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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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Municipal. East St. Leonards

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 6

At the meeting held on the 3rd inst. there were present:--Aldermen M'Burney (Mayor), Vernon, Rodick, Ranken and Mountford. This inward correspondence was voluminous, and…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 3

A special meeting of the finance committee was held yesterday when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman John Harris), Aldermen Chapman, Kippax, J. D. Young, Dean, Beare,…

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Granville Borough Council

The Australian Star · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Granville Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening. Accounts amounting to £174 44s 4d were ordered to be…

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Notes From the City Council

The Australian Star · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 6

AT the meeting of the City Council to-day Alderman Chapman congratulated the newly-elected Mayor on his elevation to the civic chair…

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Northern District Municipal Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 3

A special quarterly conference of the Northern District Municipal Association was held this afternoon in the Wickham Council Chambers. The Mayor of Newcastle was in the chair. The Hamilton, Merewether, Wickham,…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 3

The City Council met in committee of finance yesterday afternoon. There were present the Mayor (Mr. John Harris) in the chair. Aldermen Beare, Bryen, Buckle, Burdekin, Chapman, Dean, Hart, Jeanneret, Jones, Kippax,…

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COUNTRY. Northern District Municipal Association

The Australian Star · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--This afternoon at 4 o'clock a conference of members of the Northern District Municipal Association was held at the Wickham Municipal…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 3

The work of widening the bridge over the parramatla-road at Camperdown, the narrowness of which has been the subject of complaint for years past, is to be proceeded with without…

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Northern Municipal Association. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--This afternoon the quarterly conference of the Northern Municipal Association was held in the Council-chambers, Wickham. Tho councils represented were;--…

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T[?] Centennary Commemoration. Proposal to Vote the Mayor £250. Special Meeting of the Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council convened by the Mayor on requisition from Alds. Taylor, Beames Granger and Jos. Booth, was held at the Town Hall on Friday afternoon for the…

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The Probable Retirement of the Mayor

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 6

EDITOR CUMBERLAND MERCURY.—I trust that you will give the warning note to rate-payers of the lour wards, so that they may try and elect gentlemen to the high position of…

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Granville. Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 7

THE fortnightly meeting of the Granville Borough Council was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. John Nobbs), and Aldermen…

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Federal Council, P.a.f.s

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 9

The Federal Council of the Protestant stance Friendly Society of Australasia held their;Seventh Biennial Council meeting in Melbourne, on Thursday, 10th November. 1887:--…

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Correspondence. the Parramatta Council and Hudson Bros

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 6

EDITOR CUMBERLAND MERCURY.—In your report of the Borough Council’s proceedings in your Saturday’s issue the Mayor is reported having said in the discussion upon Messrs…

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Municipal Councils. Canterbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 8

The meeting of the Canterbury Council was held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Mr. T. A. Davis), Aldermen Taylor, Quigg, Brown, Poole, Nightingale, Thompson, M'Bean, and Scott. Correspondence: The…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 6
Also in The Cumberland Mercury, Australian Town and Country Journal

The retiring aldermen for Kogarah are Messrs. D. .7. Treacey, of Hurstville, John Giant aud David Davies Supplements to yesterday's Gazette contain…

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Municipal Contracts and Sales Over Counter

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 4

ONE of the most ambiguous clauses in the Municipalities Act of 1867 is that which relates to the acceptance of contracts with the corporation by…

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Prospect and Sherwood. MUNICIPAL

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Western road, on Tuesday evening lost. Present: The Mayor (Alderman John Booth), and Aldermen Joseph…

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