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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

2,242 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 113

Municipal. Borough Council

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 6

PADDINGTON.—A meeting of the Paddington Council was held on Tuesday night when there were present Aldermen Hellmrich (in the chair), White, Scott, Johns, M'Intyre Robinson, Campbell, Brown,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 9

A meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The Mayor presided, and all the alderman were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Deputation to the Mayor

Globe · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 5

A deputation from the combined committee of the Trades and Labour Council, Saddlers and Harness-makers', and Boot-makers' Societies, waited upon the Mayor…

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Municipal Council. East St. Leonards

Globe · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 5

The usual fortnightly general meeting of this council was held last evening. Present: His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Vernon, Waterhouse, Beaney, Rodick,…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 3
Also in Globe

The first meeting of the City Council, under the mayoralty of Alderman John Young, took place yesterday. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Withers, Playfair, Palmer, M. Harris,…

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The Council

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 5

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in the pantry of the Swan with Two Nocks Hotel, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Thomas Caddy presided. The business was to make preliminary…

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City Council. Tuesday, January 18. Salaries of Officers

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 6

Alderman M. HARRIS moved—"That in accordance with the recommendation of the finance committee, all salaries of officers be paid so much per month, with power that the service of the office may be…

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Glebe Municipal Elections. Mr. J. Meeks, M.p., for Forest Lodge Ward

Globe · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 5

At the Globe Town Hall, last evening, there was a large attendance of the ratepayers to hear Mr. John Meeks, M.P., who is a candidate in opposition to the retiring…

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Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 6

A public meeting was held last evening at the Glebe Town-hall in connection with the candidature of Mr. John Meeks, M.P. for the Forest Lodge Ward. There was a large…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 3

THE Granville municipal roll for 1886-7 will be revised at the Council Chambers, School of Arts, on Friday evening next, 22nd instant…

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In the Privy Council. DECEMBER 8, 1885. (Before Lord Monkswell, Lord Hobhouse, Sir Barnes Peacock, and Sir Richard Couch.) M'elhone and Others v. Browne and Others

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 5

The Attorney-General, Q.C., and Mr. Pitt, Lewis, Q.C., for the appellants; Sir Farrer Herschell, Q.C., Mr. Bayford, Q.C., and Mr. Fitzgerald for the respondents. Mr. John Elliott, the solicitor in the…

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Deputations to the Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 5

A deputation from the committees of the Trades and Labor Council, Saddlers aud Harness makers and Bootmakers interviewed the Mayor yesterday with reference to his granting the…

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The Federal Council. HOBART

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 5

Mr. Griffith, the Queensland Premier, has had several interviews with, the Ministers relative to the Federal Council proceedings, but no programmes fans been yet drawn up. A feeling exists that the…

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The Wharf Labourers' Strike. Trades Hall Council

Globe · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 3

A special meeting of the Trades Hall Council was held last evening for the purpose of considering the basis of settlement of the wharf labourers' strike. Mr…

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Municipal. Borough Councils

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 3

CANTERBURY.—A special meeting of the Canterbury Council was held on Friday, 15th instant, for the purpose of appointing an alderman to act as returning officer for the ensuing annual municipal election on February 2 next,…

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Municipal Meetings. St. Leonards

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 6

At a meeting of this council on Tuesday evening there were present :--The Mayor (Captain Jenkins), and Aldermen Bell, Phillips, A. Armstrong, Massey and J. Armstrong…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 5

The municipal elections are already beginning to excite interest at. St. Leonards and Manly At the latter borough there will be an extraordinary election, caused by the resignation of…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 6

A special meeting of the finance committee was held in the Town-hall yesterday afternoon, when there were present:--The Mayor, Aldermen Hardie, Chapman, Riley, Kippax, Dean, Beare,…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 5

A special meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Swan-with-Two-Necks yesterday evening to consider the question of the Lambton miners' strike. Mr. Caddy (chairman),…

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