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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Swan-with-two-Necks' Hotel last night, Mr. J. E. West in the chair. The following affiliated societies were…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

The fortnightly meeting of members of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council was held last night, Mr. West presiding. The following societies were represented, viz.—The Saddlers', Journeymen Silkhatters', Coopers',…

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Notes From the City Council

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 2

AT the meeting of the Finance Committee of the City Council yesterday a communication having been read from the Centennial Commission inviting the Council to…

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The Federal Council. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Messrs. Gillies and Wrixon. Premier and Attorney-General, accompanied by Sir Samuel Griffith and Mr. Dickson, representatives of Queensland, left by the…

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The City Council Retrenchment. £30,000 Yearly to Be Saved

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 7

At the meeting of the City Council yesterday Mayor Harris read the following report:— In pursuance of a resolution of the…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 4

The City Council met in committee of finance yesterday afternoon. There were present the Mayar (Alderman J. Harris), in the chair; and Aldermen Beare, Bryen, Buckle, Burdekin Chapman, Deane Hardid, M. Harris, Jones,…

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Fire Brigades and Municipal Councils. An Important Case

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5

DENILIQUIN, This Day.--During the last two days a case has been heard here, in which the local Fire Brigade's Board sought to recover from the Municipal…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 6

Dairymen delivering milk in the city from premises registered outside its boundaries are notified that they are required to register their names, &c., forthwith at the office of the…

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A Municipal Question. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 6

Sir,--Apropos of the approaching municipal elections, I would like to elicit from some of your legal contributors au opinion an the following :--A retiring alderman in one of the suburban…

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Leichhardt Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday last, there being present—The Mayor (Ald. B. R. Moore) Alds. S. Smith, M.L.A., McCredie, Walsh, Cook, Neal…

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Balmain Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, the Mayor, Ald. W. M. Burns in the chair, Present,—Alds. McDonald…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 10

THE ordinary 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…

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The Rockhampton Forgeries. the Mayor Committed for Trial. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON, Friday.--John Wallis Ratter was to-day committed for trial for forging and uttering bills to the amount of £5000. Bail was refused, consequent on Rutter's attempted…

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The Federal Council. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 5

HOBART, Friday.--The Victorian and Queensland delegates to the Federal Council arrived this evening, and will be entertained by the Governor on Monday…

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Balmain Municipal Election. to the Editor

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I beg to contradict the rumour that I (C. READ, Cash Draper, Beattie-street), am a candidate for a seat (at present) in your Municipal Council…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 3

Those opposed to the proposed municipal district of Smithfield and Fairfield are requested to call at Mr. C. A. Maxwell's office, Montaguchambers, Elizabeth-street, and sign the…

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Northern Municipal Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 13

A special quarterly conference of the Northern District Municipal Association waa held on January 5 in the Wickham Council Chambers. The Mayor of Newcastle prosided. The…

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Municipal. "The country in lyric-the town dramatic. When mingled, they make the meet perfect musical drama Two Mayors of New South Wales. (See portraits on page 81.) East St. Leonards

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 13

MR, NICHOLAS M'BURNEY, the Mayor-of East St. Leonards, was born in the north of Ireland, and arrived in Sydney with his family when he was about 8 years of age. He was educated in…

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TASMANIA. The Federal Council

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1888 · page 8

HOBART, This Day.--The Federal Council is only expected to last three days…

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