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Council & local affairs, 1888

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 122

Balmain Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 3

A special meeting of the above was held on Tuesday lost. Present—The Mayor (Ald. E. H. Buchanan) Alds. McDonald, J. Clubb, Burns, Clymer, Easton, Punch…

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SLOCOMER v. the Municipal Council of Sydney. (Before Mr. Justice Innes and juries of four.)

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 6

The hearing of this notion was resumed. The plaintiffs, who ate wholesale grocers in George-street west, seek to recover £1000 damages from the City Council for…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 17

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1108

The early part of the meeting was devoted to private members' business. The St. Thomas's Church Enfield Lands Sale Bill was read a third time and passed. The North Shore, Manly, and Pittwater Tramway…

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Municipality of Leichhardt

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 3

A appoint meeting of the members of tho Borough Council was hold on Monday evening, at which there wore present—The Mayor, Mr. Sydney Smith, M.P., and…

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Municipal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 29

" The country is lyric-the town dramatic. "When mingled, they make the most perfect musical drama."…

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Appeal to the Privy Council

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 5

It is understood that the Government will take the necessary proceedings to have a case to be stated for the decision of the Privy Council as to whether a writ of…

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South Australia. The South Australian Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 4

ADELAIDE, This Day.-- The polling for the election of two members for the Northern Division in the Legislative Council resulted in Mr. Darling and Mr…

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The Chinese Question the Supreme Court's Decisions. the Government Will Appeal to the Privy Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 4

A special meeting of the Cabinet was held on Saturday for the purpose of considering various matters in connection with the Chinese question the most important being the recent decisions…

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Lawsuit against a Municipality

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.-- It is rumoured that an action is to be brought against the St. Kilda Councillors for their action in sot proceeding legally in the re-erection…

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Municipal Councils. Rockdale (Late West Botany)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on May 23, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman W. G. Judd, J.P.), with Aldermen Green, Jeeves, Godfrey Cooks, and Smythe. The Mayor laid upon the table the Act of…

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Municipal Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 8

Mr. J. H. Watkin, Mayor of Ashfield, who has been absent in Melbourne on leave for several weeks, returned to Sydney on Thursday. Mr. J. D. Good win, engineer and overseer of works of…

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Resignation of an Alderman

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Alderman Watt last night sent in his resignation as a member of the Adamstown Council…

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The South Australian Legislative Council Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--The scrutiny of the votes polled in connection with the election of two members for the northern district in the Legislative Council has now been concluded…

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Nisi Prius. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice INNES and a jury of four.) SLOCO[?] V. the Municipal Council of [?]

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 6

The hearing of this action was continued. The plaintiffs, who are wholesale grocers, carrying on business in George-street West, seek to recover from…

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An Amalgamation of Municipalities

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, This Day.--It has been proposed to amalgamate the municipality of Port Melbourne with that of the city. The matter was discussed last night at a…

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The Municipality of Port Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A large and influential meeting of ratepayers was held in the town-hall, Port Melbourne, to-night to consider the advisability of joining that municipality to…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 6

An Appeal Court was hold at the Water Police Court on Friday in connection with the municipality of Randwick. Mr. Joseph Coulter, superintendent of the Randwick Asylum,…

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Municipal Councils. Concord

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 8

The forthnightly meeting of the Concord Muncipal Council was held on the 24th instant. Present: The Mayor (Alderman W. K. Chapman), Aldermen H. Bray, Lynch, Steel, Morton, and Zoeller, A letter was received from the…

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County Intelligence. Ryde and District. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Ryde Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday last. Present : The Mayor (Ald. Rose), and Alds. Goodsell, Best,…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 2

AT the regular fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council, held on Monday evening, there were present : The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Byrnes) and Alds. Booth, Cox, Brodie,…

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