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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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A supplement to the Government Gazette was issued yesterday (Tuesday) evening, containing the following announcement:—"Department of Justice and Public Instructions, Sydney, 2nd January, 1877.—His…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of Mayors of suburban municipalities, to consider the provisions of the Municipalities Act Amendment Bill, lately introduced into Parliament, was held in Mr Pigott's office, King-street, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Your correspondent "G. R. B." has drawn attention to one very important matter to abate the spread of small pox in this city—viz., the destruction of old rookeries, &c., in our back lanes and alleys; but there is another equally,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MR. JAMES MERRIMAN has now been a second time elected Mayor of Sydney; and his fellow-citizens may well regard with satisfaction the choice made by the Aldermen. Mr. Merriman is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at the Town-hall, George-street, this morning, at 11 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the Sydney City Council was held in the Town Hall this forenoon. Present: The Mayor, and Alderman [?]atley, Chapman, Primer, Davies, Harris, Macintosh, Field, Kipp[?]x, Maze, Mo[?]re…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Committee of Mayors of suburban municipalities resumed and concluded the consideration of the provisions of the Municipalities Act Amendment Bill in Mr. Pigott's office, King-street, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the City Council was held at the Town; hall yesterday. Presentt—His Worship the Mayer (Mr. J. Merriman, Aldermen Oatley, Chapman, Field, Davies, Kippax, Moore, Palmer, and Playfair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir Edward Dead-Thomson to ask the Representa[?] Government—Referring to the answer to my question on the 22nd August last, respeating the encroachments on llyce park adjuring the line of Elizabeth-street stating that immedia[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?] took the chair at half-past [?] o'clock. [?] reported that Her Majesty the Queen had [?] to the Bill to [?] claims against the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. ASSENT TO BILL. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Criminal Law Consolidation Bill—First Reading.— Mr. DALLEY, in moving the first reading of the Criminal Law Consolidation Bill, disclaimed the idea that he was its originator, it was the outcome of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A SUPPLMENT to the Government Gazette of the 9th instant contains a despatch from Lord Carnarvon, transmitting the "Merchant Shipping Act, 1876," and a letter from the Board of Trade calling special attention to certain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the usual time of meeting the President counted the House, and finding only eleven members present, namely, Mr. Allen, Mr. Fairfax, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Dalley, Mr. Russell, Sir Alfred Stephen, Mr. Weekes, Mr. Graham,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the last month municipal matters, as far as the ordinary routine work is concerned, have not been, disturbed by any marked increase. In the internal arrangement, however, things have been somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A book recently published at Rome "Eight months at Rome during the Vatican Council. Impressions of a contemporary. By Pomponio Leto,"--and now translated into English, says…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. The PRESIDENT reported that Her Majesty the Queen had assented to the Bill to enforce claims against the Colonial Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. John Campbell to ask the Representative of the Government,—How many clerks were appointed in the several departments of the Government during the, year 1876; and out of that number, how many had parsed the Civil Service examination!…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A PUBLIC meeting was held at the Pavilion on Monday evening, in reference to the leasing of the wharf at Manly Beach. About 200 persons were present; and Mr. George Tho[?]ton presided as chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. DOCKER laid a number of official documents on the table, which were ordered to be printed. Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from the South…
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