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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

2,242 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 113

Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 6

The Council of St. Leonards decided at their last meeting to improve the St. Leonards Reserve, or Park. This is a right step, as though the park is in this municipality, the…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1886 · page 7

An ordinary meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The chair was occupied by the Mayor, and there was a large attendance ot aldermen…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 2

At the meeting of the City Council, yesterday, there were present--The Mayor (Alderman J. Young), Aldermen Beare, Bryon, Chapman Dean, Hardie, M. Harris, J. Harris,…

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Parliament. Wednesday, July 14. Legislative Council

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 6

The House met at 4.30 p.m. Dr. MACKELLAR moved that the second reading of the Stamp Duties Act Amendment Bill (No. 2) stand an order of the day for that…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 3

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTION. Mr. MACKELLAR, in reply to Mr. Hill, said he would by on the table of the House particulars of the number of…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 14. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answer to Question

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 5

Dr. MACKELLAR, in Answer to Mr. Hill, said that the tickets collected on the tramways were destroyed by fire. He also submitted a return showing the names of the officers…

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Municipal. Borough Councils

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 7

CAMPERDOWN.—A meeting of this council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present, the Mayor (Mr.'J. Larkin), and Aldermen Cahill, Proctor, Jentsch, Bennett, Porter Morgan, Thomson, and…

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Municipal. Newton Aldermanic Election

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 6

A public meeting was held in the Town Hall, newtown, yesterday for the purpose of accepting nominations of candidates for the position of alderman for Enmore Ward, vacant through the resignation of…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 2

A proclamation in the Gazelle nominates Mr. George Lane, of East Kempsey, to be the first returning officer for the borough of Kempsey, and notifies that the first election of aldermen…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 10

A meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Swan-with-Two-Necks Hotel, Park-street, last night. Mr. J. J. Cronin. vice-president, in the absence of Mr. Wiley, the president, occupied the chair. Delegates from…

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Trade Affairs. the Council

Evening News · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in the Swan with Two Necks Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. Cronin, vice-president, occupied the chair. Delegates from the following…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 6

A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held last evening at the Swan-with-Two Necks Hotel. Mr. Cronia, vice-president, took the chair…

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Parliament. Thursday, July 15. Legislative Council

Evening News · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 3

The House met at 4.30 p.m. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Perpetual Trustee, Executor, and Agency Company Bill was resumed by Mr. Darley, who was…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. TRUSTEE AND AGENCY BILL. The debate on the motion for the second reading of the Perpetual Trustee, Executor, and Agency Company Bill…

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Municipal Councils. Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Balmain Municipal Council was held on Tuesday ev[?]ing. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. J. G. Punch), and Aldermen Macdonald, Buchanan, Burns, Cameron, Milne, Easton,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 15. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Perpetual Trustee, Executor and Agency Company Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 5

Mr. DARLEY resumed the delate on the secord reading of the Perpetual Trustee Executor and Agency Company Bill. He thought the principal objection to the bill win that this…

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Balmain Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above Municipal Council took place at the Council Chambers, Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Capt. Punch) in the chair. Present,…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 4

THE fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta [?]ough Council was held on Wednesday afternoon. Present:—The Mayor (Mr. O. J. Byrnes), and Aldermen Ashby, Bea[?] Cox,…

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Leichhardt Borough council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 3

The fortnightly mooting of the above was opened oil Monday last, there being present—The Mayor (Mr. S. G. Davison), Alds. Young, Moore, Neal, Whiting,…

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PARLIAMENT Legislative Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 132

As the Government declined proceeding with the Amended Stamp Duties Act on Wednesday evening in the Legislative Council, Dr. Mackellar postponed further discussion on the measure for a week, and a lengthy…

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