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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

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Alderman Playfair's Candidature

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 5

Alderman Playfair, candidate in the freetrade interest and one of the West Sydney "bunch," industriously pursued his campaign in that electorate yesterday. In the evening…

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The Federal Council. Preliminary Meeting of Delegates. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 7

The Federal Council held a preliminary meeting to-day, mid framed the programme for their third session, all being present. Only two bills are to be submitted, namely, the Western Australian…

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Municipal Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 8

The following North Shore aldermen will retire by rotation this year:—East St. Leonards: Aldermen Wilson, M'Burney, and Vernon. St. Le[?]nards: Aldermen Bell, Eaton, and Cowles. Victoria:…

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Municipal Councils. Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on the 22nd instant, the following being present: The Mayor (Alderman Hellmrich), Aldermen George, Scott, Brown, Campbell, Harper, Robinsonand Mahoney…

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Municipal. the Coming Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 3

Mr. T. W. G. Auslow has been influentially requisitioned to allow himself to be nominated for one of the vacancies in the Manly Council and has consented. Mr. Stephen Sullivan, J.P…

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Fourth Edition. Star Office, 6.30 p.m. Latest Cables. [Our Special Messages.] London County Council. Sir Charles Dilke Nominated. London, January 28

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 5

Sir Charles Dilke has been nominated as a member of the London County Council. The "Women's Election Committee has entered a protest against his nomination,…

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Executive Council

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 8

At a meeting of the Executive Council, held yesterday, when his Excellency the Governor, the Hon. John Lackey, and the Hon. E. Barton were present, the following public holidays were…

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London County Council. Sir Charles Dilke Nominated. London, January 28

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5

Sir Charles Dilke has been nominated as a member of the London County Council. The Women's Election Committee has entered a protest against his nomination,…

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The Federal Council. Opening Address by Sir Robert Hamilton. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.--At the opening of the Federal Council to-day nine out of the ten representatives of the six colonies now in the union Wore present. Fiji alone being unrepresented…

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The Federal Council. [Bt Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 9

The third session of the Federal Council was opened to-day in the Legislative Council Chamber. The delegates assembled at 11 a.m., there being present—Messrs. Gillies and Deakin, Victoria; Sir…

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Balmain Borough Council. [The following were unavoidably held over from our last issue.]

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 3

The usual meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, 22nd inst. There wore present the Mayor, Aldermen Burns, Carruthers, Easton, J. Clubb, Garrard…

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Municipal Contests. HURSTVILLE

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5

As is usually the case, the names of intending candidates are continually being changed, while new men are coming forward. In Hurstville Ward, Hurstville, Mr. Freeman has retired from…

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Municipal. Macdonaldtown

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 10

The last meeting of this council before the elections was held on January 28. Present--Alderman live in the chair, with Aldermen Irvine, Jacobson, Peake, Bryan, Fallick and Knight. Correspondent: From…

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The Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 4

To a cynical mind there must, be something comic in the circumstance that the Federal Council sits at Hobart to talk about federation and the…

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The Federal Council. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday.--The Federal Council met at 11 o'clock this morning. The president (Mr. Playford) reported that he had presented the Address-in-Reply to the Governor, and that…

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The Federal Council. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 7

The address in reply to the Governor's speech at the opening of the Federal Council was presented to his Excellency at Government House this morning. The Federal Council assembled at 11 o'clock. Notice of…

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Newcastle Municipal Nominations

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. The following gentlemen have been nominated to fill the positions of the retiring aldermen of the City Council:-City Ward: Colin Christie and Thos…

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Municipal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At the last meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council it was shown that 102,707 head of stock had passed through the saleyards at Market Wharf during the year 1888. The amount of fees received…

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COUNTRY. Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Messrs. Colin Christie and T. Brooks have been nominated for City Ward, and W. F. Gibb for Honeysuckle Ward, unopposed. For…

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