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Sydney · Council & local affairs
1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 55
The Legislative Council will probably have some trouble to recover from the shock given it by the political broadside fired against it last week by Sir Henry Parkes. It has had to sustain, and has been able to servive, some pretty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wellington (N.Z.) Municipal loan of £100,000 was issued to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 224 →THE elaborate speech of the Premier in introducing his resolutions to the Assembly, on the 16th July, considered simply as an intellectual example of special pleading, was creditable to his ingenuity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--Under the above heading a letter appears in your issue of this day's date, bearing the signature of "Another Ratepayer," which contains so many misstatements that I cannot allow them to pass without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--As a ratepayer I sincerely trust that the "free and independent"electors of Burwood will not vote on the "park question," but will elect the best all-round men as alderman. For myself, I consider the park quite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In a very temperate letter in the press of Saturday morning—the facts of the Barwood Municipal dispute are to a certain extent traversed over again, and as one of the persons directly interested,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following are the notices of motion for next Tuesday's meeting:— By Alderman MERRYMAN: 1. That the resolution of council of date the 1st instant, giving permission to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VICTORIA BOROUGH COUNCIL.--The Monthly meeting of this municipality was held on Thursday; present--the Mayor (Mr. Fred. Smith) in the chair, and Aldermen Charlton, Munro, Waterhouse,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the city council meeting this morning, Alderman Merriman moved,-"That the resolution of council of date the 1st instant, giving permission to the Australasian Steam Navigation Company to widen the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--The council clerk is about as correct in his surmises as to the authorship of certain letters he alludes to in his communication in to-day's issue as he is in his statement as to the regular publication of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Council of Education is not the best instrument, for administering our State system of primary instruction. Moreover, the Education Act does not warrant them in authorizing their teachers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--Allow me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to let the public and the ratepayers of the borongh of Darlington know how their municipality is worked by their present representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday morning, a meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall. Present—the Major (Mr. C. J. Roberts), Aldermen Palmer, Taylor, Green, Kippax. Maze, Withers, Chapman. Merriman, Moore, Fowler, Playfair,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday morning. There were present-- the Mayor (Mr. C. J. Roberts) in the chair, and Aldermen Taylor, Palmer, Maze, Kippax…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.—At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Newtown Borough Council, held at the Town Hall, Newtown, last night, there were present—the Mayor, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the committee of the City Council of Sydney was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were present the, Mayor, Mr. C. J. Roberts (in the chair), Aldermen Young,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RANDWICK.—August 12, 1879. Regular fortnightly meeting. Present—The Mayor (Mr. G. Wall), and Aldermen See, Moore. Pearce, Cook, Denning, Watkins, and Magill. Correspondence read—To Mr.S. Dine, requesting him to proceed with kerb[?]ng of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RANDWIOK BOROUGH COUNCIL.--The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held at the council-chambers, on Tuesday evening last. There were present--the Mayor (Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE ordinary meeting of the Council was called for Iast evening, when, there only being three aldermen present besides the mayor, the meeting lapsed for want of a quorum. The Mayor,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a special meeting of the Burwood Council, held last night. Alderman William Archer was unanimously elected Mayor for the remainder of the current year. All the members wore present except…
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