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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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This council held its fortnightly meeting on Wednesday evening last. Present: Alderman Nobbs (in the chair)[?] Grimwood, Howieson, Scarborough, Th[?]kray, and [?]tchie. Reports from the finance committee, recommend[?]g that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Last night the Mayor of Wickharn again refused to put motions or answer questions respecting the Styx Bridge account. He retires from the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the last meeting of the Alexandria Council it was decided to accept a fresh description of Pickup-street, dedicated by Mr. William Cooper. The matter has been before the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A number of aldermen from the Paddington Council waited on the Minister for Works on the 31st ultimo, to ask him to allow Mr. M'Laughlin, an officer in the Works Department, to hold the position of alderman in the Paddington…
Continued on Trove, page 76 →A SPECIAL meeting of the Granville Council was held in the Council Chambers, School of Arts, Good-street, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the remainder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday evening last a special meeting of this council was held for the purpose of electing a Mayer for the remainder of the current municipal year, in the room of Alderman Harry Richardson, resigned. Present:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE fortnightly meeting of the Granville Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, School of Arts, Good-street, on Wednesday evening last. Present: Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. HARRY RICHARDSON, who has been compelled to resign his position as Mayor of Granville owing to the edict of the Minister for Works forbidding Civil Servants to hold any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Council was held on Monday evening. Present : The Mayor (Mr. T. W. Taylor), and Aldermen Smith, Wilson, Browne, Christiansen, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual monthly meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last in the Council Chamber. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Monday night, when there were present—the Mayor, Alds, Moore, Hearn, Rodwell, Neal, Whiting, Walsh, McCredie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some of our young folks in the country may remember a short account of a bazaar held some months ago at the Monastery, Neutral Bay, which was planned and carried out by Miss Susie Somerset, her sister and two little friends…
Continued on Trove, page 98 →AFTER his election as Mayor of the Borough on Thursday evening, Mr. Nobbs forthwith appointed Mr. George Parkin as Council Clerk pro tem., to take effect from the 7th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It will be remembered that at the meeting of Roman Catholics held on Wednesday last to devise measures for the raising of subscriptions for the speedy re-building of St…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The first gun was fired in the Municipal campaign on Wednesday, when Mr. H. Cook, candidate for the West Ward, addressed a meeting from O'Brien's balcony. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although the arriva of that dreaded [?], the imallpox, has not created, as much alarm as on previous occasions, there was sufficient uneasiness felt until it was publicly announced that the ship and the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →About 60 gentleman accepted invitations from Mr. Sydney Burdekin to attend a water- party, given by him on .Saturday in honor, of Mr. A. J. Riley, Mayor of Sydney. Among the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a complimentary picnic tendered to the Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Riley) on Saturday, Mr. John Young, the ex-Mayor, stated that when he became Mayor, he started, as Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. A. J. Riley, the Mayor of Sydney, was entertained at a banquet on Saturday by Alderman S. Burdekin. A large number of persons were present, amongst whom were the Right Hon. W. B. Dalley, Sir Patrick Jennings, the…
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