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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

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Auburn Borough Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3

THE ordinary meeting of the Auburn Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Mr. Lee’s Temperance Hotel, Mary-street, Auburn, on Thursday evening. There…

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The Windsor Tragedy. the Privy Council Petition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--In the event of a petition on behalf of Deeming, the Windsor murderer, being presented to the Privy Council, a conference of the judges…

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London County Council. Lord Rosebery Resigns the Chair. London, May 10

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 5

Lord Rosebery, chairman of the London County Council, Has given notice of his intention to resign the position…

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Trades and Labor News. The Plasterers and the Council' Again. Delegates and their Fees

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Plasterers' Society on Monday night the president, Mr." Woolridge, tabled a statement he had prepared showing the fees received…

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The Windsor Tragedy. Appeal to the Privy Council. Petition for Delay. Execution Fixed for May 23

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3

ADVICES have bean received from London to the effect that the petition of Frederick Bailey Deeming to the privy Council, praying for intervention in the Windsor case, has not yet…

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The City Municipal Loan

Evening News · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

At the meeting of the City Council held yesterday , the Mayor announced that the loan of £250,000 recently put on the London market by the council had been tendered for up to £285,900, the price…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall yesterday morning. The Mayor (Alderman W. P. Manning) presided, and there were also present—Aldermen…

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Armidale Municipal Loan. Armidale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

At the meeting of the City Council last night the report of the finance committee recommending the raising of a loan of £8000 at 6 per cent, for 18 years was…

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Windsor Mulder. Appeal to the Privy Council, The Course to Be Adopted. A Short Respite Probable--Opinion of Leading Solicitors. Deeming's Confession. LONDON, May 10

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 5

Should a petition be presented to the Privy Council praying for a commutation of the sentence of death passed on Deeming, the Windsor murderer, a conference…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the City Council was held at the 'Town-hall on Tuesday, the Mayor (Alderman W. P. Manning) presiding. There were also present Aldermen Jeanneret,…

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Charge of Perjury Against the Mayor of Liverpool

Evening News · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 2

The charge of perjury against Charles Ambrose Scrivener, Mayor of Liverpool, brought by William Henry Pearse, supported by Thomas Whitford Taylor, occupied the Court in quarter…

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The County Council Chairmanship

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night--Lord Rosebery, who consented to temporarily resume the chairmanship of the London County Council atter the recent elections, has…

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The Charge Against the Mayor Op Liverpool. Verdict Op Acquittal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 3

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions yesterday, before Judge Backhouse, Charles Ambrose Scrivener, Mayor of Liverpool, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having made a…

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The Windsor Tragedy. the Executive Council Petition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday night.-- Solicitors who have taken an interest in the Windsor murder proceedings at Melbourne express tho opinion that it is not intended to…

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Municipal. BALMAIN

Evening News · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. J. Wheeler) in the chair, and Aldermen George Clubb, Swan, Wm…

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Municipal Matters. Woollahra

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 7

AN ordinary meeting of the Woollahra Council was held on Monday night, there being present Aldermen Magney (Mayor), Davis, Williamson, Teece, Thomas,…

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Rookwood. Municipal Council. Special Meeting. The Assessment

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

A special meeting of the Rookwood Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Church of England schoolroom, Rookwood, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of dealing…

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Trades and Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 5

A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Trades-hall last night, Mr. J. Wilson (president) in the chair. Mr. P. Dinley attended as a visitor…

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Trades and Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall, Dixon-street, last evening. Mr. J. Wilson (president) occupied the chair, and among the delegates present were…

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