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Council & local affairs, 1885

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Trades and Labour Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was hole at the Swan with two Nicks Hotel, last evening, when the President Mr Caddy, occupied the chair, and the following…

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Opinion of the Balmain Council

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 7

The resolution unanimously parsed at the last meeting of the Balmain Council has a significance which the public are beginning to realise. The City Council has certain technical work intrusted to it for…

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Trades and Labor Council. Coachmakers' Strike. "Boycotting" Tactics

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 3

A regular meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held on Thursday night in the Swan with Two Necks Hotel. Mr Thomas Kelly (president) occupied the chair, and there was a fairly good attendance…

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A Borough Without a Council (From the Mudgee Independent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 4

At an extrsordinary meeting held last Monday, there were present Aldermen Meally, Wilton, Davidson, Wilkins, Sherry, Tindall, Meares, Arnold, and Clark, and the meeting was indeed an extraordinary one. The…

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Municipal Meetings. Petersha[?]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 8

At the ordinary meeting of this council on Tuesday there were present:--The Mayor, A[?]n Cub[?], E[?]phinstone, Gelding, Clark, Wheeler, H[?]ber, and A. Davis. Correspondence was dealt…

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Granville. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 8

THE adjourned meeting of the Granville Municipal Council was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday last. Present .—The Mayor (Ald. Nobbs) presiding, and Aldermen…

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Country News Ryde. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on the 15th instant. Present : The Mayer and Aldermen Herring, Galiard, Watts, Jackson, Best, and…

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The Mayor and the Parramatta Hospital

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 8

THE Mayor of Granville has interested himself on behalf of the Parramatta District Hospital, and has been instrumental in getting a donation of £20 towards it from the Australian Mutual…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 3

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday afternoon. Present: His Worship the Mayor, Alderman Taylor, Saunders, Cox, Byrnes,…

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Balmain Borough Council. Tuesday, May 19, 1885

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 2

Present,—The Mayor (Mr. J. Garrard, M.L.A.), Aldermen Hancock, Looks, Punch, Briggs, Clubb, Kenniff, Milne, Burns, Buchanan, and McDonald…

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Leichhardt. Borough Council Meeting. Monday, May 18, 1885

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 4

Present-His Worship the Mayor (Alderman Jno Young), and Aldermen Moore, Davison, Hearn, Neale, Evans, Scott, and Arguimbau, and the Clerk (Mr. Beames)…

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Squabbles in a Council. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent) Mudgee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 12

Last night, in the Mudgee Borough Council, all the aldermen were present. An attempt was made to elect a chairman for the purpose of proceeding with the election…

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Ashfield Borough Council

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1885 · page 8

An adjourned meeting of the Ashfield Borough Council was held on Friday night, liters were present Aldermen Hammond (in the chair), Watkin, Mortley, Holborow, Brown, Shilling, and Evans…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 4

A special meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held to-day in the Town Hall. There were present the Mayor and Alderman Hardie, Palmer, Hart. J. Younp, Dean, Meeks, O'Connor, Lees…

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CORRESPONDENCE. The Municipal Association. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

Sir,--I note in your issue of this morning a paragraph stating that the Bathurst people were indignant that I had presumed to give an opinion on a case in which I was instructed to take…

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Suburban Municipal Loans. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

Sir,--There is at the present lime a great inclination on behalf of municipal councils to borrow money, and very often, when the required permission is granted, it is generally stated for what purpose…

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Granville. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Granville Municipal Council will be held this (Wednesday) evening. The following is the business paper:—…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 6

An adjourned meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The chair was taken by the Mayor, and there was a moderate attendance of aldermen…

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North Willoughby Municipality

Evening News · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 4

Mr. J. St. Vincent Welch, of Greenwich-road, was on Saturday nominated and duly elected alderman for the River Ward, unopposed, to fill the vacancy in the North Willonghby Municipal Council caused…

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More Municipal Eccentricities. to the Editor of the Mercury

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 2

SIR,—At the last meeting of the Council there appeared on the business paper a motion tabled by Mr. Alderman Taylor that application should be made to the Borough solicitor to report…

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