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Council & local affairs, 1879

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 July 1879 · page 3

ASHFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL. -- The usual fortnightly meeting of the Ashfield Borough Council was held at the Municipal Chambers, Ashfield, last night, when the following gentlemen were present: --…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 7

The usual fortnigthy meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in, the Town Hall yesterday morning. His Worship the Mayor, presided, and there ware present Aldermen Merriman, Playfair, M'Elhone, Harris, Maze,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

HUNTER'S HILL.—A reqular meeting of this Council was held on the 20th June. Present: The Mayor and full Council Correspondence: 1 From Council-clerk of borough of Victoria, respecting deputation to Minister for Works on the subject of…

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City Council

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

A meeting of the City Council was held yesterday morning in the Town Hall. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Playfair, Chapman, Taylor, Harris, Kippax, Withers, Green, Maze, M'E[?]houe, Moore,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council

Evening News · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

On Friday, when the House assembled, the PRESIDENT reported that the Lieutenant-Governor had assented to the Waratah Council Chambers Resi[?]ption Bill, and to the abolition of the duty on Gold Bill. In answer to Mr. Holt,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 15

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the Chair at half-past 4 o'clock. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. Messages were read from the Governor assenting…

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Sir Henry Parkes's Motions and the Ligislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

In the Legislative Council, last evening, Mr. Docker gave notice of his intention to move to-day a senes of resolutions as follows:— "[?]. That this Council having observed in the notices of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. ASSENT TO BILLS. Messages were received from the Lioutenant-Governor…

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The Legislative Council. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 5

Sir,—Our very worthy Premier and Vice-President of the Executive Council feel very keenly the defeat of one of the clauses in the land measure, through the action of the Council…

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The Municipal Bungle

Evening News · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. Trickett, Mayor of Woollahra, and Mr. Alderman Butcher, this morning waited on the Mayor of Sydney in connection with the Woollahra reservoir question, which…

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Department of Mines, Sydney. 11th July, 1879. Street in the Municipality of Waterloo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 6

NOTICE is hereby given, in conformity with the provision of the Act 4th William IV. No. 11, that a objections having been made to the proposed opening of the street mentioned in the annexed schedule, his Excellency the Licutenant-Governor, with…

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Ashfield Municipal Council. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 11

Sir,—Many residents of Ashfield, besides myself, have obberved with much concern—the determination of the Council to plunge the borough into a £3000 debt for the erection of a new town hall; and I am therefore induced to…

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Council Clerks' Union

Evening News · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 2

There was a meeting of about 80 borough council clerks at the Temperance Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. Wardrop presided. The secretary (Mr. Vivian) stated that the object of the meeting was to take…

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Scene in the Bathurst Municipal Council. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 5

A most unpleasant scene occurred in the Municipal Council to-day. After the confirmation of the minutes, the Mayor, referring to a resolution passed at the previous meeting calling on him to resign,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 16

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 3
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The President took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON suggested that the…

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Burwood Council Resigned. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of the 11th instant, a letter appeared signed J. E. Bubb, mayor, in which he passes, over the first four paragraphs of my letter an thereby admits their truthfulness. In the fifth…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair it half-past 4. PAPERS. Sir Jons ROBERTSON laid on the fable abstracts of Crown lands authorized to be dedicated for various public…

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Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, July 16. the Premier's Indictment Against the Council

Evening News · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly thin afternoon, after the preliminary business was disposed of. Sir HENRY PARKES rose, and moved the resolutions, of which he had given notice, against the…

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City Council

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 July 1879 · page 3

A committee meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, the Mayor, and Aldermen Taylor, Young, M'Elhone, Kippax, Chapman, Maze, Palmer, Harris, Withers, Merriman, and Green being…

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