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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

1,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 53

Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1883 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Royal Hyde park Hotel last night. Mr.G.F. Poole, president of the council, occupied the chair and the following societies were represented:…

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Ryde. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

A REGULAR meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Ryde, on Friday, 23rd February. Present: The full Council. The minutes of previous meeting, also meeting for election of…

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Liverpool. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

THE general meeting of the Liverpool Council was held on Tuesday evening, 20th nlt., in the Council Chambers. Present : The Mayor (Mr. Ashcroft), Aldermen Arundel, Smith, Murphy,…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 12

WAVERLEY.—Meeting held on February 20, 1883. Present—The Mayor (Alderman W. H. Simpson), and Aldermen L. Baglin, T. J. Dickson, D. Fletcher, J. Fullford, J. H. Newman, J. Wiley, and W. Witey. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed…

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Borough Council Meetings

Evening News · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 6

DARLINGTON.—The usual monthly meeting of this council was held on the 1st instant. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Hawken), with Aldermen Hargraves, Elvy, Warren, and Pepper. A report from the finance…

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Trades and Labour Council

Evening News · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel, on Thursday evening last, the president (Mr. G. F. Poole) in the chair. Nearly every society affiliated was…

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Mr P. Hogan J.p., Late Mayor of Waterloo

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 17

A SPECIAL meeting of the Waterloo Borough Council Year held at the Council Chambers, Elizabeth—street, on Tuesday, the 13th ult., for the elec­tion of mayor, which resulted in the return of…

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Sew South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Febeuary 28

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 14

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. MACINTOSH presented a petition from the Congregational churches of the colony, praying the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 418

The Inscribed Stock Bill was recommitted. Mr. DALLEY explained the alterations made in it, and after the amendments had been debated at length they were all agreed to, the bill was reported with…

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Municipal Matters at Burwood

Evening News · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 7

A meeting of the Burwood Municipal Council was held in the council chamber at the Burwood School of Arts on Thursday. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr. Deakin) in the chair, and Aldermen, Cummins,…

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Municipal Law and Practice. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

Sir, -- " An Elector" in Saturday's issue of your paper writes for information on the above matter. I Leg to quote a case decided by the Supreme Court on the 25th March, 1881: --…

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Borough Council Meetings

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1883 · page 2

WATERLOO.—An ordinary meeting of this council was held on March 2. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Smith), with Aldermen Anderson, Brentnall, Harrisky, Evans, Gray, and Cole. The honorary secretary of the Municipal Association forwarded copy of proceedings, to Alderman…

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Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 11

CAMPRDOWN.—A meeting was held on 27th February. Present —The Mayor and a full council. Minutes of previous meetings read and confirmed. Correspondencec: Letters sent to various parties. Letters received, viz.:—From Mr. Miley, notifying the…

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Borough Council Meeting

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 5

PADDINGTON.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on the 6th instant. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Watson), with aldermen Graham, Davies, Brown, Johns, Duncan, Stockham, and Campbell. A letter…

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Municipal Government

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 2

THE need for as well as the advantages of Local Government are often in the months—of people, who possessed of power to give effect to…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 7

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1883 · page 3
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE INDEMNITY BILL. Mr. DALLEY moved the third reading of this bill…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1883 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes Part 4 o"clock. PRINTING REPORT. Mr.DOCKER, has chairman of the Printing Committee,…

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Funeral of the Mayor of Noumea

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1883 · page 3

Monsieur Poncheron, Mayor of Noumea, died at Sydney on the morning of Saturday, February 25, after a somewhat lengthy illness. His remains were sent to Noumea by the steamer City of Melbourne,…

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City Council

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1883 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall at noon to-day. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Playfair, Green, Chapman, Hardie, Palmer, Withers, Butcher, O'Connor, Lees, J. D…

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