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Council & local affairs, 1888

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 122

Municipal Assessments

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 6

NOWRA, This Day.--A Court was held here yesterday for hearing appeals against the assessment of the Nowra municipality. There were 28 appeals. In 11 cases the…

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Municipal Conference. Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 5

A conference of representatives of various municipalities in the Newcastle district met at eleven o'clock this morning to consider the necessity of…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 6

A letter was read from the Marrickville Council at the last meeting of the St. Peters Council inviting co-operation on a deputation to the Minister to bring before his attention the…

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Kiama Municipal Council

The Australian Star · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5

KIAMA, This Day.--At a meeting of the Kiama Municipal Council held yesterday, the offer of the Australian Joint Stock Bank to advance £0000, the bank to hold…

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Bourke Municipal Council

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 6

BOURKE, Thursday.—In the Bourke Municipal Council on Wednesday Bight the engineer of the waterworks reported that during the past fortnight the pumps had been worKing for 78 hours,…

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City Council

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of the finance committee of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the council rooms on Thursday afternoon. There were present his Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Kippax,…

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Kiama Council's Finances

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5

KIAMA, Thursday.--A special meeting of the Kiama Council was held to-day and offers from the City Bank and Australian Joint Stock Bank to advance certain sums of money to the…

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The Kiama Municipal Council. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent..) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 8

At a special meeting of the Kiama Municipal Council this morning, the mayor and aldermen took into consideration the offer of the Australian Joint Stock Bank to advance £9000, the bank to hold the council's debentures…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5
Also in Evening News

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Temperance-hall last evening, under the presidency of Mr. Talbot. Upwards of 20 affiliated societies were…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

A meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, last evening. Mr. J. R. Talbot (president) occupied the chair. The following societies were represented:—Tobacco Operatives, Saddle,…

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Municipal Troubles at Paddington

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 3

At Paddington Council, on Tuesday evening, a long discussion was evoked by a motion to tarmetal Goodhope-street at a cost of £700. An amendment was moved to the effect that the…

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Municipal Conference

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A conference of the various municipal councils in the district is being held to-day in the Newcastle Council chambers, to take into consideration the advisableness of…

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Municipal Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 4

The Rockdale Council have adopted a unique design for a corporate seal, showing in the centre the perspective of their new town hall. The Rockdale Council respectfully but firmly decline to…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 4

The Municipal Council of Sydney met in committee of finance yesterday. There were present, the Mayor (Alderman J. Harris) in the chair, and Aldermen Beare, Chapman, Jones, M. Harris, Hart, Kippax, Lees, Manning,…

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Municipal Conference at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 8

At the municipal conference this morning, the Mayor of Newcastle presided, and the municipalities of Waratah, Carrington, Adamstown, Hamilton, and Wickham, were represented by their respective mayors. It was resolved…

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Municipal Taxation in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 8

At a meeting in the Town Hall to-night the following resolutions were passed:—"That the present method of assessing municipal and district council taxation is unjust in its incidence and…

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Municipal Conference. Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 6

A conference of representatives of various municipalities in the Newcastle district met at eleven o'clock this morning to consider the necessity of…

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