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Council & local affairs, 1879

1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 55

Windsor. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 4

THE ordinary meeting of this Council was held at the Council Chambers last Wednesday evening. Present : The Mayor, and Aldermen J. T. Gosper, Colieson, Simon…

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Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 3

THE regular monthly meeting of the Municipal Council of Prospect and Sherwood was held at the Council Chambers, Western Road, on Tuesday,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 6

MANLY.—Regular fortnightly meeting held at the Council-chamber, Manly, on Thursday, 28th August. Present—The Mayor (Mr. Alderman Hider) in the chair, Messrs. Alderman Barker, and Rowe. The minutes of meeting of 14th August, and…

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The Mayor and the Cradle. [Vide CARTOON.]

Sydney Punch · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 1

OH! how our Mayor's respected This southern city through, And he deserves all honour, To give the de'il his due;…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon at 8.30 o’clock. Present :…

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New Appointments to the Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 12

THE following proclamation appears in a supplement to the GAZETTE, issued on Tuesday evening:— Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, October 7,1879…

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The Government and the Legislative Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 616

It will hardly be denied by any disinterested and unprejudiced person that the Upper House has been in need of new members, for the purpose of increasing its numerical strength and…

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The Agricultural Council; Or, How They Carry On

Sydney Punch · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 8

"And the Council, after adjourning for a fortnight, visited the cellar to taste the wine."--Vide "Echo" Report, October 1…

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The Nominations to the Legislative Council. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 5

Sir,--I noticed by this morning's issue of your paper that several new appointments - have been made to the Upper House, aud I think that it proves the necessity that exists for the public to inquire into the…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 7

RANDWICK.--The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on the 7th instant. Present.: The mayor (G. Wall, Esq.), and Aldermen Magill, Bradley, Pearce, Watking Denning, See, and Moore…

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Alderman M'Arthur, M.P.

Evening News · Tuesday 14 October 1879 · page 3

To realise the full importance of the Australasian colonies one requires to visit them. Such, at any rate, is the opinion of Alderman M'Arthur, M.P., who, on being called to account by a meeting of…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Evening News · Tuesday 14 October 1879 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council to-day, Mr. F. W. Thompson was, out of 32 candidates, chosen for the position of draughts-man for the city engineer's department. The…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall yesterday, at 11 a.m. Present--the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen M'Elhone, Merriman, Chapman,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 8

WATERLOO, September 19.—The usual meeting of the Council was held this day, at the Council-chambers. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Torning), with Aldermen Hogan, Veseys, Grey, Fusedale, Crane, Burt, and Mulder. The minutes of the preceding…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of electors of Denison Ward was held last evening, at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, George-street South, for the purpose of making arrangements in support of the candidature of Mr. Charles Kidman for a seat in the…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 4

An extraordinary, meeting of the Borough Council of Darlington, convened at the request of Aldermen Biddies and Edwards, calling upon Alderman Humphries to show cause why he should not be removed…

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Goulburn Municipal Council

Evening News · Thursday 16 October 1879 · page 2

GOULBURN, Thursday.-A special meeting of the Borough Council of Goulburn was held yesterday, for the purpose of electing a town clerk, a [?] of rates and…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Paris Municipal Council. Paris, Oct. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 October 1879 · page 5

Monsieur Humbert, a declared Communist, has been elected a member of the Paris Municipal Council…

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The Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 October 1879 · page 3

A meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. F. Abigail, one of the candidates under the new Act, for the representation of Denison Ward in the Municipal Council, was held last night at Webb's Railway Hotel. There was…

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