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Council & local affairs, 1890

3,391 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 170

Dundas and Carlingford. Dundas Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the Dundas Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday lest. There was a full Council present. The only business being the election of…

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Granville Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 6

A GENERAL meeting of the Borough Council was held immediately after the election of Mayor; the newly elected Mayor [Alderman Gee] presiding. All…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 6

THE following is the business paper for next Monday’s meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council:— REPORTS TO ADOPT…

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The Mayor's Banquet to the R. C. CLERGY. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 8

SIR,--I notice a paragraph in the Protestant Standard of February 1st, in which you call attention to some distinguished prelates of the Roman Catholic Church, some Catholic…

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The Municipal Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

As everyone knows, last Saturday was the day upon which the elections of Aldermen for the various wards took place. Ever since the nominations, which were fixed for Tuesday last, the…

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Windsor. From Our Own Correspondent. the Municipal Campaign

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 7

I may say, ended on Tuesday, but I will not anticipate. Let me go back, then, to last Wednesday night, when Mr. (you see I Mister him still, for the time has not yet come…

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Municipal. PETERSHAM

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 3

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday evening for the election of a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. Alderman J. Wheeler, M.L.A. (the retiring Mayor)…

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Municipal

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 5

At a meeting of the North Willoughby Council, held on Thursday, at which there was a full attendance of aldermen, Alderman W. T. Muston was duly elected Mayor…

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Big Municipal Picnic. Gathering Op Mayors and Aldebmen. Proposed Conference

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 6

The newly-elected Mayor of Burwood, Mr. Russell Jones, and some of the aldermen of that suburb waited upon the Mayor of Sydney yesterday to congratulate him upon his accession to office…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 9
Also in The Australian Star

ALBURT.—Alderman G. A. Thompson was re-elected Mayor. After his election he addressed the council at some length on the past and' present position of the borough finances. When he took office 12…

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New Municipalities

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

The local government officer, Mr. George Lewis, has lately returned from a visit to Murrurundi, where be has been inquiring into an application of the residents for…

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The Late Municipal Elections. to the Editor of the Mercury

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 6

SIR,— ln the 26th and 27th lines of your report of the official declaration of the poll in your last issue, you state that I used the words, “pocket borough.” What I did say…

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Municipal Amalgamation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 25

A meeting of the ratepayers of the boroughs of St. Leonards. East St. Leonards, and Victoria was held last week, for the purpose of considering the propriety of amalgamating. Mr. Punch…

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THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Saturday, February 15. the Late Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

THE result of the recent municipal (including the Mayoral) elections is most satisfactory. The interest taken in those elections proves (according to…

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The Municipal Elections. Result of the Polling. Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 2

The annual election of aldermen (one for each of the four wards of the Borough) took place in Parramatta on Friday, 7th instant. The proceedings…

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Liverpudlian Aldermen

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 4

Liverpool is unfortunate in its municipal representatives. It has leas reason than ever to be proud of its choice in that direction. In fact, the scenes which took place…

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The Mayor Divorce Case

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The rule nisi for divorce from her husband, obtained by the wife of General M'Ivor has been made absolute…

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The Executive Council

The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 4

A MEETING of the Executive Council will be held at noon to-morrow, when all the outstanding business which has had to remain in abeyance during the absence of the…

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Labor Regulation. Meeting of the German Council LONDON, February 15

The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 4

A meeting of the German Council of State was held yesterday to consider the project of the Emperor William of Germany for universal labor regulation and the…

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