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The Colonial Secretary, Sir Alexander Stuart, received yesterday a large deputation from the Municipal Association, representing various municipalities near the metropolis and in the country, asking for special…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The third session in connection with the Municipal Association of New South Wales commenced at the New Masonic Hall on Tuesday. The representatives met at the Carrington Hall first, but in consequence of the noise arising from…
Continued on Trove, page 751 →A large and important deputation, comprised of gentlemen representative of the various municipal councils in almost every part of the colony, waited upon Sir Alexander Stuart, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The third annual session of the New South Wales Municipal Association began Tuesday, in the Carrington Hall, Sydney. The vice-president (Mr. W. A. Hutchinson, M.L.A.), in the absence of the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →At a meeting of this council, held on Wednesday evening, there were, present the Mayor (Alderman Jesson), with Aldermen Foskett, Halverson, Evans, Setchell, Hannan and Turner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The event of the week from a municipal point of view has been the meeting of the conference. It was the most representative that has ever been held in Sydney and was by no means…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--In your report of the vice-president's address to the representatives, he is made to say of the Municipal Gas Act that " its effectiveness has been especially tested in the borough…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—In Mr. Hanken's refreshing letter on the subject of the Borough of East St. Leonards, he says in the sixth paragraph, "Though that the money difficulty) must always crop un whilst be much unoccupied land pays only a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--At a special meeting of the borough council last night, tenders were opened for laying the pipes required for the reticulation of water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr, Dibbs" up to 1 o' clock to-day, had not advanced Sufficiently fat in the formation of his Ministry to admit of any official announcement of its composition being made public. It is more than probable,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ordinary meeting of this council was held in the Council-chambers, Mowbray-road, on Saturday. There were present--The Mayor (Mr. H. Fleming), and Aldermen Forsyth,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At 1 o'clock on Wednesday Mr. Caddy, the president, and a number of members of the Intercolonial Trades Congress now in session in the Town Hall, were intro-duced to the Mayor of Sydney, and some mutual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fiji and Western Australia have been authorised to pass the Federal Council Adopting Act, provided four other colonies agree to take similar action…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The ordinary meeting of this council was held in the couucii-chambers, Mitler-street, on Tuesday evening. Prosent: The Mayor (Captain Jenkins) and Aldermen Massey, Phillips, A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The committees met yesterday afternoon, when there were present the Mayor, Aldermen Hardie, Moore, Kippax, MacMahon, Boare, Hart, Dean. Buckle. Bryen. Poole, J. D. Young…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Swan with Two Necks, George-street, last evening. Mr. Thomas Caddy occupied the chair during the earlier portion of the proceedings, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A meetine of the finance committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. There were present the Mayor, and Aldermen Hardie, Bryen, Harris, J. D. Young,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In consequence of the owners yesterday having declined to accede to the request of the Newcastle wharf laborers to be paid at a similar rate as that is vogue in Sydney, viz., Is 3d per hour day work and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in the rooms of the council, Swan with Two Necks Hotel, on Thursday evening. Mr. T. Caddy presided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sydney Mayor's ball the other evening has largely added to Mr. Playfair's reputation for unstinted hospitality. The Town Hall never looked brighter than it did on that occasion,…
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