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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1876

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Municipal Council

Evening News · Wednesday 29 November 1876 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Present-The Mayer, and Aldermen Play fair, Merriman, Kippax, Mackintosh, Field, Fowler, Chapman, Green…

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The City Council Difficulty

Evening News · Wednesday 29 November 1876 · page 2

At the meeting of the City Council, held yesterday, at the Town Hall, the Mayor announced that he just received a letter from the City Solicitor, enclosing the following from Messrs. Allen, Bowden, and…

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The Municipal Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 29 November 1876 · page 2

The nomination papers have been sent in, form which we gather that the return of Alderman Merriman for Gipps Wad, Alderman Palmer for Brisbane Ward and Alderman Oatley for Fitzroy Ward, will be…

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Municipal Elections. Mr. Pritchard for Macquanis Ward

Evening News · Thursday 30 November 1876 · page 3

MR. W. PRITCE AND, formerly a representative of one of the City wards in the Municipal Council, met the re[?]yers of Macquarie Ward, at the Temperance Hall last evening. Mr. Adrain took the chair, and there were between 200 and…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1876 · page 6

MR. ROWE FOR BOURKE WARD.—A meeting of electors in the interest of Mr. Rowe for re-election as an alderman to represent Bourke Ward in the City Council was held last night at Mr. Aylward's, St…

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A Municipal Farce

Evening News · Friday 1 December 1876 · page 2

The election of aa alderman for Phillip Ward, in the place of the late Mr. Gould, which, owing to the municipal laws not being tightly rightly understood, was improperly delayed several months, took place yesterday…

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The Municipal Elections

Evening News · Friday 1 December 1876 · page 2

The voting in the municipal elections commenced punctually at 9 o'clock this morning, and was carried on with more than the usual spirit throughout the day, the excitement at evening becoming very great…

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Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 December 1876 · page 5

MR. JOHN YOUNG'S MEETING.—Mr. John Young addressed the ratepayers of Bourke Ward at the Assembly Hotel, corner of Hunter and Phillip streets, last night. There was a large attendance, and Mr…

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Ryde. Council Meeting

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 2

A REGULAR meeting of the Ryde Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday the 24th inst., at half-past seven, p.m. Present; The…

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The City Council Difficulty

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 9

AT the meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, at the Town Hall, the Mayor announced that he had just received a letter from the City Solicitor, enclosing the following from Messrs. Allen, Bowden, and…

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The Municipal Elections. Declaration of the Poll

Evening News · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 5

THE polling for the Aldermen of the City Council in place of those who retire, took place yesterday, and the state of the poll was made known this morning at the Town Hall by the Returning-officer, Alderman Field…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 5
Also in Sydney Punch

THERE was a good deal of bustle and excitement over the municipal elections in the various Wards of the city yesterday, and some of the streets were alive with cabs, buggies, vans, and other vechicles placarded with the names and…

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Municipal Free Libraries

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 721

IN referring, last week, to the arrangements for opening a lending branch of the Free Public Library in Sydney, we remarked that the provisions of the Municipalities Act for…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1876 · page 6

NEWTOWN.—The Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday, the 21st ultimo, at half-past 7 o'clock p.m. Present— The Mayor, Aldermen Abhott, Cozens, Fallack, Gal[?] Henderson, Melville, and Smith. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1876 · page 5

THE result of the poll taken on the previous day for the election of aldermen for the various wards of the city, in the place of those retiring, was made known at the Town-hall, on Saturday. There was a large…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Evening News · Wednesday 6 December 1876 · page 4

THE first meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council since the annual election of aldermen was held this forenoon, when there were present.-The Mayor, and Aldermen, Oatley, Green, Chapman. Field, Maze…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 December 1876 · page 7

THE Sydney Municipal Council held its first meeting since the civic elections at the Town-hall, yesterday. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr. B. Palmer) and Aldermen Oatley, Green, Chatman, Field, Maze,…

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In Equity. Before his Honor the Primary Judge. the Attorney-general, Allen, and Others V. the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 December 1876 · page 3

The defendants consenting, the prayer of the bill was granted with costs. The prayer was as follows:—"That the defendants, their agents, servants, and workmen, may be restrained by this…

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