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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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SIR,—-Want of leisure has prevented me communicating with you sooner on the subject of my correspondence with your contributor “ Ratepayer.” The bone of contention is the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Delegates of the Plumbers' Association waited on the Mayor yesterday in references to several grievances in connection with the plumbing work [?] City Conned and the granting of licenses to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Burwood Council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. E. Sanders), and Aldermen Meares, Willshire, O'Connell, Brown, Broughton, Hall, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir, -- By the report of last week's meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council I perceive that his Worship the Mayor sees his way to effect a saving to the ratepayers of £103 10s a week by dispensing with 15…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mayor of Burwood on Wednesday made a statement to the effect that certain remarks made by aldermen were not only contemptible, but untrue. He denied that he had asked any people for their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of those is favor of the establishment of a municipal district at Lane Cove was held on Tuesday in the Occidental Hotel, Erskine-street. Those present were Captain Mann (in the chair), and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the meeting of this council held on Tuesday [?] were [?] the Mayor Alderman Bu[?] McDonald Runs C[?]merson, Onubb[?] Punch K[?]ff and Lokke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the petitioners' committee was held on Tuesday afternoon at Hickham's Occidental Hotel, Erskine and York Streets, when M J. Roberts of Greenwich was duly admitted at an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—In the report of the proceedings of the Burwood Council in your issue of yesterday, appears the following:—The inspector of nuisances reported that he had summoned a property owner for arrears of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Waterloo Council was held last night, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. W. B. Cole) and Aldermen Evans, Navin, Harrisky, Anderson, and Torning. The acting council clerk of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Wednesday evening, when there were present the Mayor, Aid. Taylor, Ferris, Byrnes, Cox, and John Booth. The council clerk brought up a report…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The fortnighly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held on Thursday evening, in the Swan-with-Two-Necks Hotel. The president (Mr. Thomas Caddy) occupied the chair, and the following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Swan-with-two-Necks Hotel, Georgestreet, last evening, the president (Mr. Thomas Caddy) occupying the chair. The following societies were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Municipal Council took place on Wednesday afternoon, Present: The Mayor, Aldermen H. Taylor, C J. Byrnes, W. J. Ferris, J. Booth and F. Cox…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS Council held its [?]l fortnightly meeting on Friday, 12th inst. Present:—The Mayor, and Alderman Gallard, Watts, Forsyth, Best, Small, and Jackson. The minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Colonial Secretary received this morning a letter from Mr. Godfrey Downs Carter. Mayor of Melbourne, to the effect that, on the departure of the New South Wales Contingent for the Soudan he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Wednesday afternoon last. Present:—His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen John Booth, Byrnes,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, June 17.—Sir W. C. F. Robinson, Governor of South Australia, has published an article in the PALL MALL GAZETTE, in which he opposes Earl Grey's scheme for the formation of…
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