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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A conference of the May on and Aldermen of the city and district met in the Newcastle Council Chambers this afternoon. The Mayor of Newcastle presided. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An important municipal conference was held to-day in the Newcastle Council-chambers. Waratah, Hamilton, Wickham, Plattsburg, Lambton, Wallsend, and Newcastle were represented, and the Mayor of Newcastle presided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FIVE DOCK.—Meeting held on September 9. Present—the Mayor (S. Foolman), Aldermen West, Billerwell. Sutton, and Ailkenhead. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Correspondence; To Dr. A. Renwck, asking him to give and to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On behalf of Mr Heydon, Mr Hugh Taylor submitter his questions to the Colonial Secretary in the Assembly yesterday, relating to the resolution [?] passed by the House in March last,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The President took the chair at the usual hour yesterday afternoon. THE ROYAL ASSENT. The President read the Royal Assent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message the Governor assenting to the Temperary Supply Bill. PETITIONS. Mr. JACOB presented petitions from the Mayors and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the supreme Court yesterday his Honor Mr. injustice Faucett and a jury of four were occupied several hours in hearing an action in which Alderman Charles Jesson, Major of Alexandria, claimed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EAST ST. LEONARDS.—Meeting held on September 10. Present[?] The Mayor (Mr. N. M'Burney), Aldermen Glacken, Clark, Robey, Bligh, Beaney, and Eaton. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence: From the Borough,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A committee meeting of the Municipal Counicil of Sydney was hold at the Council-chambers yesterday afternoon. Proaont-lha Mayor (ni tho chair) and Aldermen Beare, Burdekin, Carter, Chapman, Harris,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the finance committee of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held in the Council Chamber yesterday, when the Right Worshipful the Mayor (Mr John Hardie)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the meeting of the Alexandria Council held last night there were present the Mayor (Alderman Jesson) with Aldermen Watson, Halverson, Russell. Harden. Foskett. Setchell, and Taylor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A MEETING of the Penrith Municipal Council, was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Ald. Cross, Smeaton, Long and Price. MINUTES…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, September 30.—Alderman George Swan Nottage, of Cordwainer Ward, is the Lord Mayor-elect. [Mr. Nottage was elected an alderman in 1875, and acted as sheriff in 1877]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →REDFERN.—Meeting held on the 13th, September, Preset— The Mayor, with Aldermen O'Connell, Sharp, Corry, Stanley, Mullsworth, Andrew, Graham, Lander, Flame, and Day. The chairman fo the finance committee brought up a report…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The PRESIDENT announced his having received from the Governor a message intimating that his Excellency had assented to the Companise Extra Colonial Registers Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 698 →Tee PRESIDENT took the chair at 4 30 p.m. MUNICIPAL WAYS IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. JACOB presented petitions from the municipalities of Prospect and Parramatta, against the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →AN important municipal conference sat all this morning in reference to roads, streets, sanitary matters, a hospital for contagions diseases, a public pound, recreation reserves, the undermining of streets, &c.,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The North Willoughby Borough Council held their usual monthly meeting last Saturday. Present: Aldermen Forsyth, Palmer, Brooks, and Whiting. In the absence of the mayor, Alderman Forsyth took…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The full council of Ryde met on Friday night. The finance committee recommended the payment of accounts amounting to £35 12s 6d. The following letters were read:—1. From Messrs. Hordern, whole, and not on port, of the main road from Gladesville through Ryde to Parramatta. 4. From the Department of Works, announcing that trial surveys have not yet been completed for the tramway to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →REDFERN.—At the usual fortnightly meeting of this council held last night there were present—The mayor (the Hon. F.A Wright, M.L.A.), with Alderman Williamson, Stanley, Andrew, O'Connell, Berry, Share, Hume,…
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