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Sir,--Oil purely public grounds may I ask the favour of your, inserting a few lines respecting the proceedings at the Town Hall at noon to-day. According to the dictum of England's greatest states…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Manly.--At the regular fortnightly meeting of this council held at the municipal chamber Manly, there were present:-- The mayor (Mr. A. Hilder, J.P;) in the chair Aldermen Austin, Barker, Pitt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was hold on Thursday evening. In the absence of the president, Mr. D.Jones, the vice-president, took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL meeting, of the Parramatta Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Monday, at 3 30 pm-Present:—The ,Mayor and Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20.—Sir John Robertson laid on the table, reports on the nautical school ship Vernon and on Prisons..., Mr. Decker laid on the table a report from Printing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'olock. The Land Bill was received from the Assembly, and, of the motion of Sir JOHN ROUBERSTON, was a read a frist time, and the second reading of it was appointed for Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. John Hardie addressed two large meetings of the electors of Brisbane Ward, last night. The first was held at Longford's Blue Bell Hotel, at the corner of Sussex and Erskine streets, at half-past 7; and the second a[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is a list of the candidates for municipal honours nominated for the various wards:— GIPPS WARD.—David Anderson, Charles Kidman, John Douglas Young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWTOWN.—An ordinary meeting of the Borough Council of Newtown was held at the Town-hall, on Tuesday evening, 4th November, at 7.30. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Smith), and Aldermen Bedford, Goodsell, Melville, Tye, and Wildman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held last Thursday evening. Mr. D. Jones, the vice-president, was in the chair. After the usual routine business had been disposed of, the secretary, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Friday lost the chairman and members of the city improvement board waited upon the Premier to point out to him the amendments they had found necessary to suggest in the City Improvement Act…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Alexander Dean, one of the candidates for the representation of Bourke Ward in the City Council, addressed the electors on Saturday night at the Circus building, Hunter-street. About 100 people were present, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The large majority of 1800 votes gained by Mr. Smith over the Hon. J. Cotton, for the Mayoralty of Adelaide, has taken everybody by surprise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An important decision affeeting suburban ma[?]ipalities was given this morning in the District Court by Mr. Judge Dowling, in the case of the Borough of Petersham v. Carl Zeitz, in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The remarkable correctness of the forecasts of the EVENING NEWS was the subject of common and complimentary remark throughout the city last night. The names of seven out of the eight of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first election of aldermen to the City Concil under the Sydney Corporation Act of 1879, took place yesterday. The weather was very unfavourable, the day being one of the hottest and most unplessant of the season, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DARLINGTON.—The usual monthly meeting was held on Thursday, 6th November. Present—The Mayor and full Council Minutes of monthly and special meetings read and with slight alterations confirmed. Correspondence received from Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →[?] took the [?] at half-past 4 o'clock. The PRES[?] that the Governor had [?] syduey [?] Act A[?] Act, and had [?] the Causes Act Amendment Act for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at 28 minutes past 4 o'clock. THE SYDNEY CORPORATION ACT. The PRESIDENT announced that the Sydney…
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