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The fortnightly meeting of the Hurstville Council was held on Thursday, the 19th instant. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Alex. Milsop) Aldermen Patrick, Humphrey, Gannon, Peake, 'Tidswell, M'Rae, Fripp, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.—The meeting of the Northern Municipal conference, which was to have been held yesterday, was postponed on account of the absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. W. G. Coward has been elected by a majority of 141 over his opponent, Mr. R. Phillips, for the extraordinary vacancy in the Strathfield Council. The results were—Coward,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special general meeting of the Parramatta Council was held in the council-chambers on Thursday evening last. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes), Aldermen Brodie, Beames, Taylor, Cox, Tiernan, Moxham,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of interested ratepayers of the Glebe was held last night at the Bridge Hotel to protest against the street watering rate lately levied by the council. Mr. Collins…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following notices of motion have been given by Aid. Taylor for the meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council on Monday evening next:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Some three weeks ago I wrote you a short note, asking an explanation from the Mayor and aldermen of the Strathfield Municipal Council touching a very strange entry in their published account of their revenue and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Macdonaldtown council intend testing the feeling of the ratepayers in King-street South in that borough re co-operating with the Newtown council in contributing a moiety of the cost of watering the same…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Borough Council met on Tuesday last. Present— The Mayor (Mr. T. J. Dickson) and full council. Communications were received from Water Supply and Sewerage Board stating, in answer to an application for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Marrickville Council have decided to charge the boroughs of Newtown, Petersham and St. Peters with a proportion of the coat of cleaning out a main drain through the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE eagerness with which the new loan has been sought in the London money market, and the readiness with which colonial municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. The PRESIDENT announced the receipt of communication from the Private Secretary to his Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Bathurst City Council was held this evening. There was a very heavy business paper. On the motion of Alderman Ryan it was decided to expend £50 in tree-planting in the Kendall Avenue, only two aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. SIMPSON, in answer to Mr. Creed, said that with the exception of about 30,000 rounds, the 7,200,000 rounds of Martini-Henry ammunition ordered since January, 1885, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The special auditors appointed to investigate the municipal frauds have completed their work so far as the city engineer's department is concerned. Their report shows that the amount of what are known as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of the Granville Municipal Council was held in the Council-chambers, Granville, on Monday evening last. Present—The Mayor (Mr. John Nobbs, M.L.A.) and the full council. The business was the election of an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE Mayor has addressed a minute to the heads of the departments in the Corporation, calling upon then to report as to the officers under their charge who can, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BATHURST, Wednesday.--At the council meeting to-night considerable discussion took place on a motion by Alderman Knight, to the effect that no more works be passed except…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GOULBURN, This Day.--Alderman H.S. Gannon has been elected Mayor vice Mr. P. Tait, deceased, A letter of condolence was ordered to be sent to Mrs. Tait…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weekly meeting of the committee of the City council was held yesterday afternoon, when the Mayor (Mr. John Harris) presided, and the following aldermen were present:--…
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