Vice-president of the Council on Education. London, Jan. 19
Sir W. Hart Dyke has been appointed Vice-President of the Council on Education, in place of Sir Henry Holland, the new Secretary of State for the Colonies…
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Council & local affairs, 1887
1,840 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 92
Municipal
Alderman Riley, the newly-elected Mayor, took the civic chair on Friday, January 14, for the first time at the committee meeting of the Municipal Council, and Alderman Chapman, in a few well-chosen words,…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Alderman Chapman died this morning at his residence, Waratah, from cancer. He had been ill a long time, and underwent an operation a short time since. He…
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A committee meeting of the City Council was held yesterday, when there were present--the Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley). Aldermen Hart, Buckle, Dean, Playfair, Bryen, Meeks, Poole,…
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The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. CREMATION. Dr. CREED moved for leave to bring in a…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. CR NATION BILL. Mr. CREED moved for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the process of cremation. He said that the bill was the…
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A meeting of the finance committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were present the Mayor (Mr. A. J. Riley), Aldermen Chapman, Lees, Kippax, Beare, Meeks,…
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The action of the late Minister for Works (Mr. Lyne) in getting the Botany-road proclaimed as under the charge of the councils interested, viz.--Redfern, Waterloo and…
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BATHURST, Thursday.--At the council meeting last night, Alderman M'Dougall, the proprietor of the Bathurst Times, who retires, said he did not intend to stand again. He said…
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London, Wednesday.--For the Brunswick (Vic.) municipal loan of £28,000 about £35,000 was offered. The average of tenders was about £104 7s. 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Ward. Alderman J. F. Whiting
addressed his constituents from the Native Rose Hotel on Wednesday, when he promised his support to the forming of new streets, kerbing, and guttering where there…
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AT the recent banquet to Mr. A. J. Riley, the new Mayor of Sydney, the Right Hon. W. B. Dalley, P.C., proposed the toast of the day :— Mr. Dalley said—Mr. Riley's entrance upon…
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[We publish with much pleasure the following letter to the Mayor which has been forwarded to us from the Town Hall.—ED. OUSERVER.]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Election of Protestant Nationalists in the Dublin Council
Foolish, indeed, must the men be who could believe that in a self-governed Ireland there would be any danger that Protestants would be excluded from power and office on account of…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE SUPPLY BILL. Mr. MACKELLAR said that he had just visited the other Chamber, and communicated with Sir Henry…
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Already there is considerable stir with regard to municipal matters, and many candidates are mentioned for the various wards. For each of the wards only one candidate…
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Very little excitement, considerable quiet canvassing much study, of rolls and mysterious conferences of committees and a general dampness knocking all plans on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leichhardt Municipal Elections. Middle Ward Mr. H. M. HYDE
Mr. H. M. Hyde addressed a meeting of the ratepayers of Middle Ward on Saturday evening last from the balcony of Artlett's Imperial Hotel at which there was a large…
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At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. M. Fisher, D.S.M., Inspector Seymour proceeded against a number of persons for breaches of the municipal bylaws, such as allowing filth to remain on…
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