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Council & local affairs, 1879

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 October 1879 · page 4

BOROUGH OF ASHFIELD.--The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Ashfield Borough Council was held at the Council-chambers, Liverpool-road, on Thursday, 9th October. Present--The Mayor (Mr. D. Holborrow)…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 October 1879 · page 3

ALEXANDRIA.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the 24th ultimo, at half-past 7 p.m. Present —The Mayor (Mr. C. B. Henderson), Aldermen Madden, Foskett, Wood, Osborne, and M'Namee. Minutes of preceding meeting…

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The Communist Member of the Paris Municipal Council. Paris

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 October 1879 · page 3

The election of Humbert, the Communist, to the Municipal Council is the cause of much discussion in political circles here. Humbert, on arrival here, was received by a…

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Trade and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 October 1879 · page 6

An ordinary meeting of the Trade and Labour Council was held at the Hyde Park Hotel, Bathurst-street, last night, when the chair was occupied by Mr. W. B. Cole, and the following trades were represented:—Quarrymen,…

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Trades' and Labour Council

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 October 1879 · page 3

The usual fortnightly, meeting of the Trades' and Labour Council was held last night at the Hyde Park Hotel, Bathurst-street : Mr. W. B. Cole, president, in the chair. Representatives of…

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Ryde. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Council Chamber, Ryde, on Friday, the 10th instant, at half-part 7 p.m. Present, the full Council…

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Richmond. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday last, 15th instant, in the temporary Chambers, West Market-street. Present: The Mayor, and full…

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Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 2

THE following is the conclusion bf the proceeding of the Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council, held on the 7th October, the previous portion appearing in our…

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Paris Municipal Council. Paris, Oct. 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 661

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

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The Triennial Council

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 9

The Triennial Council of Orangemen met in the Odd Fellows' Hall in the City of Ottawa on Wednesday morning the 23rd of July. The President of the Council, the Hon…

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Holroyd v. P. and S. Municipal Council. to the Editor of the Cumberland Mercury

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 3

SIR,—In your report of the proceedings of the Prospect and Sherwood Council on Tuesday, the 7th inst., as set out in your issues of the 11th inst., some correspondence is alluded to. I hope…

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The New Appointments to the Council

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 12

A LITTLE time ago one of the gravest charges Sir Henry Parkes had to make against the Legislative Council was, that its members had no allegiance to party,…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 4

BURWOOD.--The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Thursday evening, the 16th October, Present--The Mayor (Mr. W. Archer), and Aldermen E. Sanders, G. Hardie,C. Heaver, W. Friend,…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 October 1879 · page 4

ST. PETERS.--The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the 15th inst. Present--the Mayor (Mr. W. G. Judd), with Aldermen Banden, Barrett, Gannon, Hodges, Lambeth, Vincent,…

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Arrival of the Somerset-shire. London, October 21

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 3

Messrs. Money Wigram and Co.'s steamship Somersetshire, from Melbourne, via the Suez Canal, arrived to-day…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 4

NEWTOWN.--The last fortnightly meeting of the above council took place on evening in the Council, chambers, Newtown. There were present-- the Mayor (Mr. T. Smith), and Aldermen Boots,…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Church-street, on Monday afternoon last, when the…

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Borough Council

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

REDFERN.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held in the Chambers, Pitt-street, on Friday, 10th instant. Present.—The Mayor, with Aldermen M'Lachlan, Young, O'Connell, Fa[?]r, Williamson, Hudson, and Andrew. Minutes of…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE LATE SIR EDWARD DEAS-THOMSON The PRESIDENT read the reply from Lady Thomson to the letter of condolence on the death of Sir Edward…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. First Regular Sitting. Tuesday. October 28

Evening News · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clack. He read a letter from Lady E. Deas Thomson, replying to the letter of condolence on the death of her husband addressed to her by the Council. some formal business, relative to…

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