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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

2,975 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 149

PETERSHAM. Resignation of the Council Clerk

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 May 1891 · page 7

The Borough Council of Petersham held a meeting on Tuesday night, at which there was a full attendance of aldermen, the Mayor (Mr. L. Russell-Jones) presiding…

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Municipal

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1891 · page 5

At the last monthly meeting of the Glebe Council, Alderman Yeates urged the rescinding of a resolution passed in February last voting the Mayor as a remuneration the sum of £150 for the…

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Municipal Matters. Botany. a Big Undertaking

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 May 1891 · page 7

The nine patriotic gentlemen who, three years ago, accepted the extensive contract of transforming the frog-haunted hollows of the surroundings of the world-famed Botany…

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Trades and Labour Council. Disorderly Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last evening at the Trades Hall. Exception was taken by one of the delegates to the statements embodied in a letter to the press by Mr. C…

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Lynching at New Orleans. Threatened Retaliation. Design to Murder the Mayor of New Orleans

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 4

LONDON, May 14.—The Italian Consul at New Orleans claims that he had succeeded in preventing the Italian residents of the city from murdering the Mayor of the city…

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Trades and Labour Council. Noisy Meeting. East Sydney Election

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 5

About the most noisy meeting of the Trades and Labor Council that has been held in Sydney for a very long time was held last night at the Trades Hall temporary building…

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Trouble in the Trades and Labor Council. a Stormy Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, at the temporary Trades-hall, Dixon-street, had barely commenced last evening when the various delegates were…

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The Newcastle Anglican Synod. Diocesan Council's Report. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 5

The debate in the synod on the diecosan council's report was continued to-day by Major Bolton and Mr. J. D. Pr[?]tice. Mr. W. Swindlehurst said that nothing had been…

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Trades and Labor Council. a Disorderly Meeting. Mr. Cotton Impeached. Labor and its Alleged Friends. Tailoresses' Delegates Present

The Australian Star · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of the delegates to the Trades and Labor Council was held last evening. There was a large attendance of members, the president occupying the…

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Municipal. Canterbury

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 3

A meeting of the Canterbury Council was held at the local town, hall on Wednesday evening. There were present—Aldermen Scahill, Brown, Poole, Nicoll, J.P., Barnett, and J. Slocombe, J.P…

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Municipal

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 5

At a meeting of the Carlton Hotel, Hurstville, last night, votes of confidence were passed in Messrs. T. W. Verrinder and J. G. Griffin, candidates for the extraordinary vacancies in the…

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North Shore Aldermen

Evening News · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 5

In the Full Court yesterday the motions to make absolute rules nisi for writs of quo waranto against John Irquhart, Andrew Eaton, William Anderson, and Frederick Smith, to oust them…

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Pearith Municipal Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday nigh t. Present: His Worship the Mayor, Ald. Litton, Judges, O'Connell, Smith, Fulton, Barlow and…

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Prospect and Sherwood. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, Western-road, on Thursday evening last. Present—The Mayor,…

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Ryde and District. Ryde Municipal Council. Adjourned Meeting

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday last. Present—The Mayor (Ald. Jordan), Forsyth, Boss, McGre[?]or, Small, Beet, Atkins, and Martin…

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Penrith's Mayor. a Short Reign. PENRITH

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 6

The Mayor of Penrith, Mr. Stephen, has kept his word and hits retired from the council. Mr. Stephen has only reigned a short while in the capacity of Mayor and he…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 3
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Monday last. The Mayor (Ald. F. Beames) occupied the chair, and there were present also…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Australian Workman · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

THERE was a very fair attendance of delegates at the usual weekly meeting of the Council on Thursday evening last, when Mr. Sharp took the chair at 8 p.m…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 4

THE fortnightly meeting of the municipal council of Prospect and Sherwood was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. T. Paton) Aldermen T. Muston, Jones, Miller,…

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