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Council & local affairs, 1891

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Municipal. the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 11

No less than three out of the four vacant seats in the Randwick Council will be contested at the coming elections. For Coogee Ward, Messrs. Bloomfield, Sanbrook and Fewings;…

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Municipal Elections. the Nominations

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

THE following are the nominations for the vacancies for the coming municipal elections:— PARRAMATTA. For Aldermen : Anderson Ward—Aldermen…

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Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 7

The municipal campaign at North Sydney is being carried on with great vigor. Meeting[?] are being held nightly all over the district, and considerable interest is being taken in the contest…

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THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate Parramatta, Saturday, January 31. the Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE another issue of the ARGUS the district will have passed through the turmoil of a scramble for municipal honours. Excepting in the Granville borough, the issues of the…

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Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales. Established 1871. Secretary's Report For the Half-year ending 31st December, 1890. to the President and Members

The Australian Workman · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

GENTLEMEN,--Again I have the pleasure of placing before you a resume of the proceedings of the Council, together with a statement of the Income and Expenditure, for the half-year ending 31st December, 1890. Allow me thus early to congratulate you on the…

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South Australia. a Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--At a meeting held at Port Pirie on Saturday, attended by half a dozen delegates of different societies, it was decided to form a trades and labor council here…

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Council Clerks As Valuers. To the Editor

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 3

Sir,—As doubts are entertained by a large number of the rate paying public as to the legality or otherwise of a borough appointing its council clerk as ene of the valuers of its ratable…

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Municipal

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 6

Considerable interest is being taken in the forthcoming elections in connection with the Wagga Borough Council It is expected that there will be close contests in each, of the three…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star, The Sydney Morning Herald

ROCKDALE.—Mr.Alderman Cook addressed a large meeting of ratepayers at Moorefield Hotel, Rockdale, on Saturday, and gave a satisfactory account of his stewardship. Mr.Cook was well…

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Municipal Nominations

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Saturday.--The following are the nominations for the municipal district of Wellington :--Messrs. John Poole (Mayor), David Breeze and George Brown (retiring…

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Municipal. the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

A meeting of Alderman T. A. Price's committee was held on Wednesday evening at the Rockdale Town-hall. Addresses were delivered by Aldermen Cook and Hegarty, Mr. Gannon…

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Municipal Councils. Hurstville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 3

A meeting of the Hurstville Council was held on Thursday, the 22nd ultimo, when there were present— The Mayor (John Spron[?]e), with Aldermen Patrick, Brown, Bull, Fripp, Osgood, Humphrey, Halstead,…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

THE ordinary meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall to-day. WIDENING MOORE-STREET. A petition covering the resolution of a…

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Queensland. the Shearing Difficulty. Manifesto by the Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The secretary of the United Pastoral Employers' Association employed a portion of this morning receiving the names of men willing to proceed to the country…

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Paddington Council. Oxford-street to be Wood-blocked. The Running of Omnibuses. Keeping the Streets in Repair

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held last night, the Mayor (Mr. C. Hellmrich) being in the chair, and a full council present. The following letter was read from…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 3

At noon, today, the returning officers of the various municipalities throughout the colony officially announced the result of the nominations for the annual vacancies in the municipal…

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Municipal Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 5

COWRA.—Much interest is manifested in the forthcoming municipal election, which takes place on the 6th instant. The nomination will be held to-morrow for the three vacant sent[?] caused through…

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Rockdale Municipality. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

Sir,—At the present time the Rockdale Council are paying 7 per cent. for an overdraft to the bank of about £4000. There are two [?] in one ward owing £206 17s 6d. viz., one at£78 2s 6d, and the other£128…

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