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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council gave their decision on March 18 in the case of "Musgrove v. Chun Teong Toy," an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The appeal to the Privy Council in the New South Wales case of Bucknell v. Vickery has been heard, and their Lordships have reserved their decision. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Cootamundra Municipal Council has passed a resolution to take steps at once towards lighting the town with gas by erecting gasworks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The council met on Wednesday, the Mayor (Alderman John Quigg) presiding. Present: Aldermen Scahill, Stone, Brown, Poole, Nicoll, Andrew, Slocombe, and Barrett. A letter from the secretary of the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the last meeting of the Camperdown Council Inspector Lenthall drew attention to the fact that it was necessary to hare a theatrical license for the Town-hall if dramati…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The monthly meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Muncipal Association was held last week at the Town Hall, Sydney. Mr. W. A. Hutch[?]nson presided, and there were also…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →THE municipal might of Redfern concentrated itself in the Town Hall Friday night, and whilst a perspiring audience was Held in rapt attention by glowing dust-bin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Central Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. C. D[?], D.S.M., George Ingleson, 31, who recently held the position of council clark to the pality of [?] and who was a few days ago…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Scahill, Stone, Brown, Poole, Nicolls, Burnett, Slocombe, and Andrews. The Board of Health…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the last meeting of the Alexandria Council J. Holden asked permission to store the reserve rides of the local ride corps in the surveyor's room at the council-chambers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RICHMOND, Tuesday.--There was a lively scene at the Richmond Council last night when Aldermen Ridge and Mitchell were nominated to fill the Mayoral chair. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE councillors of Leichhardt met last night, when there were present: Mr. Mayor Moore and Aldermen Neal, Pritchard, Wragge, Walsh, Little, Cropley, Colebrook,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PENRITH, Tuesday.--The council met last night, and a great deal of important business was got through. The council has of late gone in for a good many heavy debts in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The council met on the 23rd instant. Present The Mayor, Aldermen Clarke, Howe, Coyle, Medcalfe, Smith, Crowe, Berry, Ogden, Parkes, and Dearin. Accounts to the amount of £1174 3s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A lively scene occurred at Richmond Council on Monday night. Aldermen Ridge and Mitchell were nominated to fill the Mayoral chair, and the votes being equal the candidates drew lots…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A ballot for the election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the Plattsburg Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Alderman R. Youll took place on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A meeting of this council was held on April 22. Accounts amounting to £230 2s 6d were passed for payment Messrs. Laurence and M'Lachlan wrote, stating that they had obtained counsel's opinion as to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A special meeting of the Camperdown Council was hold to consider the question of electric lighting as set forth in the specification recenty adopted by the sub-committee appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting of the Gerringong Municipal Council attention was directed to the damage done to the jetty at Bost Harbour by the late heavy sea, which had lifted the piles out of their place. It was decided to report…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the fortnightly meeting of the municipal council last evening there was a full council present. Tenders for forming about eight streets, and also metalling, kerbing, and guttering were received and…
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