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An adjourned council meeting was held on Thursday last. Present—C. R. Austin (Mayor), Aldermen Scarr, Hayes, Griffin, Smithers, and Passau. The following correspondence was read and dealt with:—Council clerk, St…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--A deputation interviewed the Premier yesterday regarding the Chinese question, requesting Sir Samuel Griffith to urge the necessity for action upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canterbury, although one of the earliest settled suburbs, was not incorporated until March 17, 1879. The borough includes Belmore, Moorfields, and Kingsgrove, and is bounded on the south by West Botany, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The monthly meeting of the Cook's 'Rivet Ward Ratepayers' Association was hold in the Primitive Methodist Church, Renwick-street, on Thursday evening, Mr. Guille in the chair. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--A Government Gazette of Saturday proclaimed the formation of South Brisbane and Woolloongabba into a separate municipality, to be named the borough of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fortnightly meeting of the Macdonaldtown Council was held on January 4. Present—The Mayor (Alderman G. Ives), and Aldermen Goddard, Fallick, Baldwin, Elliott, Murray, Croker, and the council clerk (Mr. W. F. Bray)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The municipal lists of persons entitled supposed to be entitled to vote at the municipal elections in February next for the years 1888-9 are now on view at the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following is the notice paper for this afternoon :— REPORT TO RECEIVE. Improvement Committee’s report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Sir Samuel Griffith, Premier of Queensland, arrived here to-day en route for Hobart to attend the Federal Council. He had a lengthened interview with the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE monthly meeting of the Council of the N.S.W. Fruitgrowers’ Union was held in the Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon. Mr. John Nobbs, vice-president, occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Friday, at the special meeting of the Borough Council to consider the proposed grant of £250 to the Mayor for Centennial celebration purposes,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor of the Glebe has convened a meeting of the ratepayers and residents at their request on Monday evening, the 10th inst., for the purpose of taking into consideration the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PARRAMATTA, Wednesday.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held in the Town Hail yesterday. There were present—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation representing the interests of pipe importers waited upon the Mayor of Sydney yesterday morning for the purpose of directing his attention to several matters in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fortnightly meeting last night was the first one for a month, the last one hating been swamped by tho holidays. There was a full muster, the usually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the St. Peters Council was held last evening at the local Town Hall. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman W. Walmsley), with Aldermen Baker, Geering, Judd, Harber, Falick, Hayes, Lambert, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-alderman G. Moore will probably come forward for Brompton Ward, St. Peters. Mr. J. Harrison and ex-Alderman J. J. Farr are candidates for Middle Ward,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A committee meeting of the City Council was held at the Town-hall yesterday afternoon, when the Mayor (Mr. John Harris) presided aud the following aldermen were present :--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Premier. Mr. Gilles, the Attorney-General, Mr. Wrixon, of this colony, and Sir Samuel Griffith, of Queensland, leave to-day for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday.--J. W. Rutter, late Mayor of North Rockhampton, was brought up at the Police Court to-day, charged with forging and uttering bills altogether to…
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