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The Municipal Council of Sydney met in committee of finance yesterday afternoon. There were present the Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley), and Aldermen Beare, Bryen, J. D. Young, Jeanneret, Hardie, Kippax, Poole,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held yesterday. The Mayor presided, and there were also present:--Aldermen Hardie, Beare, Hart. Brven. J.D. Young,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of members of the Now South Wales Trades and Labour Council was held yesterday evening at the Swan-with-Two-N[?]ks Hotel. Mr. J. P. Minnie presided. The following societies were represented:—Operative Bo[?]t…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Trades aud Labor Council was held at the Swan-with-Two-Necks Hotel last evening, when the president, Mr. J.P. Minme, occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the City Council yesterday-- The Mayor said lie would like the matter of the jubilee fund settled. Alderman JEANNERET would like to see the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →T[?] PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 0'clock. NOXIOUS TRADES' SITE. Mr. LACKEY moved: That the evidence taken before a Select Committee of the Legislative Council on "Noxious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the motion of Mr. LACKEY, it was agreed that the evidence taken before the Select Committee on the above matter during the session of 1885-6 should be referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a special meeting of the Alexandria Council held on Wednesday evening, the tender of Patrick Dawson for the forming, making and ballasting the Barwon Park-road (5[?] chains),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Creer introduced a deputation form the municipal council of Merryweather, near Newcastle, to the Colonial Treasurer yesterday, in reference to a gift made to the council. it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The regular fortnightly meeting of the council took place on Tuesday in the Town Hall. Present—The Mayor, (Ald. W. Burns) Aldermen McDonald, Punch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Legislative Council on Wednesday there was a very short sitting. The assent of the Governor was announced to several bills, including the Conditional Purchases and Leases Validation Bill and an…
Continued on Trove, page 1081 →A special meeting of the Council was held on the 9th to consider tho resignation of the overseer (Mr. Harris) and to appoint two aldermen and the Mayor to sign…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Joseph Graham, J.P., Mayor of Marrickville, was born in Perth, Scotland, on November 4, 1829. After having learned the business of nurseryman, &c., with Messrs. Dickson and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The little lords only sat for about an hour. But during this time they read the Beer Duties Bill for the first time, passed the Judges' Enabling Bill through all its stages, and considered…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The little folks of Sydney had a very pleasant time last week, when the children of the Mayor and Mayoress of Sydney gave a fancy ball to upwards of 2000 girls and boys, whose ages, according to the terms of the invitations…
Continued on Trove, page 1085 →Mr. Peregrine Fernandez Smyth has been elected an alderman for Araclifie Ward, West Botany, in the room of Mr. John Curtis, resigned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council WEB held on Wednesday afternoon. Present: The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes), Aldermen Ternan, Cox, Drew, John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fortnightly meeting of the Waterloo Municipal Council was held on Thursday night, at the council-chambers, there being present—Aldermen Howe (acting Mayor), Anderson, Navin, Lamond, Greenwood, and Spicer. Correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Marrickville Municipal Council was held last night at the council chambers. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Alderman J. Graham), and Alderman Shaw, Chisholm, Moyse,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Robert Stinson, of Blayney, has made application to the Supreme Court re three recently-elected alderman for that municipality, Messrs. J. R. Glasson, G. Marsh and M. B…
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