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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1875

489 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 25

Municipal Endowments. (From the Echo.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 October 1875 · page 7

A SOMEWHAT extraordinary statement of accounts has been recently published under the head "Abstract of Revenue and Expenditure of the Municipal District of St. Peters, for the…

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Alderman Whittaker

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 2

We did not think Alderman Whittaker was so great a coward, as he has proved himself to be, nor did we think he was so far wanting in manly pluck. In last…

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Alderman James Pye

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 2

It will be seen by our advertising columns that the friends of Alderman James Pye, are about to pay a public recognition to that gentleman for his past…

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Alderman Whittaker. (To the Editor of the Cumberland Mercury.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 3

SIR,—To A very spiteful and unjust letter, addressed to the “ Cumberland Times, ” of last Saturday, and signed—E. W. I will but make a few remarks, as follows—“ Edward, Edward,…

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Prospect & Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 2

A special meeting of this Council was held on Saturday, the 25th ult. Present: Aldermen Joseph Booth, Smith, and John Booth…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1875 · page 6

DARLINGTON, October 7.—The usual monthly meeting of this Council was held this day at 7.30 p.m. Present—The Mayor (Mr. [?] Ma[?]e) and a full Council. The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and confirmed. In correspondence, letters…

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Blackawattle Swamp Sewer: the Attorney-general v. the Mayor and Others. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1875 · page 7

SIR,—I see reported in the above case, his Honor Mr. [?] b[?]sent to Botany! I ask, would it be doing as we would wish to be done by to poison the inhabitants of Botany…

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Municipal Conference

Evening News · Wednesday 13 October 1875 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A Conference of Mayors and other representatives of the suburban municipalities was held in the Redfern Town Hall yesterday afternoon. The following were present: Mayors-Messrs, Williamson…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 October 1875 · page 3

A COMMITTEE meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesterday afternoon, at the Town Hall. There were present his Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Chapman, Davies, Day, Rowe, Green,…

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[?] Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 2

THE fortnightly general meeting of the Municipal Council of the Borough of Parramatta, was held on Monday afternoon last, in the Council Chambers,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 7

MARRICKVILLE.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at half-past 7 p.m. on Monday, llth instant. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Council clerk road a letter from Mr. R. W. Langstaff directing…

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Municipal Conference

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 9

A Conference of Mayors and other representatives of the suburban municipalities was held in the Redfern Town Hall [?] Tuesday afternoon. The fellow ing were present: Mayors—Messrs. Williamson…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 October 1875 · page 5

A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney, will be held at the Town Hall, George-street, to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion. By Alderman [?].—That the report of the Finance…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1875 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday at the Town Hall. There were present: His Worship the Mayor in the chair, and Aldermen Oatley, Green, Chapman, Day, Harris, Fowler,…

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Municipal Councils. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1875 · page 6

SIR,—The city as well as the majority of the suburban councils seem to be pinched for the want of funds. Allow me to draw their attention to certain classes who do not contribute their full share for benefits received, viz.—those…

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Picnic to the Mayor of Sydney

Evening News · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 5

A meeting of the committee for carrying out the engagements of a complimentary picnic to the [?]ight Worshipful the Mayor of Sydney (Mr Benjamin Palmer) was held last evening, at the Freemasons'…

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A "New" Catholic Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 10

WE are indebted to the Sydney Morning Herald for the following piece of information:—"At Bonn the Old Catholics have held their conference with mavked success…

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The Sewage Board and the City Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 528

THERE was a meeting of the City Council last week, at which it appeared that the Sewage and Health Board, desiring to know by actual examination, what houses are now connected with the sewers, had asked…

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Police Courts This Day. Central Police. (Before the Mayor, and Messrs. Pearce, Hunt, Daries, Hunt, Watking and Harris.)

Evening News · Monday 25 October 1875 · page 3

The following persons were fined for drunkenness and disorderly [?]dunt:—George Dowling 25, Charles Yates 28, Mary And Jones 26, Mary Aus Suits 24, Michal M'Donnell 30, James M'Pherson [?], James Plyn[?] 62, Kate Birmingham…

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