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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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An important cage under the Municipalities Act was heard by the Police Magistrate to-day. Edwin Doidge, proprietor of the Cootamundra Liberal, laid an information, under the 38th clause of the Municipalities Act, against…
Continued on Trove, page 119 →The monthly meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association was held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon. The Wellington Council asked whether the Statute of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Thomas Bawden who has been alderman and mayor nearly uninterruptedly since the creation of the Grafton borough council, has severed his connection with that body, he having resigned his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Borough Council of Waterloo was held on Friday night, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. Evans), and Aldermen H. Smith, Gray, Russell, Cole, Harrisky, Torning, and Anderson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Within the next few weeks the residents in the suburbs will be called upon to perform their annual duty of selecting a number of gentlemen to represent them in the several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In some quarters, judging from extraordinary opinions expressed at municipal gatherings, a good many oldermen seem somewhat in a fog as to the modus operandi at the forthcoming annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, January 19. —Lord Blachford (formerly Sir Frederick Rogers, and ex-permanent under secretary for the colonies) has expressed the opinion that it would be found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A successful meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. Briggs, who is a candidate for the seat for North Ward in the Balmain Municipal Council, was held in the Waterview Hotel, Bowntree-street, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the meeting of the Waterloo Council, held on Friday night, there were present : the Mayor (Alderman Evans), with Aldermen Torning, Cole, B. Smith, Andereon, Harrisky, Bussell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A social meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council was held on Saturday afternoon last. Present:—His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Joseph Booth, Carpenter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Cabinet Council was held on Tuesday, when the Annexation question was discussed Departmental matters of various kinds were also considered, and appointments made which were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a special meeting of the Executive Council held on Tuesday, the appointments of Mr. H. F. Barton to the positions of Master in Equity and Master in Lunacy was confirmed. It was arranged that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lieutenant T. Burslem, R.E., writes to say that he was a licensed surveyor for mines at the Thames, N.Z., during the progress of the erection of fluming there. His duty (underground draining, &c…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Blachford, who was formerly Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, has expressed the opinion that the proposal of Earl Grey to refer important questions…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For some time a gave of men has been employed by the City Engineer on the Brickfield-hill lowering the sewer, in order to make preparation for laying the street with wooden blocks; but as the work has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A dispatch has been received by the Government from Lord Derby, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in which several amendments to the Federal Council Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newtown Council met on Tuesday, when there were present--the Mayor (Mr J. F. Smith), Aldermen Peirce, Goodsell, Gibbs, Boots, and Neale. Among the correspondence Was a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One or two of our city aldermen have made themselves particularly conspicuous lately, especially in vilifying corporation officials, Alderman J. D. Young was the chief offender yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A commitee meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. Play[?]) pre[?]ided. There were also present Aldermen Bear[?], Bryen, Buckle, Dean, Harris, Jones, L[?]es, Kippax, MacMahon,…
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