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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

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Auburn Borough Council. Special Meeting. Appointment of a Council Clerk

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Auburn Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers. Temperance Hotel, Mary-street, Auburn, on Thursday evening. The business was the…

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Parramatta Borough Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 7

THE usual meeting of the Parramata Bo[?] Council was held on Monday last. The Mayor (Ald Byrnes) occupied the chair, and there were present—Alderman Sparks…

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Fruitgrowers' Union of N.S.W. Monthly Meeting of Council

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 7

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the Fruit growers Union of New South Wales was held on Saturday last at the rooms Victoria Hall, Parramatta. The chair was…

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The Appeal to the Privy Council. The Solicitor and the Gaol Chaplain

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

A wire has been received from London stating that legal practitioners who have taken an interest in the Windsor murder proceedings express the opinion “that it is not intended to…

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The Windsor Tragedy. the Policy of the Privy Council. Opinion of the Times

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Times, in an article on the Windsor murder proceedings, asserts that the Privy Council will not meddle with the execution of…

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The Windsor Tragedy. Appeal to the Privy Council. Petition for Delay. Execution Fixed for May 28

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

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

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The Windsor Murder. the Plea of Insanity. Proposed Appeal to the Privy Council. LONDON, May 12

The Australian Star · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 5

Referring to the probability of an appeal to the Privy Council on behalf of Deeming, convicted of the Windsor murder, the TIMES says that it is not within the province of the…

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Municipal. Redfern

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Redfern Council the Mayor (Alderman G. W. Howe) presided. There were also present Aldermen Poole, Clarke, Crowe, Lander, Roche, Ogden, Gorton, Berrt, Parkes…

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A Chance for Municipalities

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 4

A the last meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Municipal Council a short discussion took place on the question of the advisability or otherwise…

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Municipal Councils. Paddington

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

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on the 2nd instant at 7.30 p.m., the following being present:—The Mayor (Alderman White), Alderman Dillon, D. Brown, Hellrrich, James,…

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Trades and Labor Council. Clothing Trades Dispute. The Press and the Presser. The Matter Ventilated -- An Interesting Debate -- The Cutters and Trimmers. Charges Against Mr. Houghton -- He Refutes Them -- A Vote of Confidence in Him Carried

The Australian Star · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

AT the weekly meeting of the Trades and Ldbor Council last night the strike of the pressers was discussed. Mr. J. Wilson was in the chair, and the hall was crowded with…

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Queanbeyan Aldermen

Evening News · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 4

In the Full Court on Friday a motion was made on behalf of Patrick Ryan, William Cantle, and Michael M'Namara, of Queanbeyan, to make absolute a role nisi sailing upon William Batty…

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Rookwood. Municipal Council. Special Meeting. The Assessment

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 2

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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Auburn Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 6

On Tuesday evening there was a special meeting of Council at Lea's rooms to consider applications for the position of clerk to the council. The Mayor (Ald. G. Wright) wag in…

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Northern Progress Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 3

The General Progress Council of the Northern Suburbs met at Eastwood House, Eastwood, on Tuesday. There were present— Messrs. E. R. Terry and James Fullford…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 7

THE ordinary meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Monday sight Present The Mayor(Mr. C, J. Byrnes) and Aldermen Sparks, Withers, Saunders, Cox…

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Prospect and Sherwood. Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of this council was held at 3.30 en Thursday afternoon. Present The Mayor (Mr. Gr. M'Crcdie) and Aldermen Miller, T…

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The Mayor Op Liverpool. Acquitted on a Serious Charge

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 16

MAYOR Scrivener, of Liverpool, was charged at the Quarter Sessions, Parramatta, on Wednesday, with having made a false declaration. At the last municipal election in Liverpool, it was stated,…

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Parramatta Borough Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 7

THE usual meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Monday last. The Mayor (Ald. Byrnes) occupied the chair, and there were present—Aldermen Sparks,…

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Cootamundra Council. a Recount of Votes. COOTAMUNDRA

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

The Municipal Council held a Special meeting last Wednesday evening to consider the application by ex-Alderman Thomas Sca[?] for a recount of the votes at the last…

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