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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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REDFERN. -- The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on the 18th instant. Present -- the mayor (the Hon. F. A. Wright, M.L.A.), with a full council. Accounts, amounting to £279 13s 11d, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A special meeting of the Finance Committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday, having for its object the consideration of the following letter:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of the Finance Committee of the Sydney City Council was held yesterday to consider an application to hire the old Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, for holding a glove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the Executive Council was held at noon to-day, his Excellency the Governor presiding. The first case considered was that of Benjamin Stevens, now lying under sentence of death for shoot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. John Meeks, who is a candidate for the vacancy in the City Council caused by the retirement of Mr. Alexander Wadsworth, was held in front of Ber[?]ram's Royal Exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?].—The usual fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Tuesday evening, May 23. Present: The mayor (Mark J. Sammond), and [?] The minutes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent at Petersham writes as follows:—For a long time past [?] ratepayers and property owners in the Borough of petersham have been kept in a state of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ASHFILED,-- The usual fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Tuesday evening, 22nd instant. Present-- The mayor (Mark J. Hammond), and Aldermen Brown, Holborow, Mortley, Nicholson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The action commenced some time ago by Mr. John Davies. C.M.G., against Mr. John Harris, Mayor of Sydney, is set down for hearing by a special jury at the Supreme court on the 7th of next month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of Parramatta was held in the Council Chambers on Monday afternoon last. Present: His Worship the Mayor. Aldermen Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WAERLOO.—A meeting of this council was held on the 25th instant, I' resent—The Mayor ()with a full council. J.H. [?]complained that the council's solicitor had made a mistake in stating…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Parnell, Mr. Biggar, Mr. O'Brien. Pab, Here he comes; here comes the gay deceiver. Well, Biggar, how do you feel? 'My heart is the Hyland's, my heart la not here; my…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—Allow me to offer a few remarks in reference to the action of the Liverpool Council in the matter of that forty-two pounds which was so wisely spent by Mr. Bull, the then…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make the street mentioned in the schedule appended thereto: Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the provisions of the Act 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WATERLOO. -- The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on the 25th instant. Present -- the mayor (Alderman M.F. Smith) and a fall council. Messrs Forsythe and Co. applied for particulars of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At Leicl h rdt, Mr. Alderman Scott, Delivers himself of such rot, About bridges and roads And metal in loads,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Executive Council was held at the Government buildings, Macquarie-street, this morning, when it was resolved that Parliament should be opened to-morrow by commission, a short speech…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The President of the Legislative Council entered the Council Chambers at 12 o'clock; the acting clerk then read the proclamation convening Parliament, and the President having announced the appointment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PADDINGTON.—Meeting held on 15th instant, at 7.30 p.m. Present—The Mayor (Mr. Emanuel Watson), Aldermen Castle, Campbelt, Duncan, Johns, Brown, Davies, and Graham. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Corecspondence: F[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alderman P. F. Hart's election committee entertained him to a supper last evening at Bond's Captain Cook Hotel, to express their appreciation of his success and straightforward conduct in his…
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