The Municipal Elections in England. London, Nov. 2
The municipal elections, which took place yesterday throughout England, resulted slightly in favour of the Liberals…
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Council & local affairs, 1887
1,840 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 92
Municipal
It has been suggested that a conference of council clerks be held to consider the new District Government Bill. The Liverpool, St. Peters, Paddington and Kogarah councils have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 2. The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS
Mr. SALOMONS laid on the table an abstract of Crown lands authorised to be dedicated for public purposes, and a paper relative to the reduction of rates for the transmission of telegrams between Broken Hill and South Australia…
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A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Swan-with-two-Necks Hotel, George and Park streets last night, under the presidency oi Mr. J. E. West. The following…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and [?] Council was held last night, at the Swan-with-Two-[?] at the corner of Park and George streets. The [?] dent, Mr. J. E. West, occupied the [?]…
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A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held on Thursday night. Mr. J. E. West, president, occupied the chair. SOCIETIES REPRESENTED…
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The Camperdow[?] Borough Council met on Tuesday [?] Present: the full council. Accounts amounting [?] £452 2s. 5d., and on Town Hall account £550, were pa[?] It was resolved to borrow £2000 on the revenues of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Vandalism Scare. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—By last Saturday's Echo the aldermen of the un-fortuate Borough of East St. Leonards learned for the first time that they were going to cut down a number of valuable eucalyptus trees in the most aristocratic portion of our…
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The local authorities are notified in a supplementary Gazette that the usual report of proceedings under Dairies Supervision Act should be furnished in January next to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mayor-elect of Melbourne. Alderman Benjamin. (See portrait on page 955.)
Mr. BENJAMIN BENJAMIN, who was elected Mayor of Melbourne at the meeting of the Melbourne Municipal Council held on October 10, and whose term of office will begin on November 9, was born…
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The Finance Committee met on Friday, 28th inst. Alderman Ross, in the absence of the Mayor, occupied the chair. Accounts amounting to £205 12s. 2d. were passed for payment…
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The Finance Committee met on Friday, 28th inst. Alderman Ross, in the absence of the Mayor, occupied the chair. Accounts amounting to £205 12s. 2d. were passed for payment…
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CAPTAIN B. JENKINS, Mayor of St. Leonards, was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1830, [?]as apprenticed to the sea at an early age. [?]rved as cabin boy in the coasting, Baltic,…
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Mr. C. E. FARMER, Mayor of Brevard, North Carolina, is said to be the youngest Mayor in the United States of America. He has just turned 21 years, and his administration promises to be…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held at the Town Hell on Wednesday. There were present— The Mayor (Mr. O. J. Byrnes), Aldermen John…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday. There were present — The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes), Aldermen John…
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A consulting council on ecclesiastical matters has been appointed by Cardinal Moran, under the title of the Diocesan Council of Sydney, and the members selected are as follow:—The Right Rev. Monsignor…
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The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday night. Present—The Mayor (Ald. B. R. Moore) Alds. Davison, Hearn, Rodwell, Neal. Walsh, McCradie…
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The regular fortnightly meeting of the above council was held in Tuesday at the Town Hall, the Mayor (Ald. W. M. Burns) in the chair. Present: Alds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PARLIAMENT Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 2
The sitting of the Legislative Council was a very brief one. The only matter of any importance dealt with was the appointment of a select committee to report as to the present condition of the armoured and…
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