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Council & local affairs, 1889

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MUNICIPAL. Pure Air

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 25

Dr. Andrew Wilson wrote lately in HEALTH: The public has yet to learn, and our municipal advisers and fathers have still to appreciate, more fully what this lack of air space means in…

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The County Council. Lady Sandhurst Appeals

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. -- Lady Sandhurst, who was elected a member of the London County Council, and who was unseated on a petition presented by Mr. Beresford Hope, has…

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London County Council. a Lady Unseated. London, April 14

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 5

Lady Sandhurst, who was elected a member of the London County Council, and against whose return a petition was lodged, has been unseated. She has…

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Municipal Councils. Concord

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Concord Borough Council was lield on Thursday last at the district municipal chambers. Present—The Mayor (Alderman H. D. Bray), Aldermen Steel, Zoellor, Moreton,…

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Death of an Alderman

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 April 1889 · page 5
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NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- She body of the late Alderman Henderson was brought here yesterday, and the funeral takes place to-day. The improvement committee of…

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Municipal Councils. Ryde

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1889 · page 5

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Ryde Municipal Council was held on Friday last. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Lovell), Aldermen Goodsell, Jordan, Best, Forsyth, Atkins, Boss, Pidding, and Dean. The…

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Municipal Retrenchment at Kempsey

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1889 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Monday.--The borough council is discharging all its employes on the plea of retrenchment. Alderman Kenny has accused the council of "packing" on working men and…

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Funeral of the Late Alderman Henderson

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- The funeral of the late Alderman Henderson was largely attended yesterday. The members of the municipal bodies and the leading citizens…

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Executive Council

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 5

At a meeting of the Executive Council, held yesterday, Mr. B. Lee, hitherto police magistrate at Bathurst, was appointed a stipendiary magistrate, to sit at the Water Police Court in the…

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Municipal Affairs at Singleton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 4

The aldermen of South Singleton met to-night for the fifth time to elect a Mayor in the room of Mr. Hanley Bennett, who was called on to resign by the Railway Commissioners. All the aldermen were…

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Ryde Borough Council

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Eyde Council was held on Friday last, a full council being present. The minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. Finance: The committee reported…

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Parliament. Wednesday, April 17. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4 30 p.m. The Holidays. Mr. SIMPSON moved that the House at…

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Law. Supreme Court. Wednesday, April 17. IN CHAMBERS.--(Before Mr. Justice Owen.) Motion to Oust Aldermen From Office

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 3

Mr. G. E. R. Jones moved for rules nisi calling, upon Mr. E. G. Brown (Mayor of Tumut) aud Aldermen Thomas Wm. Lindbeck and John Weedon to show cause why the two…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 4

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SIMPSON, in answer to Mr. Cox, said he understood that Mr. Moore, the chairman of the…

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Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Council. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 3

Mr. SIMPSON, in reply to Mr. Cox, said he understood that Mr. Moore, chairman of the Phylloxera Board, stated that no general report had yet been made by him, but that be had…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 17. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Special Adjournment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 6

Mr. SIMPSON moved-- That this House at its rising adjourn till Wednesday next. The motion was agreed to…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1889 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. W. A. Hutchinson (in the chair), J…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1889 · page 5

The regular meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in the Trades-hall last night, the president (Mr. J. Lennon) being in the chair. Delegates representing the following…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1889 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council took place last night at the Trades Hall, Dixon-street. The president (Mr. J. Lennon) occupied the chair, and the following trades were represented:—…

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