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RANDWICK.—Meeting held on the 5th instant. Present— The Mayor and Aldermen Wilson. Napper, Lowe, and Dunning, Minutes of last meeting read and continued. Accounts were passed and ordered to be paid amounting to £127 12s…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The usual meeting of the above was held on the 8th inst., when the full Council were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The debate on the second reading of the Crown Lands Bill was resumed by Mr. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, who said he had long been opposed to the present land law, because he had…
Continued on Trove, page 386 →A special meeting of the B[?]rwood Council called for the purpose at considering the report of Mr. John Sutton, accountant, who w[?] appointed to make a special audit of the books of the borough of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Present—His Worship the Mayor (Alderman J. F. Smith), and Alderman Gibbes, M.L.A., Whately, Goodsell, Hibble, Boots, and Peirce; and the clerk (Mr. J. Cowley). Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. KING asked the Representative of the Government—1. Is there any objection to the placing of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sir,—In your report of the meeting of the Trades ad Labour Council of the 14th August, it is stated that it appeared, from observations made, that all the shipping companies with the exception of one had agreed to the demands…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Birmingham DAILY MAIL, of March 2[?] last contains an article on "The work of the Borou[?]h Gas Department," by Edwin Smith, secretary to that department, containing many points of interest at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation, representing plumbers, waited upon the Colonial Secretary on the 15th instant to solicit the support of the Government for certain proposed amendments of the Municipal Gas Bill which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 394 →A deputation consisting of representatives of the municipalities of Petersham, Goulburn, Wollongong, Leichhardt, Alexandria, Burwood, Waterloo, and Macdonaldtown, and accompanied by Messrs. Hammond, Hutchinson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 394 →Last night at the meeting of the Woollabra Council there were present the Mayor (Mr Butcher), and Aldermen Trickett, Neild, M [?] chell, Richardson, Norton, and Thompson…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mayor of Leichhardt (Mr. John Young) waited upon the Colonial Secretary, on Friday, to point out that the owners of certain large estates in Leichhardt had over and above the ordinary rates of 1s 4d in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A deputation consisting of representatives from the municipalities of Petersham, Goulburn, Wellongong, L[?]chhardt, Alexandria, Burwood, Waterlee, and Macdonaldtown, and accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →HYDE, Saturday.--A regular meeting was held last night of the Ryde Municipal Council, a great number of ratepayers being present. The all absorbing subject for week past was the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ST. PETERS.—A meeling was held on August 11. Present— The Mayor, Mr. W. Edwards. with Aldermen Lambeth, Baker, Crause, A. and G. Moore, Walmsley, Geering, and M'Kechnie. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Reports:…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The regular meeting of the Ryde Council was held on Friday. There was a full attendance. A great number of ratepayers were also present. The absorbing subject was the rescinding of the motion passed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held on Thursday afternoon at the Town Hall, the mayor (Mr. John Hardis) in the chair, and the following aldermen being present:—Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A lively incident, typical of the mode in which several of the suburban corporations conduct business, occurred last week in the council chambers of the Semaphore Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PARRAMATTA, Monday.--At the council meeting to-day the new bye-laws were adopted, and ordered to be forwarded to the Under Colonial Secretary for approval. A resolution was moved by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last week the Legislative Council expressed approval of the principles of the Land Bill by voting the second reading without division. This was a terrible blow to the…
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