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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

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Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 3

AT North Sydney, Alderman George T. Clarke is addressing the ratepayers in various parts of the municipality, and so far has been well received. His meetings…

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Public Opinion. Rockdale Municipality. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 3

Sir,--On perusing the books of the Rockdale Council I find that there are two ratepayers alone in the Scarborough Ward owing for rates a sum of £206 17s. 6d., viz.,…

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North Sydney Municipal Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

Mr. William Anderson, one of the candidates for a seat in the North Sydney Council, held a meeting at Mossman's Bay last evening. Mr. W. E. Wilson presided, and there…

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Municipal. the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

The nominations for the various vacancies in the municipalities takes place to-day at the local town-halls at noon. Alderman J. Butterfield, the retiring councillor for Surry-hills…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

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

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City Council. Monthly Meeting

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 6

The City Council met in the Town Hall at 11 a.m. yesterday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Burdekin), Aldermen Kippax, Jeanneret, Riley, Lees,Meeks, J. D. Young, M. Harris, Manning,…

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Trades and Labor Council Executive

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 3

A meeting of the executive committee of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. The consideration of an application from the B. H…

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Trades Movements. Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 8

A meeting of the executive committee of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall last evening. It was decided to recommend the council to extend its hospitality to the delegates from the o[?]…

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City Council. the Moore-street Resumption

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the City Council wag held at the Town-hall yesterday morning. The Mayor (Alderman Sydney Burdekin), presided, and the others present were--Aldermen Hardle,…

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Municipal. PADDINGTON

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

The usual meeting of this council took place on Monday night, at the Council Chambers, Oxford-street, and there were present: Aldermen C. Hellmrich (Mayor), Davidson, Scott, Brown, Tate,…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Star

CAMPBELLTOWN.—Messrs. William Graham, W. L. Moore, and William Cummins, as aldermen; and Messrs. David H. Graham and John Long as auditors, were elected unopposed…

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Municipal

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 6

The Liverpool Council has determined to call for tenders for rebuilding the bridge over Bunbury Curran Creek at Glenfield. The regular mayoral monthly dinner, at the…

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Municipal Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 4

The Alexandria Council are in favour of Hudson Brothers' old timber yard in Regent-street, Redfern, as a site for fruit markets. A fish company has already commenced building there…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 4

A meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall yesterday morning. The Mayor (Ald. S. Burdekin) presided, and there were also present Aldermen Dean, Manning, Hardie, M. Harris, Young,…

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Municipal Elections. Darlington

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 3

Mr. J. H. Beale, one of the candidates for re-election, held a meeting in the Town Hall, Darlington, on Tuesday evening. The hall was packed, many being…

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Municipal Nominations. Mittagong. Mittagong

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 6

At the nominations to-day the following gentlemen, Messrs. W. Warrener, John Mealing, Robert, Snowden, K. S. Mandelson, and Frederick Draper, were duly…

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Municipal Matters. North Sydney

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of this council was to have been held last night, but as many of the aldermen are preparing to obtain another three years' lease of their…

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A Municipal Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 4

The Randwick Council being desirous of obtaining a loan of £10,000, received at their meeting on Monday an offer from a Sydney firm of brokers to lend the amount at 5 per…

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