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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1880

992 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 50

City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 6
Also in Evening News

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Town Hall. There were present his Worsh [?] the Mayor (Mr. Alderman Fowler), and Aldermen Moore, J. D. Young, Hordern, J…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Trades and labour Council was held last night at the Hyde Park Hotel, the President (Mr. W. B. Cole), in the chair. The following societies were represented:—Ironmoulders, carpenters and…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 8

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 3
Also in Evening News

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. PADDINGTON gave notice that he would on…

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Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body wan held last night in the Hyde Park Hotel, Mr. Cole (president) in the chair; the following societies being represented :--Carpenters and Joiners (two…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. REPORT. Mr. A. CAMPBELL brought up a progross report of the…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1880 · page 3

BURWOOD (July 8).--Present Aldermen Beaver, Sanders, Menzies and Kean, After waiting the customary time, and a quorum not being present, meeting lapsed…

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Trades and Labour Council

Evening News · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 5

THE fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last night in the Hyde Park Hotel, Mr. W. B. Cole, president, in the chair, the following societies were represented:—Carpenters and…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, July 9

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 6
Also in Evening News

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE PUBLIC LOANS. Mr. PIDDINGTON, pursuant to notice, asked,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, July 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chail at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. PIDDINGTON asked the Vice-President of the Executive Council,—What is the amount of the balance of…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 13

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 2

The Legislative Council met at half-past 11 o'clock at which time the PRESIDENT took the chair. The members of the Council present were—the Honourables Sir George Innes, John Marks, William Byrnes…

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Proposed New Municipality

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 3

A numerously-attended meeting of property owners and residents of Canterbury, Belmore, and Kingagrove was held, pursuant to advertisement, on Saturday evening last, at Mr. Thomas Sechille, on…

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Proposed Separation of the Municipality of CANTERBURY

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 4

For some time past a reading of dissatisfaction with the progress of municipal affairs has existed amongst the ratepayers in the western half of the Borough of Canterbury, and on Saturday evening…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at eight minutes to 12 o'clock. MEMBERS PRESENT. The following members were present:—Mr. Blaxland,…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 13

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 10 minutes to 12 o'clock. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR Messages were received from the Governor…

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The City Council

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 2

The usual weakly meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held to-day in the Town Hall. All the members were present with two exceptions…

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Albury Municipal Items

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 2

ALBURY, Thursday.—A meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night, and Alderman Emerson was appointed delegate to attend the proposed municipal conference to be held in…

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Municipal Council Finance Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council's Finance Committee was held at the Town Hall yesterday morning. There were present his Worship the Mayor and all the aldermen except Aldermen M'Elhone…

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