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Council & local affairs, 1879

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Windsor. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of this body was held on Wednesday last, for the purpose of holding an “Open Court” of Revision, to revise the Municipal List for the coming…

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Penrith. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of Council was held this week. Present: The Mayor, and Ald. Biley, Dempsey, Fulton, C. Evans, Long, J. Evans, and Beatson…

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Parliamentary Summary. Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, JAN, 22. — The President reported the receipt of a letter from the private, secretary to the Governor, notifying the appointment of Sir John…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 11

ON Wednesday the President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Sir John Robertson entered the House, preceded by the Usher of the Black Rod, and took his seat as vice-President of the Legislative Council. Sir John then informed the…

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Matters Municipal. (To the Editor of the Cumberland Mercury.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 8

SIR,— My last letter to you I obeserve has brought forth a reply from Mr. Martin NevilIe in reference to my remarks about interrupting the Corporation…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1879 · page 6

FIVE DOCK—Meeting 31st December, 1878, present—The Mayor (Mr. J. Crocker), Aldermen Hunter, Budd, Brierley, Grogan, and West. Letter read from Mr. Wall, with reference to suburban railway extension. Decided that a deputation from the Council…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1879 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held on Thursday. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, Mr. Harris moved that they be continued with the exception of that portion which referred…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1879 · page 3

MACDONALD TOWN.—Monday, 6th January. The Municipal Council held their monthly meeting this evening. Present —a full Council. A letter from the Alexandria Council was read, requesting an Alderman from this Council to superintend, in…

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Goulburn Municipal Nominations

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1879 · page 2

GOULBURN, Tuesday.—Following are the municipal nominations:—Centre Word, Messrs. William Martin, William Davies, M.L.A., and J. T. Gannon, solicitor ; North Ward, Messrs. John…

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Parliament. Wednesday, January 29. Legislative Council

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, and reported that the Governor had assented to the Supply Bill recently passed by the Assembly and Council. Sir GEORGE INNES presented a petition from a number…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty minutes past o'clock.ASSENT TO BILLS. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of messages from the Governor, announcing his Excellency's, assent to the…

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Legislative Council and New Building Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 5

Sir,—I feel that you will confer an act of great public benefit, on not only the citizens of Sydney, but also on the resident in the suburbs, by allowing attention to be called, through the columns of your paper, to a bill cited…

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An Amended Municipal Act. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 4

SIR,—Now that there is at last a Government that [?] to prove able to carry some business through the Assembly, we may reasonably hope that some of the glaring anomalies in our present municipal law will be abolished by the passing…

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Mr. Alderman Jenkins

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 2

The presence in Sydney of Mr. Alderman Jenkins, of the city of Manchester, England, evoked a repetition of the hospitality of the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Sydney yesterday. The invited guests of…

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The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 2

The forthcoming fancy dress ball to given by his Worship the Mayor of Sydney, appears to be exciting a large amount of interest in various circles. We observe that Mr. Lazar, lessee of the Theatre Royal,…

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The City Council

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 2

A meeting of the finance committee of the council was held to-day at the Town Hall, at which his Worship the Mayor and Aldermen Chapman, Kippax, M'Elhone, and Withers were present. The…

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Government Aid to the City Council

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 3

The Mayor of Sydney, Mr. Roberts, accompanied by Mr. Lord, City Treasurer, and Mr. Driver, City Solicitor, waited on the Colonial Secretary this forenoon, in reference to a special endowment of the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday January 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1879 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes, past 4 o'clock. PRINTING. Mr. DOCKER brought up a report from the Printing…

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Windsor. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of this body was held, on Wednesday last. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Collison, Snnon, Primrose, Gosper, Wood, Smith, and…

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Ryde. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 4

A special , meeting of the Municipal Council was held on the 24th January, to receive and consider tenders sent in for the repairs required to the buildings purchased from the Council of…

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