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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

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Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

In Darlington the retiring aldermen are Messrs. Crispin, Livingstone and Beale, all of whom are seeking re-election. A strong committee has been formed to secure the…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 6

The Burwood Council met on Monday evening for the purpose of considering the municipal lists. The lists were carefully scrutinised, but no alterations were deemed…

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Municipal. Cabramatta and Canley Vale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

Meeting held January 18. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. F. Latham), and Aldermen Stimson, Asimus, and Westacott. Correspondence: The manager of the…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 6

Mr. J. G. O. Herbert, solicitor, has accepted to a requisition, asking him to stand for Kendall Ward, Leichhardt, to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the…

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The Newcastle Municipal Council Again

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

A numerously-attended deputation, introduced by Mr. Scott, M.P., and supported by Messrs. Graham, Fegan, Edden, Walker, and Johnstone, Ms.P., waited upon Mr…

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Executive Council

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 7

A meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday, at which a quantity of outstanding business of no general interest was dealt with…

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Privy Council Appeal

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

LONDON, January 25.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has reserved its decision in the appeal case of the Sydney and Suburban Mutual Permanent Building…

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Mosman. Council Clerks As Assessors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

This council met on the 23rd instant. Present— Aldermen Taylor, Bladen, Rose, Cannon, Noble, Gray. Moran, and Harnett (Mayor). The Under-Secretary for Lands wrote asking the council to show…

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The City Council and Contractors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 4

A deputation from the Builders and Contractors' Association waited upon the Mayor of Sydney yesterday, and asked that in all future contracts let by the council quantities…

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Five Dock Council. Questions Re Finance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

A meeting was held on the 18th January. Present —Alderman J. H. Lucas (Mayor) and Aldermen West, Croker, Myler, M'Leau, and M'Fadyean. The request of the Government Statistician for local…

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Parliament. Tuesday, January 25. Legislative Council

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 6

The President took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. THE HEALTH OP MANLY. Dr. MACLAURIN laid on the table a report of Dr. Ashborton. Thompson on the sanitary…

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Hurstville. Gas Company and the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

This council met on the 18th instant. There were present the Mayor (Alderman J. G. Griffin, J.P.), Aldermen Patrick, Smithson, Thompson, Newc[?], Halstead, and Sproule. The secretary to the…

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Parliament. Thursday, January 25. Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

The PRESIDENT, took the chair at half- past 4 o'clock. RESURRECTING BILLS. Messages were ordered to be sent to the…

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Ashfield. Council Officials and Outside Employment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the council was held on the 16th instant. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Stanton), and Aldermen Dongan, Brown, Mackay, Josephson, Thompson, Mills, Lloyd, and Upward…

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India Council Bills. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 5

The Bank of England has made no allotment of India Council bills this week. Tenderers offered 14 15-16d. The India Council made a special allotment of a…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, January 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. THE SANITARY CONDITION OF MANLY Dr. MACLAURIN laid upon the table a Report of…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill. Prospects of the Bill. a Call of the Council

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Cook said he had noticed that the Mining on Private Property Bill had been set down for consideration in the…

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Municipal Elections. Waverley

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 7

Mr. G. E. H. Sanders, solicitor, who polled heavily at a previous election, is again a candidate for aldermanic honors in Waverley Municipal Council at the forthcoming…

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The Revision Courts. Municipal. Leases Given to Acquire Votes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 6

The adjourned sitting of the North Sydney Court was held at the Town-hall on Wednesday evening to consider the claims to be placed on the roll of Messrs. W. A…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 6

The contest for scats in the Municipal Council of Ashfield is causing much interest. Mr. A. W. Miller will be a candidate in the South Ward, and as the retiring alderman…

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