Farewell Picnic to the Mayor
A pleasant harbor trip in the steamer Pheasant on Saturday constituted a farewell reunion given by the aldermen of the Sydney Municipal Council to the Mayor (Alderman…
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Council & local affairs, 1891
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Picnic to the Mayor of Sydney
A harbour picnic was given to the Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Burdekin) on Saturday by the Aldermen prior to his retirement from office and departure for England. The steamer Pheasant was engaged for the…
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A special meeting of the council of Smithfield and Fairfield was held on Friday afternoon, there being present the Mayor (Aldernan John Lackey), with Aldermen Paine, Kenyon Hollier,…
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The Wagga Borough Council proposes to effect improvements in the town this year at an estimated cost of £4500. The Victorian and Tasmanian Wesleyan…
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A meeting of this council was held on the 11th instant, when there were present—the Mayor (Alderman Ralph), with Aldermen Swain, Jesson, Edwards, Marr, Turney, Hannan, Allen, and Harden, Correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Matters. Alexandria. Division into Wards. The Old System
ALEXANDRIA, like most boroughs that we wot of, is divided into four wards. Alderman Swain thinks that this is not as it should be, and propounded the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Unemployed Problem. The Argument in Favor of Municipal Workshops
TOM MANN writes to a London Journal:--Permit me to try, in response to your suggestion, to shed a little "more light" upon the municipal workshops proposals. The…
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At the meeting of the Burwood Council, held on Monday night, Alderman Simpson drew attention to the fact that the Gas Co. was applying for powers to increase its capital to £2,000,000 to…
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Speaking at the farewell reunion tendered to him by the aldermen of the City Council on Saturday last, the Mayor of Sydney said that he anticipated seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Sydney. The Recent Elections. Resignation of Aldermen
The borough council of North Sydney met last night at the local Town Hall, the Mayor (Alderman Punch) presiding. There were present : -- Aldermen Mosely, Rodick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Matters. Paddington. Astonished Aldermen. No More New Tram Lines. Bruce Smith and His Broken Pledges. Sitting Till 1.15 a.m
ELEVEN out of the dozen faithful fathers of Paddington settled down to work with a real good spirit on Monday night, and were getting away with all the business like a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trades and Labor Council. Establishment of an Electoral League
A SPECIALLY-CONVENED meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Temperance Hall last evening, Mr. W. H. Sharp presiding, to discuss the proposed…
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At the last meeting of the Paddington Council a letter from the Public Works Department stated that the Secretary for Public Works did not consider it necessary at the present moment for a…
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At last night's meeting of the Petersham Council it was decided to invite competitive designs for laying out the Petersham public park…
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A meeting of the Wooilahra Council was held at the council-chambers, Occan-street, on the 9th instant, at which were present—The Mayor (Mr. Magney), Alderman Williamson, Knox, Kelly, Dyson, Reading,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Amateur Athletics. Meeting of the Association Council. the Proposed Harrier Match. Sydney v. Melbourne. Newington College Sports. Meeting of the Sydney Harrier Committee—The Metropolitan Club in the Field—And the Latest News Obtainable
To-night, at Rainford's Cambridge Club Hotel, there is to be council Meeting of the Athletic Association. The principal business consists of receiving Manager Schwartzkoff's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Amateur Athletics. Meeting of the Association Council. the Proposed Harrier Match. Sydney v. Melbourne. Newington College Sports. Meeting of the Sydney Harrier Com-mittee-The Metropolitan Club In the Field-And the Latest News Obtainable
To-night, at Rainford's Cambridge Club Hotel, there is to be a Council Meeting of the Athletic Association. The principal business consists of receiving Manager Schwartzoff's…
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The acting secretary of the New South Wales Pastoralists' Union yesterday received the following telegram from Mr. Whiteley King, who is at present in Brisbane attending the sittings of the Federal Council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Victorian Appeal Case. the Privy Council and Chinese Exclusion
LONDON, Wednesday, 12.10 p.m.--The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council this morning gave their reserved judgment in the Victorian appeal case of Ah Toy v…
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