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The fortnightly meeting of the Concord Municipal Council was held last evening, the Mayor, Mr. Chapmen, in the chair. Aldermen Flavelle, Josselyn, Bray, and Moreton also were present. There was no correspondence received…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →THE only business before the Parramatta Borough Council on Wednesday afternoon [?] was the election of Mayor for the year 1887-8. There were present the retiring Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday last for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. There wore present—The retiring Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--In The Daily Telegraph of Thursday there is an account of what purports to be a "scene at the Leichhardt Council." As to there being "a good deal of disorder…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The polling for one alderman to serve in each of the following wards, viz:—Penrith, Castlereagh, and Mulgoa, came off on Saturday last. There was little if any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Although the excitement of the Parliamentary elections rather flattened out the municipal canvass and injured some of the candidates seriously by diverting their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among the things that the new Premier has positively promised is a bill for extending the sphere of local self-government. Other Ministries, he says, have dangled this question before the public eye, but…
Continued on Trove, page 324 →It is expected that a loan will be placed on the London market shortly by the Municipal Council of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The business in the Glebe Council is generally conducted with a sort of dull gentility, and such a punctilious regard, not only for the spirit, but also for the letter of the law, that it is somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →We have received the following additional particulars of the municipal elections for the present year now being held in the different municipalities of the colony, reported up to date:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,--Mr. R. A. Price, who is the owner of a store on the Rocky Point-road, Rockdale, in the municipality of West Botany, was nominated in due form of law by two ratepayers of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the special meeting of the St. Peters Council for the election of Mayor, Alderman Geering, in proposing a vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor (Alderman Walmsley), which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE portrait of this gentleman on our first page will be recognised as a characteristic likeness of the new Mayor of Sydney. Mr. Riley's name will be familiar to most people as that of one of the long established and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of Marrickville was held in the Council-chambers on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Graham), and Aldermen Bullock, Cook, Moyse, Shaw, Davenport,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We learn from high authority that the Government are about to appoint several gentlemen to the Legislative Council. The main object of the Government in these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have received the following additional particulars of the municipal elections for the present year now being held in the different municipalities of the colony, reported up to date:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The fortnightly meeting of the Waverley Municipal Council was held last evening the Mayor (Mr. T. J. Dickson) in the chair. There were also present—Aldermen Allen, Martin, Smairl, Cooper, Guest, Hewlett…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday. His Excellency and all the members of the Cabinet (with the exception of the Minister for Justice) were present. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An acrimonious discussion took place at the election of the mayor for Manly through Alderman Evans accusing Alderman Passau, who had taken his seat as alderman for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation, comprising members of the City of Sydney Improvement Board, waited upon the Mayor of Sydney yesterday morning for the purpose of congratulating his Worship upon his elevation to the civic chair, and also to…
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