducted themselves in a riotous manner in public places. Jane Higgs, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REDFERN.—A meeting of electors was held yesterday, at noon, in the Council chambers, George-street. The returning-officer made a formal declaration of the poll held on the 10th instant, for the election of a councillor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—The defeat of Dr. Evans at the recent election having occasioned great surpise, as the zeal and ability with which he discharged his duties as a councilor for the last three years have I belive, been universelly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE official declaration of the poil took place at the Court-house, at non, yesterday (Thursday). The Returning-officer. G. LANGLEY, Esq., took the chair precisely at twelve o'clock. He said:—In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall, Wynyard-square, at three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, and Aldermen Sutherland, Oatley, Ailken, Sutton,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Six persons, apprehended for drunkenness and riotous conduct in the streets, were discharged. Matthew Masked, a soldier of the 12th Regiment, arrested by senior constable Loftus, for assaulting him in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE election of councillors for the suburban municipalities took place on Tuesday last, end in the several districts concerned attracted considerable attention—the friends of rival candidates exerting. themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I admire the candour of your correspondent "A Clerk," whose ingenious effort to construe the 10th and 11th sections of the Municipalities' Act to the detriment of a few small rate-payers, whose names were unfortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hugh Marston Johnston was charged with having, by means of false pretences, obtained goods from William Smith. The prosecutor, carrying on business in Park-street as a shirtmaker, deposed that on Saturday week the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →George Gooding, given into custody for being drunk and riotous, was sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s., or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours; and for having on the road to the lock-up made use of obscene language, was furter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I am a rate[?]payer in one of the suburban municipalities—that of Waterloo. I hear discussed around me questions as to the legality of cirtein matters connected with municipal election[?] The big[?]wigs of our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Quirk was charged by detective Sanderson with having, by his furious driving in George-street, yesterday evening, endangered both his own safety, and the safety of all other persons then there. It appeared that…
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