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Council & local affairs, 1893

3,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 160

Municipal. Woollahra

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 2

Meeting held May 8. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Magney) and Aldermen Quaiffe, Marks, Thomas, Dyson, Kelly, Trickett, and Williamson. It was resolved…

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Building Trades Council

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held at the Trades Hall on Monday, May 8. A report was submitted and adopted of a meeting that had taken…

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The Legislative Council and Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 4

The Legislative Council will begin the discussion of the question of Australian federation next Tuesday. Mr R. E. O'Connor, whose motion in connection with the subject…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 9

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 6

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ROYAL ASSENT. A message was received from the Lieutenant-Governor announcing that the royal…

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Parliament. Tuesday, Mat 9. Legislative Council

Evening News · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 3

The Legislative Council only sat for about two hours yesterday. The principal business on the notice paper was Mr. O'Connor's motion with regard to the federation question, approving of…

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Parliament. Tuesday, May 9. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 3

The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. LORD HOWE ISLAND. Mr, O'CONNOR, in reply to Mr. DAVIES,…

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N.Z. Legislative Council. London, May 9

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 5

The TIMES says that the decision of the Marquis of Ripon in regard to the appointment of members to the New Zealand Legislative. Council has considerably interfered…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. CONVEYANCERS ENABLING BILL. Mr. PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message…

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Trades Movements. Council of Federated Societies of the Building Trades

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 9

The fortnightly meeting of this council was held at the Trades Hall on the 8th instant. A report was adopted of a meeting that had taken place that day by representatives of the Builders' and Contractors'…

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Municipal Borrowing

Evening News · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 3

The Premier intends to ask the House for leave to introduce a bill to extend the powers of municipal councils to borrow moneys, and to validate. certain loans. It is stated that the necessity for…

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Municipal Retrenchment

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 5

WAGGA, Tuesday.--The municipal council are at present engaged in reorganising the offices. The finance committee brought up a report making certain recommendations,…

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The Pope and the Queen. Censuring the Lord Mayor

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, May 9.—The Court of Aldermen of the City of London to-day passed a motion censuring the Lord Mayor (Alderman Stuart Knill), who is a Roman…

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Parliament. Wednesday, May 10. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'olock. PROBATE BILL. Mr. O'CONNOR moved the suspension of…

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General News. the Council and the Appropriation Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 4

Evidently the Legislative Council has, or some of its members have, a forbidding eye on the Appropriation Bill. A question to be asked by Mr. Dangar in tho Council to-day…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. SUPREME COURT PROCEDURE BILL. Mr. SIMPSON having obtained leave, brought in a…

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Parliament. Wednesday, May 10. Legislative Council. the Probate Bill

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 3

Almost as Boon as the Legislative Council met last night Mr. Jacob raised a discussion on a question of privilege in connection with the Probate Bill At a previous sitting of the Council…

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The Queen and the Pope. the Vaughan Dinner. Condemnation of the Lord Mayor's Toast. London, May 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 5

The aldermen of the city of London have passed a motion expressing condemnation of the toast of the Pope and the Queen, which was proposed by the Lord…

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Parliament. Legislative Council Wednesday, May 10. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. New Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 6

Mr. SIMPSON obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the law relating to proceedings in the Supreme Court. . The bill was read a first time…

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Municipal Councils. Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 6

A meeting of this council was held on the 9th May in the Council-chambers, Fountain-street. Present —Alderman W. H. German (Mayor) and Aldermen Hayes, Scarr, Fletcher, Farmer, Warburton, Passan,…

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Municipal Matters. Balmain. The Rival Ferry Companies. And the Timetable Difficulty

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 7

The Balmain Council met on Tuesday, the Mayor (Alderman Wheeler) presiding. Aldermen M'Donald, Milne, Adams, G. Clubb, Ward, Easton, Brodie, Swan and J…

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