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Council & local affairs, 1889

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Municipal Councils. WATERLOO

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 3

This council met on Thursday. Alderman Greenwood occupied the chair, and Aldermen Williams, White, Spicer, Navin, and Lamond were also present. A petition from residents of…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 8

BROKEN HILL, Monday.-The Broken municipal elections resulted as follows:- Wills Ward, Mr. H. E. Jones; Burke Ward, Mr. Creedon, King Ward, Mr. W. J. Cummins The…

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Municipal Elections. Wagga Wagga, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 6

The nominations for the municipal elections are as follow:--South Ward, R. S. Heydon; North, J. J. M' Grath; East, G. Coleman…

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Municipal Elections. Grafton. This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 5

At the municipal nominations to-day Aldermen Hockey, Murray, Campbell, and M' Kettrick were re-elected unopposed…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 3

Counter-petitions protesting against the proposed incorporation of Bingara as a municipal district and Dundas as a borough have been received, and are published in the Gazette…

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The Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 4

The Federal Council has now concluded its labors, and it can hardly be said that the session has passed without some result. On the last day of sitting…

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The Federal Council. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday. -- On the Federal Council resuming yesterday afternoon, Mr. Clark took up the d[?]bate on the constitution of the Council. He concurred in the previous speaker's opinions…

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Picnic to the Federal Council Delegates. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 7

The delegates at the Federal Council were entertained by the Government of Tasmania to a trip up the Derwent, as far as New Norfolk, and thence by rail to the Plenty and Salmon ponds. The weather…

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Municipal Sanitation

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 3

At Monday night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council, the Mayor (Mr. Sydney Smith) stated that as that was the last meeting at which he would preside as Mayor, having made up his mind…

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Municipal Councils. Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 5

The usual meeting of the above council was held on Monday night the 4th instant. Present—Aldermen F. Smith (Mayor), William Waterhouse, Matthews, Donald Munro, S. Blue, M. M'Mahon, and F. Punch…

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Municipal Elections. Randwick

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 6

The nominations for the Borough of Randwick are : -- WEST WARD : James Robertson, investor, Belmore-road, Randwick; Charles…

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Municipal. the Glebe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 6

The monthly council meeting was held on February 4. Present: The Mayor (Alderman P. G. Lucas) with Aldermen M. Chapman. M.P., H. Chapman, Dunn, Duncan, Burcher, Yeates and Burton…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 6

Very little interest was evinced in the suburban municipalities and boroughs over the municipal nominations and elections, they having been completely overshadowed by the…

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A Popular Mayor

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- Last night Major Buchanan was tendered a banquet the citizens, Mr. A. Brown, M.L A. was the chairman, and Messrs. H. Stokes…

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Election of Mayor

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 5

TAREE, This Day.--At a meeting of the Municipal Council yesterday, Alderman G. Saxby was unanimously chosen mayor…

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Alleged Embezzlement by a Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 5

GRENFELL, Wednesday.--At the Police Court today, before Messrs. Howarth and Amor, David Pyne. Mayor of Grenfell, was charged by his partner, Mr. Watt, with…

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Banquet to the Mayor of Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-The Mayor of Newcastle, Alderman Buchanan, was entertained at a return banquet on Tuesday night at the Lyceum Hall by some seventy of the citizens. Mr. Alex…

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Waratah Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day,--The Waratsh Council, on Monday evening, rescinded their previous resolution granting the Redemptorist Fathers the privilege of…

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The London County Council

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 5

LONDON, February 6.-All the London county aldermen are extremists, except the Earl of Meath…

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A Mayor Charged with Embezzlement. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 8

David Pyne, J.P., Mayor of Grenfell, was charged at the Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Howarth and Amor, with having embezzled various sums of money from his partner in a flourmill, Mr. W…

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