Liverpool. Municipal Council
THE fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Council was held on Monday evening last. Present:â The Mayor (Mr. T. W. Taylor), and Aldermen Ashcroft, Wilson, Parkes,…
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Council & local affairs, 1886
2,242 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 113
Presentation to Ex-mayor Nobbs
A VERY pleasant little ceremony took place the Granville School of Arts on Wednesday evening, when Alderman John Nobbs, first Mayor of Granville, was presented with a…
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Mr. John Young, the Mayor of Sydney, gave a banquet in the Town Hall on Monday night to mark the entry of her Majesty the Queen upon the fiftieth year of her reign. The arrangements made for the event…
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THE Legislative Council disposed of a large amount of business. The Dairies Supervision Bill was read the second time, and taken into committee, pro forma. The Prickly Pear Destruction Bill was passed…
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The Council, or certain members at least, are very Sore upon one point. They resolved some time ago to devote themselves to really hard work, and having carried out their resolution they now complain that…
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A large meeting, convened by Mr. N. Harper, J.P., of the inhabitants of the Field of Mars district, was held in the Protestant-hall, Carlingford, on Wednesday evening, to consider a…
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Oh! the jubilation, what celebration For emulation, can with it compare; When cutting and tearing and now and then swearing,…
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The fist thought that entered entered my mind on reading the programme of a medley of alternating English and Japanese performances, was that…
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The appeal to the Privy Council in the case of Ta[?]lor v. Bank of New South Wales has been dismissed with costs…
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A meeting of the St. Peter's Municipal Council was held last evening (the Mayor, Mr. Walmsley, in the chair. Aldermen Baker, Geering, Judd, M'Kechnic, Fallick, Hayes, Lambeth, and Edwards also were present. The…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.--At a meeting of the City Council to-day, the works committee reported that at one of their meetings, in the discussion on the question of brothels in…
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ST. PETERS.This council met on Monday night. Present, the Mayor (Mr. Walmsley) and Aldermen Edwards, Lambeth, Hayes, Fa[?]ck, M'Kechnie, Judd, G[?]ring, and Baker. The report of the works…
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LONDON, Jane 28.-Tenders for the Invercargill (N.Z.) municipal loan of £70,000, at 4 1/2 per cent, were opened to-day, the total amount tendered being about £140,000. Tenderers at £699 will…
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At a special meeting of the Borough of Victoria Council, held on Thursday evening, applications for the post of inspector of nuisances and clerical assistant were considered, Mr. J…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Supreme Court recently ruled that members of municipal corporations are personally liable for overdrafts obtained by such corporations not strictly in…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Leichhardt Council was held on Monday, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Davison), and Aldermen Hearn, Hogg, M'Credie, Moore, Neal, Winkle, Walsh, and Campbell…
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THE following is the business set down for the meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council to be held this (Wednesday) afternoon. REPORTS TO RECEIVE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) the Queen and the Municipal Council of Sydney. London, June 28
Her Majesty has requested Sir Saul Samuel to convey to the Municipal Council of Sydney her best thanks for the congratulations sent by the Mayor, on behalf of the Council, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Brisbane Trades and Labour Council. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council to-night, the report of the Parliamentary Committee was read, showing that a letter had been sent to the Colonial Secretary, calling attention to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Appointment of Mr. Dalley to the Privy Council. [By Cable.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, June 28
Her Majesty the Queen has signified her desire that the Hon. W. B. Dalley, Q.C., should he sworn in as a member of the Privy Council of Great Britain…
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