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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 122

Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 March 1888 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Glebe Council, on the motion of Alderman Conlon, a vote of thanks was ordered to be conveyed to Alderman T. J. Dunn for his past services of three…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes), Aldermen Beames, Joseph…

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Notes on the Balmain Borough Council Meeting

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 5

AN INVITATION TO A FISHING PARTY.-- The borough council of Victoria sent a polite invitation to the Balmain Council at their meeting last night to join a…

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Municipal Councils. Burwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 6

[?] Municipal Council of Burwood met on Mo[?] night. Alderman Hardie was the only absent alder[?] Inward correspondence: From the secretary Mutual Life Association, enclosing cheque value £10, being donation…

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Municipal Sale Yards at West Maitland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 10

A deputation from the borough council, consisting of the mayor (Mr. John Gillies), and Aldermen Young, Crothers, and Birkenhead, waited on the Hon. John Eales, M.L.C., at his residence, Duckenfield, yesterday, to submit an offer for…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 6

A public meeting of the ratepayers of Ashfield is to be held in the local town-hall to-night (Wednesday) to consider the advisability of borrowing the sum of £25,000 for the purpose of…

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Deputations to the Mayor. Site for Paddington Town Hall

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 6

A deputation consisting of the Mayor of Paddington (Alderman [?]mrich), five aldermen, and the council clerk waited on the Mayor of Sydney this morning, to ask…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 7

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ASSENT. The PRESIDENT read messages from the…

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Notes on the Balmain Borough Council Meeting

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 6

AN INVITATION TO A FISHING PARTY.-- The borough council of Victoria sent a polite invitation to the Balmain Council at their meeting last night to join a…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4. METROPOLITAN WATER AND SEWERAGE. BILL. The PRESIDENT announced the receipt of a message…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Leichhardt Council it was resolved--That this council, together with the members for Balmain and Glebe, wait upon the Minister for Works relative to the…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Australian Star · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council of Now South Wales was held last evening, at the Swan with-two-Necks Hotel, George and Park…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Conncii was held at the Swan-with-Two-Necks Hotel, George and Park streets, last night, Mr. J. E. West in the chair…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 3

The [?]SIDENT took the chair at half-past 4, and there being no quorum the House stood adjourned until 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday next. The members present were—Messrs. G. Campbell, Cox,…

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Ashfield Municipal Loan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 4

In compliance with a requisition, and also in accordance with a resolution of the council, the Mayor of Ashfield convened a public meeting of the ratepayers to be held at the Ashfield School of Arts on Wednesday evening, for the…

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Municipal Councils. Ashfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Ashfield Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present, the full council. The minutes of special meeting were read and confirmed. Letters were read as under:—Joseph Cox, offering to pay…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 3

The second meeting of the Alexandria Ratepayers' Progress Association was held at the local town-ball last evening. There was a large attendance of ratepayers, and Mr. W…

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Serious Illness of the Emperor William. Marked Decline in His Strength. His Condition Critical. Dissolution of the Reichstag Countermanded. the Federal Council Hastily Convened. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 7

The Emperor William of Germany is in a critical state of health. He has made his final will. MARCH 8…

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Banquet to Ex-Alderman McGuire

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 5

The above took place in the Jubilee Hall on Wednesday night last, and was attended by between 80 and 90 persons. The Mayor (Ald. E.H. Buchanan} took the chair, and…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 8

The City Council met yesterday. There were present— the Mayor (Alderman J. Harris) in the chair, Aldermen Beare, Bryen, Buckle, Burdekin, Chapman, Dean, Hardie, A. Harris, Hart, Jeanneret, Jones, Kippax, Lees, Meeks,…

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