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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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SIR,—From the Herald of the 27th instant, just to hand, I have read the speech of the president of the Council of Education, and must confess that I have been greatly disappointed in finding that a gentleman occupying such a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With regard to municipal affairs there is nothing of any importance to chronicle since the last San Francisco mail left here and in fact the only matter of any consequence that has engaged the attention of the city authorities has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a committee meeting of the City Council, hold at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon (present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Carpenter, Playfair, Kipp[?], O'Connor, Primer, Taylor, Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the new Public school of Yass. Professor Smith delivered an address which is reported in the Yass Courier. After some…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →THE uaual forinightly meeting of this Council took place as the Town-hall, yesterday morning, when his Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and the following aldermen were present:—Messrs. Harris, Polmer. Tayior, noberts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The bi-weekly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last evening at the Hyde Park Hotel, Bathurst and Castlereagh-streets. Mr. Thomas White (President of the Council), occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Council of Education, having determined to revert to rule which requires that the school inspectora shall be removed periodically from one district to another, has made the following arrangement of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CONSIDERABLE sensation has been created in educational circles through the action of the Council of Education in removing all the Inspectors from their present…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →THE annual municipal elections which take place on the first Tuesday in February, will afford the ratepayers generally an opportunity of receiving an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hon. John Smith, M.L.C., was yesterday unanimously re-elected President of the Council of Education…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual bi-weekly meeting was held at the Council Chambers, on Wednesday 16th instant. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Wood, Simon,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Council of Education, in reference to the removal of school inspector, has made the following arrangements:— Albury district, C. Hookins; Armidale, W…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Monday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, AId. Burge, Young, Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal matters are quiet, and the only fact of any [?]portance and worth chronicling is that there have reently appeared in the Herald a number of letters which have served to bring prominently before the public the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held yesterday morning at the Town Hall, when his Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and the following alderman were present—Messrs. Playfair, Oatley, Chapman, Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALBURY, Wednesday.— The Albury Borough Council yesterday received s Supreme Court writ, claiming £1000 damages for illegal distraint for rates at Coll's Globe Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE CHAIRMAN took the chair at half-coat 4 o'clock. There were 21 members present, a rather fuller attendance than usual. Mr. William John Forster and John Marks took the osths…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The PRESIDENT reported having received a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney City Council on Tuesday was occupied on a matter deserving serious consideration. It appeared from the statements of several aldermen that important and urgent works had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The proceedings of the Ryde Council meeting the other night were somewhat exciting. There were present Mesurs. J. R. Lindsley (mayor), Coulter, Forsyth, Gallard, Tucker, Bennett, Jackson, and…
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