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Council & local affairs, 1890

3,391 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 170

Privy Council Appeal Case. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 7

In the Privy Council appeal case, Brown and others (plaintiffs and appellants) v. the Commissioner for Railways of New South Wales, the appeal has been allowed…

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Municipal. DARLINGTON

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 2

A special meeting of the Darlington Council was held on Friday evening, presided over by the Mayor (Alderman Spring), there being also pre­sent Aldermen Hawken, M.L.A., Beale, Graham…

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Municipal

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. James Ere, J.P., Mayor of Enfield, is one of the candidates for election on the Transit Commission. He does not aspire to the Water and Sewerage Board, as has been stated…

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Privy Council Appeal

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 5

IN our cable news of yesterday we stated that the Privy Council had allowed the appeal in the case of Brown v. Dibbs. It should have been Brown and Dibbs v. the…

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The Trades Council and the Transit Commission. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 6

Sir,--I noticed in the last published report of the proceedings of the Trades and Labor Council that Mr. P. J. Brennan (the president) was empowered by a majority of votes to…

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Municipal. LEICHHARDT

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 2

This council met on Monday, the Mayor (Mr. N. C. Neal) and Aldermen Sadler, Wragge, Walsh, Little, Croploy, Moore, Hearn, and Hyde being in attendance. A letter from the Works Department…

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Newcastle Municipal Confer­ence

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 2

Newcastle, Monday.—A conference of representation from the municipal councils in the district was held in the council chambers, New­castle, this morning, for the purpose of discussing…

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Municipal

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 5

St. Peters Council jubilated last evening on the intimation by the council clerk of the receipt of £424 4s 4d, their proportion of the Government endowment…

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The Newcastle Gas Company's Bill. Municipal Conference. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 8

The Municipal Conference met this morning at the Council-chambers, Newcastle, to express an opinion upon the Newcastle Gas Company's proposal to introduce a bill into Parliament, giving them power to…

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Municipal Helplessness and Ministerial Indifference. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 5

Sir,—For nearly 10 years the municipal authorities and residents of East St. Leonards have been agitating for the reclamation of Careening Cove and Neutral Bay, without as yet any apparent result. At first they…

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Aid to Municipalities

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 5

The moneys promised by the Minister for Works to municipalities for the purpose of repairing the roads damaged by floods was available yesterday. In addition to the lists…

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Executive Council

Evening News · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Executive did not take place until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, his Excellency being delayed in getting to town from Moss Vale. The business was of a routine character,…

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Trades and Labor Council Executive

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 7

The regular weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Trades Hall last evening under the chairmanship of Mr…

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Trades Movements. Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 5

A meeting of the executive committee of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall last evening. Mr. P. J. Brennan presided, and the following were also present—Messrs. Hart, Talbot, Smith,…

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Municipal. Camperdown. State Dress

Evening News · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Camperdown was held at the council chambers on Tuesday evening. There were present Aldermen Morgan (Mayor), Proctor, Cahill,…

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Municipal

Evening News · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 5

The North Western Municipal Association of Victoria are of pinion that the Government should initiate some scheme for the introduction of farm laborers and household servants into the…

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The Reticulation of the Suburbs. Important to Municipal Bodies

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 3

UNDER date March 17 the Assistant Engineer to the Water and Sewerage Board reported that a considerable delay was experienced in the receipt of replies from…

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Municipal Matters. Paddington

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 3

The members of this body held their usual fortnightly, meeting on Monday night, and, regrettable though it may be to say it, one of them at least showed a desire, like all…

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Municipal Resolutions. Safety Matches and Assisted Immigration. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At the half-yearly conference of the North-western Municipal Association, hold to-day, resolutions were passed that the Government should promote the use of…

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