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Council & local affairs, 1885

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Balmain. Dorough Council Meeting. Tuesday. January 27th, 1885

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. J. Cameron), Aldermen Garrard, M.L.A., Hancock, Punch, Franki, Clubb, Burns, Bac[?], McDonald, Milne and Kenniff…

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A Colonial Council. W. E. Forster Discusses the Scheme. Its Urgency and Importance

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 4

LONDON, January 29.—The Right Hon. W. E. Forster, M.P., formerly Secretary of State for the Colonies, has contributed, an article to the NINETEENTH CENTURY in which he discusses…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electeic Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent. the Proposed Colonial Council. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 12

The Right Hon. W. E. Forster, M.P., has Contributed an article to the Nineteenth Century, in which he discusses the proposal of Earl Grey to refer important…

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Municipal Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

BELOW we give the names of the various candidates, and their nominators, but as no one appears to have been at work yet among[?] the electors, it is impossible for us to give anything like an idea of what…

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Balmain Municipal Elections

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 5

ME. A. FITZHARDINGE'S MEETING. Mr. A. Fitzhardinge, one of the candidates for eldermanic honours to represent the North Ward in the Bahrain Borough Council, addressed a…

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Municipal Meetings. Waterloo

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 6

Last evening the Waterloo Council held their usual fortnightly meeting, those present being the Mayor (Mr Evans) and Aldermen Anderson, Torning, Harriskey, Oote, Russell, and H. Smith…

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Municipal Matters

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 10

Our City civic fathers stem to do their holiness in a manner peculiar to themselves s. They wanted a steam-roller, and failing to get one in the colony, on the motion of Alderman Taylor they accepted…

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The Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 4

YEAR after year, as the Municipal elections regularly come round the want of a Ratepayers’ Association for each several ward becomes more and…

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Granville Municipality

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of those who had sighed the petition for the incorporation of Granville was held on Wednesday evening in the School of Arts. The meeting was convened by Mr. John Nobbs,…

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Colonial Municipal Stocks

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 11

LONDON, January 24.—There has been a sharp rise on the London Stock Exchange in most descriptions of Colonial municipal stocks…

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Municipal Elections. the Civil Servants Question

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 4

Following is the minute issued by the Government on December 31 with reference to Civil servants and municipal offices. It appears to be intended to apply to Civil servants holding such positions as council…

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The Municipal Control of Cemeteries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 4

The Petersham Municipal Council has aroused the indignation of the Roman Catholic Church by passing a by-law which practically prohibits interments in the Petersham Roman Catholic…

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Civil Servants and Municipal Offices

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 8

With reference to a paragraph published in Saturday's issue under the holding "Municipal Mutters," in which, it was into[?]red that a minute recently issued by the Government would preclude…

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Municipal Matters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 6

A correspondent scads as the following, which deals pointedly with a matter now engaging considerable attention in municipal circles:--" Under the head municipal matters' a paragraph appears…

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Civil Servants as Aldermen

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 3

Some misunderstanding appears to prevail concerning the minute of the acting-Colonial Secretary with regard to the connection of Civil servants with municipalities. We understand that the action of the…

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Young municipal Election. YOUNG

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 6

Messrs. Cran, Mackenzie, and Taylor, retiring aldermen, will not seek re-election. Messrs. Forsythe, Hourn, and Began, all of whom are aspirants to municipal honours, have therefore…

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Suburran and Country Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 9

The following nominations to fill the annual vacancies occurring in the various municipalities and boroughs of the colony have been made and reported to us to date:- ASHFIELD.—North Ward: Messrs. Albert Brown and…

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The Municipal Nominations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 4

To-day the nominations for the aldermanic vacancies in the suburban municipalities will take place. The event should be regarded as one of considerable metropolitan importance…

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Municipal Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 4

Paddinston, Newtown, Waverley, Randwick. and St. Leonards. Glebe, North Willoughby…

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Municipal Matters. Leichhardt

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of this council was held last night, those present being the Mayor (Mr J. Young), and Aldermen Taylor, Davison, Hearn, Madge, Whiting, Evans, Scott, Arguimban, A…

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