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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

2,242 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 113

Municipal Association

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 3

MONTHLY MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association held its monthly meeting on Monday afternoon in the Town Hall, there being present…

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Municipal Reform

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting was held on Monday night outside Knowles's Family Hotel, Crown-street, the object being to establish a local branch of the Ratepayers' Association, which advocates various reforms in the…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. The Mayor of Sydney, Mr. John Young, occupied the chair, and there were present…

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Granville. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 2

THE following is the business set down for consideration at the meeting of the Granville Council, to be held this (Wednesday) evening:—…

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Municipal Council. Prospect and Sherwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 7

The monthly meeting of this council was held yesterday afternoon. Present—The Mayor (Mr. John Booth) and Aldermen Jones and Hallier. Four letters were road relating to minor works required by ratepayers. The…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held at the Town-hall on Monday. The Mayor presided, and there were also…

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Deputations to the Mayor. Proposed Sites FOr Fruit Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 4

A deputation from the Fruitgrowers' Union waited upon the Mayor yesterday morning and submitted a tracing of a plan of certain property which they desired should be procured as a site for a fruit market, in lieu of the proposed…

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Parliaments Wednesday, July 7. Legislative Council

Evening News · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 8

The House met at 4.30 p.m. In answer to Mr Darley, the representative of the Government said that there were forty-five Whitehead torpedos in the colony, and the approximate cost of these…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council, Wednesday, July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. MACKELLAR, in reply to Mr. Darley, said that the members of the Permanent Artillery at Dawes Point…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday. July 7. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 P.M. Answers to Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 6

Dr. MACKELLAR, in reply to Mr. DARLEY, said the whole of the Permanent Artillery Force was not stationed at Dawes' Battery, but the few members of it who were stationed there…

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Municipal. Borough Councils

Evening News · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 7

PADDINGTON.—A meeting of this conncil was held in the council-chambers on Tuesday evening. Present The Mayor (Mr. C. Hellmrich), and Aldermen M'Lachlan, M'Lean, Kirby, Harper, Campbell…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 July 1886 · page 3

Mr. James Wilshire, J.P., attended an Inquiry Court at Kogarah yesterday for the purpose of ascertaining the validity of signatures to the petition and counter-petition in…

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Sydney Municipal Council

Evening News · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 3

A meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held on Thursday, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. John Young), and Aldermen J. Harris, M. Harris, Hart, Dean, MrcMahon, Lees…

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Municipal. City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 6

A [?] City Council was [?] yesterday, when [?] were present : The [?] Young [?]…

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Parliament. Thursday, July 8. Legislative Council

Evening News · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 3

The House met at 4.30 p.m. Mr. Jacob moved the second reading of the Employers' Liability Bill. Mr. Knox thought it would be unwise to include seamen or domestic servants in this Act…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 8

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.3o. REFRESHMENT HOUR. The PRESIDENT said that, in accordance with a suggestion made by several hon,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE REFRESHMENT HOUR. The PRESIDENT stated that for the greater convenience of hon. members he had arranged for them to proceed…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 5

A meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, there being present his Worship the Mayor (Alderman John Young), Aldermen Dean, Hart, Beare, Chapman, Riley, M'Mahon, M.Harris,…

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Suicide of Alderman Hogg

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 2

We very much regret to announce tho suicide of Mr. T. E. Hogg, Alderman of Leichhardt, residing in Balmain Road, and doing business at 73 Clarence-street,…

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