The Catholic Church in Council
The past week has been a highly important time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia. It has marked the attainment of an important…
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Council & local affairs, 1885
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City Council. Finance and Improvement Committee
An adjourned meeting of the finance and improvement committee was held on Friday, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. T. Playfair), and Aldermen Dean, Poole, Harris, Buckle, Beare, Kippax,…
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Present: The Mayor (Ald. J. Young) Alds. Scott, Neal, Whiting, Davison, Arguimbau, Moore, and Hearn [?]. The minutes of the previous meeting…
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Present: The Mayor (Mr. Garrard, M.L.A.), Ald. Hancock, Looke, Punch, Briggs, Milne, Cameron, Burns, Buchanan. and McDonald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The First Plenary Council of Australasia. a Great Assembly in St. Maey's Cathedral
THE magnificent event of Sunday last, apart from its deep religious significance as marking a new and solemn epoch in our history, cannot be considered as other than a great and crowning…
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PADDINGTON.—A special meeting of the Paddington Council was held on Friday night to consider the best means to adopt in the disposal of nightsoil. The Mayor (Mr. J. P. M'Guanne) and Aldermen Maclean,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Meetings. East St. Leonards
At a meeting of this council, held on Wednesday evening, there were present -- The Mayor (Mr. G. M. Clark) and Aldermen Beaney, Water-house, Glacken, Ormiston Rodick, Hipwood and…
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RATHER as equivocal expression perhaps, but we disclaim any notion of satirically alluding to what some municipalities are said to be well…
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The committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association met in the Town Hall, on Monday, and dealt with the following:— ENCROACHMENT ON FOOTPATHS…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Picnic to the Mayor
The picnic which is to be given to-morrow in honor of the Mayor of Sydney promises to be a highly successful affair. Indeed, it would be anything but creditable to the citizens were it other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Council Bill. HOBART
The Federal Council Adopting Bill was passed on Friday lay the Legislative Council, and the Chief Secretary telegraphed to Mr. Service to communicate with the other colonies to arrange for the first…
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In considering the address in which Bishop MORAN, of Dunedin, expounded, or rather reiterated, on behalf of the Plenary Council of the Roman Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roman Catholic Plenary Council. Third Session
The third session of the Roman Catholic Plenary Council of Australasia was held on Sunday at St. Mary 's Cathedral, for the promulgation of decrees, in the presence of a large congregation. The clergy entered in precession from the…
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The proceedings in connection with the third public session of the Roman Catholic Plenary Council were commenced in St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday morning at half-past 10. After…
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Mr. Minto appointed Deniliquin council clerk. Yass Council Insists that church property should be assessed. Glen Innes Progress Association declares that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Councils. Paddington
The question of how best to dispose of nightsoil was considered at a special meeting of the Paddington Borough Council, held on Friday evening last, when there were present—the Mayor (Alderman J. P. M'Guanne) presiding,…
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A large muster of city aldermen and other gentlemen, among whom was a fair sprinkling of mayors and aldermen from the suburbs, took place at the Sydney Town Hall this morning, where several drags…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wollon[?] Borough Council. WOLLONGONG
At a meeting of the Wollongong Borough Council on Friday night, the Mayor made a statement to the effect that it having been represented in the local and Sydney press that…
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It having been decided by the Catholic laity of Sydney to give a complimentary dej[?]uner to the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney, the bishops, the prelates aud the dignitaries of the Plenary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Elections. Mr. Quinlan at Darlinghurst
Mr. M. Quinlan, one of the candidates for the representation of Fitzroy Ward in the Sydney Municipal Council, addressed a meeting of electors last night from the balcony of Campbell's Hotel, Darlinghurst-road. The chair was…
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