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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

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Notes of the Week. Federal Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 138

The first Federal Council is to be held in Ho[?]art next week, and the members are already w[?]ing their way thither. But it will not be so important a gathering as it was intended to be…

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Balmain Borough Council. Tuesday, January 12Th

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Hon, J. Onward, M.L.A..) Aids. Hancock, Looke, Punch, Briggs, Clubb, Cameron, Burns, Buchanan, and McDonald…

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Municipal Councils. Darlington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 14

An adjourned meeting of the Darlington Council was held on Tuesday evening to deal with notices of motion on the business paper which had been held over from the ordinary meeting on the preceding Thursday evening. There were…

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Municipal Meetings. Leichhardt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 10

The usual meeting of the council was held on Monday. Present:--The Mayor (Alderman John Young), Aldermen Evans, Arguimbau, Whiting, Scott. Moore, Davison, Hearn and…

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Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The Hon: J. G. Lee Steere, Member of the Legislative and Executive' Councils of Western Australia, is a passenger on board the Tasmania from…

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The Trades' Hall Council

Globe · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 3

The Trades Hall Council held their weekly meeting yesterday evening; Mr. F. H. Bromley presiding. CORRESPONDENCE…

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The Federal Council. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 5

Mr. J. G. Lee Steere, member of the Legislative and Executive Councils of Western Australia, is a passenger on board the Tasmania from Albany from Melbourne, to represent Western Australia at the…

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Lismore Borough Council. LISMORE

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 5

The borough council held a special meeting on Monday night to consider the report of the gas question, but disagreeing over the minutes of the last meeting as to the report from the Mayor in reference…

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Municipal Council. Liverpool

Globe · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Bull, Parkes,…

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City Council

Globe · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 5

The first meeting for the year 1886 of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held at the Town Hall this morning. There were present—The Worshipful the Mayor,…

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The City Council

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 5

A meeting of the City Council was held to-day, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. John Young), and Aldermen Palmer, M. Harris, Meeks, J. D. Young, Jones. Hart, Hardie, Dean, J. Harris,…

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Cooks and Stewards. Secession From Trade and Labor Council

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 3

A meeting of the Cooks and Stewards' Union was held on Monday night, in the Masonic Temple. There was a large attendance, and the president (Mr. J. H. Ferguson) occupied the chair. The chairman…

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Municipal Association. Monthly Meeting of the Committee

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association was held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon, when there were present Messrs. W. A. Hutchinson, vice-president (in the chair); M. J. Hammond. M.L.A…

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Municipal. Borough Councils

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 6

DARLINGTON,—A meeting of this council was held last Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. Pepper) and Aldermen Hawken, Crispin, Hargreaves, Hatfield, Warren, Beale, and Elvy. A call of the council was…

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Municipal Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. A. Hutcheson; and Messrs. M. J. Hammond, M.L.A., W. G. Judd, M.L.A., J. F…

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Municipal Meetings. Five Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Five Dock council was held at the Town-hall on Tuesday, 12th inst. Present:--The Mayor, Aldermen West, Croker, Budd, Sutton and…

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Alderman Meets at the Glebe

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 6

A largely attended meeting of the ratepayers of the Glebe was held in the Glebe town hall Tuesday night, in response to the invitation of Alderman Meeks, M.L.A. Mr. Charles Field was voted to the chair. Mr. Meeks,…

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Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 3

THE following is the business paper set down for the meeting of the Granville Council to be held this (Wednesday) evening:— ORDERS OF THE DAY…

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The Mayor's Luncheon

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 4

Yesterday Alderman John Young presided over the City Council for the first time, and also had the pleasure of entertaining a large number of gentlemen at luncheon in the…

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