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Council & local affairs, 1880

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 September 1880 · page 3

NEWTOWN.—The Newtown council met last night, when there were present: The mayor (Alderman Wildman), J. F. Smith, Goodsell, Whately, Rodford, Tye, and J. H. Smith. The Board of Directors of the…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 September 1880 · page 3

A quarterly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held, in the Town Hall, yesterday morning, when the chair was occupied by the Mayor, and there was a large attendance of aldermen…

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Quarterly Meeting Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 September 1880 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday, at noon, in the Town Hall, the Mayor (Mr. Alderman K. Fowler) presiding…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 6

GLEEE.—The ordinary monthly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on the 6th instant. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Thomas J. Dunn), presiding, and Aldermen Turner[?] Field, Bull, Thornley, Chapman, Cary, Walker, Wells, and…

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Municipal Conference

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 517

The deliberations of the Municipal Conference were resumed at the Town Hall on the 2nd instant. Mr. PITT moved,—"That so much of section 164 of the present Act as refers to the rental of houses covering the…

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Municipal Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 5

MANLY.—Regular meeting held at the municipal chamber, Thursday, 2nd September. Present: The mayor (Mr. A. Hilder) in the chair, and Aldermen Barker and Hayes. The minutes of meeting on 5th…

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Municipal Conference in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 7

THE Municipal conference rasumed its deliberations on Thursday afternoon, at the Temperance Hall, Mr. A. H. Emerson in the chair. Mr. SECOOMBE moved—" That municipal elections…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 September 1880 · page 3

WATERLOO.—A special meeting of the Council was hold on 26th August, at 4 p.m., to receive a report from the Building Committee for the selections of designs for new Council-chambers. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Veseys) and a full Council. The…

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City Council

Evening News · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 2

A MEETING of the City Council was held at the Tows Hall this morning. Present—The Major (Mr. R. Fowler) in the chair. Aldermen Carter, Chapman, Davies, Hardie, Hordern. Kippax, Maze. M'E[?]hone,…

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Removal of the President of the Turkish Council. Constantinople, September 11

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 3

The Sultan has issued an Iradi dismissing Kadri Pasha, the President of the Council of Ministers, who was appointed to the post on the 9th June. Said Pasha, who…

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Important Municipal Charges. Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 2

An important case under the Municipalities Act occupied the attention of the local bench for a considerable time yesterday. This was a second information laid against Major Bolton, a very…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. the Municipality of Numba V. Lackey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 7

As the decision of the Court in this case is of consid erable emportance to all municipalities, and especially to those subject to floods who way have received "flood boats" from the Government, the judgments of their Honors are…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1880 · page 8

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday, when the Mayor occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of aldermen…

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Sydney Municipal Council Quarterly Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 September 1880 · page 4

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the Sydney Municipal council was held yesterday meaning at the Town Hall the Mayor (Alderman R. Fowler presided, and there were present a large member…

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The City Council

Evening News · Wednesday 15 September 1880 · page 2

At the adjourned quarterly meeting of the City Conned, yesterday, the Mayor drew attention to a communication received from Messrs. Want and Darley re Jones v. Municipal Council, of which the…

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The Trades Council and the Forthcoming Elections. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 16 September 1880 · page 3

SIR,—The action taken by certain delegates of the Trades Council in waiting upon several gentlemen requesting them to stand for parliamentary honours, is considered highly objectionable by a large number…

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Municipal Meetings

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 September 1880 · page 3

BALMAIN (September 14).--Present: The Mayor (Mr. A. Elkington) in the chair, and Aldermen Smith, Gow, M'Donald, Schultz. Looke and Stewart. Amongst the correspondence letters were retd as follow:…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 September 1880 · page 6

A meeting of the Finance Committee in connection with the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall, yesterday, when his Worship the Mayor occupied the chair. After the transaction of some formal business it was resolved,…

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Sydney Municipal Council. Finance Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 September 1880 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Finance Committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday afternoon. Present--the Mayor (Alderman R. Fowler) in the chair, with Aldermen John Young,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 September 1880 · page 6

NEWTOWN.—An ordinary meeting held on 24th August Present —The Mayor (Alderman Wildman), and Aldermen Bedford Goodsell, Melville, J. F. Smith, J. H. Smith, and Tye. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Correspondence: From…

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