Five Dock Borough Council
The fortnightly meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last 26. Present, the Mayor A. W. Sutton, Esq., Aldermens West, Budd, Poolman, Bull, Foley…
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Council & local affairs, 1887
1,840 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 92
Improper Municipal Ex-penditure. Discovered Through an Account Rendered in Shorthand
For several years past such reformers as Labonchere, Dilke, Firtb. Howell. Bradlaugh. Potter, Cremer, Bennett aud many others of the same stamp have spared no pains in laying bare…
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It is reported that three Blayney aldermen have been unseated through some informality in the election. In compliance with a requisition from a…
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THE first clause of the 190th section of the Municipalities’ Act of 1867 reads as follows:—“The Council of “any municipality may borrow by…
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That dispute in Goulburn, as to whether or hot a town hall, should be built, opens up a question of very considerable municipal importance. The position in Goulburn is just this: A…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Hurstville Council was held on Thursday evening at the temporary Council-chambers. There were present the Mayor (Mr. Milsop), with Aldermen Patrick, Humphrey, Gannon, Peake, Bibby,…
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It is quite evident, from the manner in which business is conducted at many council meetings, that these gatherings are a real source of relaxation to some aldermen. Relieved from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Privy Council Appeal. Lowers of Masters in Lunacy
The London Times of June [?] publishes the following report of the proceeding of the judicial committee of the Privy Council in re Barlow's Will Trusts--Francis Barlow and…
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Resolutions were carried unanimously at a meeting of many of the principal residents of North Botany, held at Thornton's Half-way House, corner of Botany and Gardener's roads,…
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The proposed permanent levels of all roads and streets within the municipality are now on view at the council chambers immediate proceeding are also about to be taken for the…
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A meeting of the Executive Council occupied nearly the whole of Tuesday morning, there having been a great quantity of business accumulated during the absence of the Governor. Nothing of…
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The Mayors of various surrounding municipalities met in the Council-chambers, Camperdown, last night, to take combined action to urge on the Government the advisabilty of granting a…
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The monthly meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council was held on Tuesday afternoon. The Mayor (Mr. John Booth) presided, and there were also present Aldermen Airey, Hellier, Meston, Jones, Joseph…
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The first annual meeting of the Cook's River Ward Ratepayers' Association was held in the Primitive Methodist Church on August 1. Mr. G. Wilson (vice-president) occupied the chair,…
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In answer to a circular, the Mayors of various surrounding municipalities met in the Council-chambers, Camperdown, last night, to decide on a plan of combined action for the purpose…
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AT the next annual session of this extremely useful body—to be held, we understand, early next month —the chief topic for discussion will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Can Servants of Contractors with a Municipal Council Hold Office in Such Council? To the Editor
Sir,—As the subject on which I am now about to write concerns all persons who pay rates, and particularly those who act in the capacity of municipal representatives, I trust you will deem…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SCENE in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Perth
A lively scene took place in the Legislative Council during the discussion on the Supplementary Estimates, which have been the cause of prolonged debates from time to time. The…
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A meeting to consider the question of further endowment for municipalities was held on Tuesday, August 2, at 8 p.m., in the Council-chambers, Camperdown. There were present the Mayors of Ashfield, Camperdown,…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Marrickville Municipal Council was held at the local town hall on Monday evening, present his Worship the Mayor (Alderman J. Graham), and Aldermen Cook, Bullock, Smith, Shaw, Elliott, Moyse,…
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