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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

2,242 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 113

Granville. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Granville Council was held at the Council Chambers, School of Arts, Good-street, on Wednesday evening. Present :—The Mayor (Mr. H…

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Penrith Municipal Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. Present:—The full Council. MINUTES…

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Country News. Liverpool.MUNICIPAL council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Council was held on Monday evening last. Present :—His worship the Mayor (Mr. T. W. Taylor), Aldermen Scrivener, Browne, Parkes,…

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Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 1

THE monthly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor (Mr. John Booth), and Alderman Jones and Hollier…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 9

A special meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Swan-with-Two-Necks Hotel last night to consider the questions of the depression in the iron trade and the brickmakers' dispute. Mr. Wyley (president)…

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Trade Affairs. the Council

Evening News · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 3

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in the Swan With Two Necks Hotel on Friday night, to consider the brickmakers' strike, and the depression in the iron trades…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 6

With the object of considering the two important questions of the brickmakers' dispute and the depression in the iron trades, a special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was…

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Thursday's Parliamentary Proceedings. Legislative Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 64

The Legislative Council were employed all the sitting, from half-past 4 o'clock until shortly before 9, with the discussion of the Employers' Liability Act, the main issue raised being whether seaman and domestic…

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PARLIAMENT Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 7

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 80

In reply to Mr. Darley, Dr. MACKELLAR stated that the Government were importing 40 Whitchead torpedoes and machinery to work them, the approximate cost of which was £20,000. Skilled artificers were coming out…

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Parliament in Session. Council. Wednesdat, July 7

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 13

The Counoil Set to work with a will to-night, and cleared off the business paper in a very short time, Various papers were laid on the table. The Stamp Duties Bill No, 2:was reoeivod from the Assembly…

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Municipal Councils. East St. Leonards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Last St. Leonards Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Mr. Raukon) in the chair Aldermen Glacken, Wilson, Vernon, and Waterhouse also were present. The following…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 10

Candidates for the extraordinary vacancy in the Beaconsfield Ward, Alexandria, caused by the resubdivision of the borough into four wards, were nominated at the local town-hall…

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Municipal Association. Monthly Meeting of Committee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 8

The committee of the New, South Wales Munioipal Association held its monthly meeting on Monday afternoon in the, Town ' Hall, there being' present the Mayor of Sydney (in the. chair), Messrs. M. J…

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Municipal Council. Redfern

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1886 · page 6

This council met on Thursday last. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Lander), and Aldermen Berry, Clarke, O'Connell, Hame, Leo, Skinner, Sharp, and Andrew, Mr. T. M. Williamson wrote, enclosing a letter…

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Privy Council Appeal. Walker. V. O'brien (Appellant). Walker V. Curlewis (Appellant)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1886 · page 4

The judgment of the Privy Council in these appeals, which were consolidated, was for the respondent. The result was cabled, and appeared in our issue of the 19th April last. Messrs. Abbott and Dodds, the respondent's…

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Sydney Municipal CounciL

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 6

A meeting of the City Council was held to-day, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. John Young) and Aldermen Meeks, Chapman, Hart, MacMahon, Lees, Bryen, Dean, Palmer, Riley, J. D. Young…

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The Adelaide City Council Fracas

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Councillor Rounsevell, who was recently required to apologise for calling the whole of the civic officers "liars," forwarded a letter to the Mayor, which was read…

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Municipal. Meeting in Kogarah

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 4

A public meeting, presided over by the Mayor, Mr. Hogbon, was held in the Kogarah Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening to consider the advisableness of lighting the borough with gas. The chairman…

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Municipal Reform

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A Meeting, one of those intended as feeders to the mass meeting to take place on Friday next, in the Temperance Hall, was held on Monday night, in the Forth and Clyde Hotel, Princes-street. The…

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