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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

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Affray at a Municipal Council Meeting

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 443

At the monthly meeting of the Bulleen (Vic.) Council on Monday the meeting was brought to a sudden termination on a vote being taken against the ruling of…

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Legislative Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 434

In the Legislative Council there was, contrary to general expectation, a large attendance of Indies, many of whom had, no doubt, come to have the pleasure of witnessing the first appearance of their husbands or…

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Executive Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 443

A meeting of the Executive Council was held on Tuesday under the presidency of his Excellency the Governor. Mr. Burnside, who was secretary to the commission appointed to inquire into the sale…

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Penrith municipal Council. Election' of Committees. Paskin Charges Long. Latter Refuses to Serve. Council Disclaims Responsibility for Mr. Knight's Death

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening when there were present the' Mayor (Ald. T. R. Smith), Aldermen Clissold, Cross, Dent, Judges, Long, Paskin and…

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Smithfield-Fairfield Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 5

THE first election of Mayor in the new Smithfield and Fairfield municipality took place in the Lecture Hall, Smithfield, on Friday last. There was talk of Messrs. John…

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Granville Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 5

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Unwin), and Aldermen Goff, Leggott, Kay, Forsyth, Ross, and Fewster…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present: HIs worship the Mayor, Ald. F. Bemnes (in the chair), Ald…

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The Federal Council [By Telgraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 11

A proclamation issued by the Governor of Tasmania, proroguing the Federal Council, was published in to-day's Government Gazette…

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The Victorian Elections. Platform of the Trades-hall Council. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Gillies has decided to stand for the eastern suburbs instead of for his old constituency of Rodney. All the candidates have withdrawn in his favor except Mr…

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Municipal Conference

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 6

A conference between the Leichhardt and Petersham Councils, with regard to the question of preventing flow of sewerage matter into this borough, was held in the…

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Municipal Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 15

At the meeting of the Canterbury Municipal Council, [?]old at the new Town Hall on Thursday evening, it was resolved, on the motion of Alderman M'Bean, seconded by Alderman Scott, that stops should be…

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Municipal Councils. Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 15

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on February 27. Present—The Mayor (Alderman T. J. Lowe), Aldermen Robertson, Gale, Wall, Wilson, Napper, Pearce, Andrews, Starkey, and…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 10
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At the meeting of the Alexandria Council held on Wednesday evening, £100 was voted to the Mayor to meet the expenses of the position for the current year…

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The Lord Mayor on London "Larrikins."

The Australian Star · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 2

AT the Mansion House, on January 14, Matthew Clancey and George Williams, each 17 years of age, were charged with being concerned with others in violent…

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Wollongong Borough Council

Evening News · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.—Last week a resident obtained a verdict at the District Court of £10 and costs against the Borough Council for damages sustained by a horse falling over a heap…

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Bathurst Borough Council Estimates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 5

BATHURST, Saturday. -- The estimates of expenditure and income for the borough of Bathurst for the ensuing your, made by the town clerk, are -- probable income, £8230; and…

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Damage Claimed from a Borough Council

The Australian Star · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, This Day.--The Wollongong Council are threatened with an action £500, tor injuries sustained through tailing over a heap of metal left on the…

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Municipal Councils. Concord

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the council of the municipal district of Concord was held in the local offices on February 28. Present—The Mayor (Alderman H. D. Bray), Aldermen Moreton, Steel, Chapman,…

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Municipal Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 6

Mr. J. H. Carruthers, M.L.A., has received a communication from the postal department, stating that a difficulty had been met with in the matter of increasing the present postal accommodation at Croydon. It is,…

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