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Council & local affairs, 1893

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The Strength of the Trades Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 4

Some particulars as to the numerical strength of the Trades and Labor Council are furnished by the secretary in his recent half-yearly report. He states that at the…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 132

Dr. Bowker raised the question of the production of papers in connection with the conviction, of the Hoods, which was ordered by the House some time ago. Mr. O'Connor said that all tho papers, with…

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New South Wales Parliament. Points of Proceedings. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 12

The Council met for the first time this year on the 18th instant. Dr. Bowker moved the adjournment of the House to complain that certain papers in connection with the trial of the two…

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Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Federal Council. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 9

Mr. Adye Douglas will meet the delegates to the Federal Council at Launceston on Tuesday, and will accompany them to Hobart. On Thursday the proceedings will be formal, the Council…

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Municipal Nominations. To the Editor

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 2

Sir,—Under the heading of municipal qualifications in your paper of a recent date, Mr. Edward A. Pyman, referring to certain statements which had appeared in one of your papers…

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Municipal Auditing

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

Messrs. Bavister and Eve, Ms.L. A., waited upon the Colonial Secretary with a deputation representing a large number of municipalities yesterday with respect to the auditing of municipal accounts…

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Deputations. Auditing Municipal Accounts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 7

Yesterday morning a deputation representing the Municipal Council of Marrickville and other municipalities waited on the Colonial Secretary to propose that provision should be made in the Local…

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Municipal Conference. the District Government Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 7

The conference of municipal representatives of the various boroughs within the electoral district of Canterbury met last night in the Ashfield Town Hall for the purpose of further considering the…

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Forthcoming Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 10

GRANWILLE.—The elections here promise to be rather keenly contested. In the North Ward, Alderman Marsh, ex-Alderman Flower, and J. Stahl are candidates for the vacaut seat. For the Last…

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Municipal Councils. Ashfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 10

A meeting was held on 17th January. Present— The Mayor and full council. Amongst the correspondence road were the following, viz.:—From Public Works Department forwarding a plan…

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Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 3

MR. C. DUNN, who is a candidate for Brompton Ward, St. Peters, held his first public meeting at the White Horse Hotel, St. Peters, last evening (Mr. J. Alderidge,…

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Municipal Audits. Deputation to the Premier

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

A DEPUTATION, introduced by Mr. Bavister, M.L.A., accompanied by Mr. Eve, M.L.A., and consisting of the Mayors of several suburban municipalities, waited on the Premier…

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Municipal Accounts and Audits

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 4

A deputation from a number of suburban municipalities which which upon Sir George Dibbs yesterday brought under his notice one or two points in which some improvement…

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The Auditing of Municipal Accounts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 10

A deputation, consisting of Aldermen Webster, Frit, Duff, and Scouller (Marrickville); Probert and James Abigail (Camper down); Carter (Mayor of Macdonaldtown) ;…

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Municipal. Hurstville

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 10

Meeting held January 19. Present: Aldermen Spronle (in the chair), Patrick, Smith- son, Griffin, Thompson, Halstead, and Middleton. Correspondence: The…

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Municipal Contests

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

Mr. John Starkey has consented to stand for re-election as alderman representing Coogee Ward. Randwick. Mr. N.M. Thomson is a candidate for…

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Granville Municipal Matters. Meeting of South Granville Ratepayers

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 7

A MEETING of the ratepayers of South Granville was held at “ the lamp,’ on the top of Park Hill, on Monday evening, the object being to discuss the municipal position…

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The Municipal Elections The Candidates Stirring

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 2

LIVELIER interest is now being evinced in the approaching municipal elections. There will be two serve fights at Parramatta, and so far it appears that all wards are to be contested…

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Sir Samuel Griffith. En Route to Hobart. Interview in Sydney. The Kanaka Question. Revival of the Sugar Industry--The Federal Council -- Queensland Politics -- The Chief-Justice- - ship of Queensland

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

THIS morning a representative of the STAR had an interesting conversation with Sir Samuel Griffith, the Queensland Premier, who is passing through Sydney on his way…

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Narrabri Municipal Council

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1893 · page 6

NARRABRI, Saturday.-The retiring members of the Narrabri Council are Aldermaen B. Kendall, J. Hoffman, and A. Cansdell. The two first named do not intend to seek re-election. An…

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