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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Mr. Henry Browne, Mayor of Silverton, was born in London, England, in 1838, and came to Victoria in January, 18[?]2. He engaged principally in mining pursuits in the sister colony, where he is known as one…
Continued on Trove, page 1079 →The Treasury Department has refused the Balmain Council the use of a wharf at Glebe Island for punting nightsoil. The Balmain borough free library has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Polling for the first municipal election at Dundas took place on Saturday and was carried out very orderly if somewhat energetically. All of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The fortnightly meeting of the Newtown Council was held on the 2lst instant. Present—The Mayor (Joseph Jolly, J.P.), and Aldermen Whately, Lane, Js.P., P[?]irce, Tye, Smith, Eggleton, Medway. Formal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alderman Godfrey moved by notice at the meeting of the Rockdale Council held on Thursday last,— "That the Mayor be voted the sum of £100 as a remuneration for his services for the current year." The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Windsor "ouster" case, Gosper v. Mortley, has been settled out of court. Owing to the abominable nuisance caused by soapsuds and other refuse water lying stagnant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fixed meeting of the Canterbury Council was held on Wednesday evening at the Town Hall. The Mayor (Alderman J. C. Sharp; J.P.) presided. Present: Aldermen J. C. Stone, Quigg…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The sum of £850 is to be expended by the Government upon Blakehurst Bridge, Kogarah. As May 24, the proper day for the Hunter's-hill Council to meet, was a public holiday, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ERNEST BUTTNER, who was to have been hanged to-day, has been released by order cf the Executive Council. That final, tribunal of appeal met at noon to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Under the first heading, your correspondents "Burwood Resident," "Burwood Resident, No. 2," "Another Resident of Burwood," "A Ratepayer," and "Alderman G. E. Russell Jones," in recent issues of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Monday, the following alderman being present:—The Mayor (Alderman Hellmrich), Aldermen Jones, George, Dillon, Harper, and Davidson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. POTTS HILL STORAGE RESERVOIR. The Potts Hill Storage Reservoir Bill was read a second time, and taken through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Legislative Council met at half-past 4 o'clock. Potts' Hill Storage Reservoir Bill. Mr. W. H. SUITOR moved the second…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. W. H. SUTTOR laid upon the table the Report of the Fehon Inquiry Commission, and parts 1 and 5 of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following papers were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed:--Fehon Inquiry Commission Report, Statistical Register of New South Wales for 1888…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fortnightly meeting was held on May 28. Present: The Mayor (Mr. R. Dougan), Aldermen Brown, Whitney, Mortley, Dean, Lyttle, and Beaver. C. G. Wade wrote complaining of the space between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.--A public meeting was held at Waratah, on Tuesday night for the purpose of protesting against the action of tho local council in levying a rate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Owing to the extreme inclemency of the weather the usual fortnightly meeting of the above council lapsed for want of a quorum on Monday evening. An adjourned meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Federated Building Trades Council was held at the Trades Hall, Dixon-street, last evening, Mr. H. J. Shying occupying the chair. A letter was read from the Stonemasons' Society,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The regular meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held in the Trades'-hall last night, the president (Mr. J. Kelly) being in the chair. The Sydney United Laborers wrote…
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