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IN our last issue we gave a portrait of the Mayor of Dubbo, which we now supplement with a brief biographical notice. Mr. George Henry Taylor is a native of New South Wales, and is one of the oldest residents…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'olook. Pursuant to motion, in the absence of Mr. Docker, Mr. Piddington acted as chairman of commitlees…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →William Russell Grace was born in Queen's Ireland, 1830. He came to New York a poor lad in 1847 with the intention of going into business hero, but not finding a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, March 8— The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has resumed its sittings. There are a large number of appeals now pending before it. Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deputations from the local municipal bodies, introduced by the members for the districts, waited on Sir Henry Parkes yesterday, to request that recreation grounds should be granted at Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ASHFIELD.--Meeting held on Monday, March 14, Present--Aldermen Fyle, Hammond, Knights, Moss, Read, Shilling, and Watkin. Alderman Bead was voted to the chair, in the absence of the mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,-There was something inexpressibly sad about the speeches delivered last Saturday week by the senior members of the late Council, notwithstanding that they were severally the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →WOOLLARRA.—The ordinary monthly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, 8th March. Present—The Mayor (Mr. Robert Butcher), Aldermen Norton, Trickett, Oatley, Sladen, Brod[?]bb, Neild, and Mitcheld. The minutes of last meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is the business paper of the Legislative Council for to-day:—Questions: Mr. Piddington to ask the Vice-President of the Executive Council,—l. What is the total amount of money advanced to the Government by any bank or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The matter of the defective foundations for tho Town Hall, has not advanced much since our paragraph a week ago, although it is generally known now that what we foreshedowed then will take place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of tho mayors and slderman of the metropolitan area was held yesterday in the council chambers of the Town Hall to consider the question of water supply for Sydney and suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.--The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last night, at the Newtown Town Hall. There were present--the Mayor (Alderman Whately), and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The members of the Municipal Conference re water supply. which includes representatives of the Borough Council, within the metropolitan area, met yesterday afternoon at the Town Halt, There were present:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, and reported that the Governor had assented to the Ad Enudem Degrees Bill and the Mount Kembla Goal Mining Companies Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The PRESIDENT read messages from the Governor as senting to the standing order approved of by the House on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PE[?]SHAM.—An ordinary meeting of the members of the abov[?] council was held at the Coucil-chambers, Petesham, on the 14th instant. Present—The Mayor (Alderman W. H. Palling, Aldermen Cubitt, Barrell, Pile, Gelding, Hughes, Brown, and M'Gill…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The President took the chair at half-past 1 'o'clock. BANK LOANS. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON, in answer to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, and presided over by the Mayor. Wages and accounts amounting to…
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